RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first identification in a North Carolina resident of the…
HIGH COUNTRY— More area homes were sold in 2020 than during any other year on record, according to the year-end real estate report by the High…
LENOIR — The driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in October 2019 pleaded guilty to all charges in Caldwell County Superior Court o…
HIGH COUNTRY — As FBI officials warn of potential armed protests leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Watauga Co…
RALEIGH — Two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded COVID-19 vaccine guidelines to include 65 year olds and older…
The Blue Ridge Partnership for Children, the local Smart Start agency, announces a call for proposals for Smart Start funding for fiscal years…
GALAX, Va. — Grayson Carroll Wythe Mutual Insurance Company of Galax, Va., has promoted Randall H. Carpenter to the position of Chief Executiv…
SPRUCE PINE — Founded in 2019, the A.M.Y. Wellness Foundation was formed to help strengthen the ability of these community members and organiz…
RALEIGH – A group of government agencies, universities and nonprofit organizations will launch the initial NC Bird Atlas survey in March. The …
When you begin investing, you’ll generally assess your comfort with risk, as your investment choices will be guided at least partially by your…
HIGH COUNTRY — The need for food across the region has remained exceptionally high as the pandemic has persisted over the course of a year. Fo…
NEWLAND — ACS Superintendent Dr. Dan Brigman announced a new safety feature for the system’s school buses and the board discussed the changing…
NEWLAND — Avery County and the Avery County Health Department will begin the vaccination of individuals 65 years of age and older from 9 a.m. …
Because author Kimberley Jochl is who she is, skiing and flying were always going to figure significantly in her new young adult novel, “Hardl…
BURKE COUNTY — The Conservation Fund and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced the addition of 205 acres to Pisgah National Forest at Linville …
LINVILLE FALLS – National Park Service officials have announced that a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 316.5 to Milepost 317.5…
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG, SC — The first major winter storm of 2021 is poised to blanket Avery County and the surrounding area with several inch…
HIGH COUNTRY — With hopes of an economic boost to restaurants, Gov. Roy Cooper authorized the North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Comm…
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LENOIR – After setting up COVID-19 field hospitals in New York and Italy, Boone-based Samaritan’s Purse is building a new 30-bed field hospita…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday, Dec. 30, it updated its vaccination plan to align wi…
