LINVILLE — A local photovoice project highlighting the importance of inclusion, specifically employing individuals in the community with diverse abilities, is featured at Cannon Memorial Hospital in the Dickson Gallery during January and February 2020.
HIGH COUNTRY — Home buyers could not get enough of the High Country market in 2019, according to the year-end real estate report by the High Country Association of Realtors.
When I was a single mom, I committed to tithing to the church from my income. My heart’s conviction from this biblical principle gave me great joy... even though a tithe from my small income wasn’t much.
Like most years, 1964 found local residents greeting the new year with a snow storm. Seven-plus inches were reported in the county, with 5,400 people without power, and local schools were closed.
Who runs Avery County? Who are our leaders — our movers and shakers? What local businesses and organizations are integral to the fabric of everyday life and how do they operate? What resources are available to our citizens? Interested in learning just how Avery County works and being more in…
The Spanish Student of the Month is Bray Guest for his superior achievement in his Fall Semester Spanish I class. Mr. Bare, his Spanish Teacher, stated that Bray had a very strong aptitude for Spanish from the get go, and that he added onto this a superior work ethic. Pictured left is Guest …
MANNA FoodBank hosted the county’s Pop-up Market on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Rock Gym in Newland. The event provided food at no cost to local residents. The nonprofit holds monthly distributions, with the first taking place in the county a little more than a year ago. The event distributed …
Throughout this week, Beech Mountain Resort has welcomed individuals with disabilities to Beech Mountain Resort for the 39th annual Adaptive Ski Week. The oldest adaptive ski clinic and first of a group of national instructional clinics started by Disabled Sports USA, the clinic is operated …
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Saturday, Feb. 1, is National ‘Take Your Child To The Library Day.’ Come celebrate with us at the Avery County Morrison Public Library with games, a scavenger hunt, snacks and crafts! Take Your Child To The Library Day is a time for us to welcome and have some special fun with our youngest p…
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RALEIGH — In light of the recent infant deaths in North Carolina as a possible result of carbon monoxide poisoning, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is issuing a statewide warning: Beware of the silent killer, check your carbon monoxide alarm. According to the Center…
NEWLAND — Local area nonprofit Feeding Avery Families continues to fight the battle with food insecurity, partnering with local groups to build and establish food pantries at various school locations across Avery County.
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a multi-part feature profiling the new Superintendent of Avery County Schools, Dr. Dan Brigman. A word of thanks to Dr. Brigman and ACS for the opportunity to visit with the new superintendent for an extended and in-depth interview during his first two wee…
NEWLAND — Dr. Dan Brigman settled in as Superintendent of Avery County Schools at the first regular meeting of the Avery County Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 14, but not before an item of business was conducted... an oath of office.
I’m delighted to be here at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, and to get to know our committed teams across every department and this community. I arrived at BRRH just a few weeks ago, on Dec. 16, and it has been a whirlwind of learning and orientation, but a very positive experience.
AVERY COUNTY — Some of the coldest air of the season, combined with moderate moisture, led to unexpected snowy and treacherous road conditions in portions of the High Country on Monday morning, Jan. 20, especially in areas at approximately 4,000 feet in elevation.
Flat Springs Baptist Church is proud to announce its new radio ministry. Flat Springs Baptist Church services with Pastor Bryan Miller can now be heard from 11 a.m. to noon each Sunday on AM radio station WECR Glory 1130 in Newland. If anyone would like to contact the church, they can do so …
ROAN MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — Deputies with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting that took place Monday morning, Jan. 20, on Dock Fields Road in Roan Mountain, according to a CCSO release.
BANNER ELK, N.C. — Students at Lees-McRae College took matters into their own hands this week bringing relief to those affected by Australian wildfires.
ASHEVILLE — There has been an increase in reported influenza-like illnesses throughout North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Public Health Division, the influenza-like illness activity in the state has reached more than six percent, and local transmission has increased.
RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly briefly met on Jan. 14, with the N.C. Senate failing to take up a state budget veto override, then adjourning until late April.
BANNER ELK — Land conservation is off to an exciting start in 2020 with Blue Ridge Conservancy’s (BRC) purchase of 91 acres on Peak Mountain in Avery County. The land includes the summit of Peak Mountain, originally part of the planned Tynecastle development.
