NEWLAND — Friends, family and community members came out to the Avery Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 4, in support of Destiny Finley, an Avery County native and former Watauga Emergency Services 911 dispatcher who is currently battling stage 4 ovarian cancer.
AVERY COUNTY — A little more than six months ago, Mike Henley was sworn in as interim sheriff, and in December, after the midterm election, he…
NEWLAND — At its meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, Avery County Board of Commissioners promoted a longtime county employee and discussed the status o…
Doctor Mary Martin Sloop’s role in local education is well known. She advocated for better schools, better roads, and accessible education. Th…
HIGH COUNTRY — Two local cadets have been selected for the 2023 Richard Augur National Flight Academy.
HENDERSONVILLE — Avery County sports history was made on Thursday, Jan. 26, as Lily Flores, a freshman at Avery County High School, became a s…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2022 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The nationa…
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) announced on January 20 that the Plan has rejected the protes…
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) announced o…
LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, a place known for wild and rapidly changing weather, experi…
Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) approves a cost-of-living adjustment (CO…
HIGH COUNTRY — Two local cadets have been selected for the 2023 Richard Augur National Fligh…
BANNER ELK ─ Lees-McRae College was ranked 42nd in the U.S. News and World Report list of be…