Beech Mountain Parks and Recreation will be hosting a Nerf Extravaganza at the Buckeye Recreation Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18. They will having many Nerf games, as well as activities for kids of all ages. They will serving hot dogs and light refreshments. This is a fre…
NEWLAND — Newland Police Chief Byron Clawson reported that his department intends to actively pursue grant funding for a pair of projects following approval from the Newland Board of Aldermen at its Tuesday, Jan. 7, regular meeting.
NEWLAND — Avery County Sheriff’s Office has charged three individuals as a result of investigations into methamphetamine sales and distribution.
MORGANTON — On Dec. 16, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina closed on 17 acres of bog land in Jonas Ridge, bordering the Pisgah Loop Scenic Highway. The conservancy purchased the property from landowner Hazel Shell with funding from Clabough Foundation, North Carolina Clean Water Managem…
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CRANBERRY — Freedom Trail Elementary School installed Sensory Path flooring for students at the school on January 4 for students to utilize during the spring semester and beyond.
New Life Baptist Church in Newland is a small church but has a huge heart for Operation Christmas Child. We have been involved with OCC for many years, but decided to do even more in 2018 and continued in 2019.
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CROSSNORE — Nestled into the Bethel community near Vilas is a log cabin house that Donne Mills and his wife spend most of their time at.
BANNER ELK — The expression “warm on the inside and out” took on a new meaning last Sunday Jan. 12, at the Banner Elk Winery. From 3 to 6 p.m. the High Country Charitable Foundation sponsored a chili dinner to benefit the Feeding Avery Families organization by offering a chili dinner, comple…
BOONE — Avery County Schools was well represented on Saturday, Jan 11, in the NC Northwestern Regional Science and Engineering Fair (NCSEF) and the NC Northwestern Student Academy of Sciences (NCSAS) Competition held at the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University.
ELK PARK — Elk Park Board of Aldermen continues to seek out ways to further enhance Winters Town Park, agreeing to apply for a PARTF grant that would match up to 50 percent of funding utilized for park projects at its Jan. 6 meeting.
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NEWLAND — Avery County Commissioners gave the go-ahead to architectural firm Boomerang Design to begin the bidding process for the construction of the new community building on the campus of Heritage Park following a special meeting held at the Avery Agricultural Building on Thursday evening…
BANNER ELK — Mark & Will Adkins and Mary Street of Eagles Nest was honored by the Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce as its Persons of the Year during its annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Stone Walls Restaurant.
RALEIGH — Time to break out the hand sanitizer — flu season is officially under way with initial reports predicting it could be among the worst flu seasons to hit in a decade.
AVERY COUNTY — OASIS, Inc. (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information, and Shelter) recently received grant funding from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina to partner with High Country Community Health to expand services.
A south-to-north line of heavy storms from Texas to Ohio headed east and raked across the High Country on Saturday night, Jan. 11, yet it did not deter the folks who came out to join the fun at the 2020 Winterfest Beer Festival. Hosted by Beech Mountain Resort, the annual event features an a…
HIGH COUNTRY — With the need for a permanent director and what was described as a national trend of critical decision-making needed in Baptist churches, the Three Forks Baptist Association will undergo an extensive envisioning process over the course of 2020.
Linville resident Jim Magruder was recently honored as a winner in the Landscapes division of the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s ‘Wildlife in North Carolina’ 2019 Photo Competition. Magruder’s image captured Grandfather Mountain exhibiting the characteristics of both the fall …
The Robert E. Lee Civil War Library & Research Center of Central New Jersey has awarded the 2018 Dr. James I. Robertson Jr. Literary Prize for Confederate History to Michael C. Hardy for his book “General Lee’s Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army o…
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BANNER ELK — Avery County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Melynda Pepple and Banner Elk Woolly Worm Festival Chair Mary Jo Brubaker provided a presentation on the successes of the annual festival to Banner Elk Town Council at its Monday, Jan. 13, meeting.
RALEIGH — A law that would have required North Carolina elections to have a “voter ID” mandate will not be enforced in March’s state primaries after the state’s attorney general decided not to immediately defend it.
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HIGH COUNTRY — Some High Country clergy were surprised on Jan. 3 when the United Methodist Church announced a proposal to divide the church “as the best means to resolve our differences” regarding ordaining LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages, according to a signed protocol.
FOSCOE — Citing a readjustment of cash balances, the N.C. Department of Transportation has delayed replacing the N.C. 105 Watauga River bridge between Boone and Foscoe to March 2021.
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