The Town of Burnsville is seeking to revise its Appalachian Regional Commission Micaville Water Line Extension Project, grant# NC-18022. A public hearing regarding the proposed change is scheduled for Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 6:00p.m. in the upstairs boardroom of the Burnsville Town Hall, located at 2 Town Square, Burnsville, NC. The proposed revision would reassign $30,000 of unused ...(more)
After five days of searching the man who drowned Sunday at Elk River Falls in Avery County has still not been found. Crews have worked all week in an attempt to recover the body of a man who was wading near the bottom of the falls when he went under. Even though the water levels have fallen over several days, strong currents and fluctuating water levels have made the recovery efforts ...(more)
The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office has had numerous reports of counterfeit bills circulating in the area. The bills are marked as $20 dollar bills. They have “replica” printed on the front of the currency and it states on the bill that “This note is not legal. It is to be used for motion pictures.” The Sheriff’s Office has made one arrest in connection with a ...(more)
Grandfather Mountain remains open, despite flood damage to U.S. 221. Last week’s heavy rains and flash-flooding washed out a portion of U.S. 221 between Linville and Blowing Rock, approximately 2 miles north of the Grandfather Mountain Entrance Gate. According to officials, the damaged section of the highway will be closed indefinitely. Fortunately, the most frequently traveled routes remain ...(more)
According to Blue Ridge Parkway officials repair work on the Linn Cove Viaduct at Milepost 304 has been delayed due to heavy rainfall in the area. It was scheduled to reopen this weekend after closing in March for a comprehensive road maintenance project to remove and replace the asphalt pavement, waterproofing membrane and joints on the bridge and complete repairs to the supporting ...(more)
The Mountain Piecemakers Quilt Guild honored our local veterans on Hero Day (May 26) on the Burnsville Town Square by presenting the veterans with a quilt pieced in patriotic colors and machine quilted by the members. There awere 55 veterans invited to be part of this year’s celebration. This is the sixth year that Mountain Piecemakers have presented quilts during Hero Day. During the ...(more)
The new exhibition at the Penland Gallery has stories to tell. Titled “Personal | Universal: Narrative Work in Craft,” the show includes pieces by eleven artists working in a variety of media who have created images or objects that hint at a story of some kind. The exhibition runs through July 15 with an opening reception on Saturday, June 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. In a sense, this exhibition ...(more)
ON GOING EVENTS: BOOK CELLAR ANNEX: It’s run by our Friends of the Library, and is in the Downtown Square. They are having their 2 year anniversary and to celebrate they are offering a $5 Big Bag Sale for the entire month of June. Stop by and help them celebrate! EVENT: We will be hosting a book talk by Ashley English next Wednesday, May 30th at 2pm about her new book Southern from Scratch. ...(more)
Within four hours Thursday, soldiers placed flags in front of more than 228,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows in the cemetery’s Columbarium Courts and the Niche Wall. Arlington Cemetery Web Site ...(more)
There is still room for 4th and 5th graders from Yancey County in the Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center’s Summer Literacy Program. Classes will occur one morning a week for 6 weeks during the summer break. Participants will be selected on a first come first serve basis provided they meet the criteria described below. The Book Club/Pony Club program targets students in grades 4 and 5 ...(more)
Todd Hughes will be conducting a three-day School Bus Drivers Training Class on June 5-7, 2018 at the Mitchell County Board of Education. Yancey County Schools will be posting positions for permanent bus drivers and substitute bus drivers in the near future. Yancey County Schools is in critical need of school bus driver substitutes. All potential applicants are encouraged to take this ...(more)
A small cottage connected to one of Mars Hill University’s founding families was dedicated Thursday, May 24, 2018, following an extensive renovation. The building, known as the Carter-Humphrey Dependency because of its proximity and historical connection to the Carter-Humphrey Guest House, will be used as an additional guest house for visitors to the university. Renovation began in ...(more)
Mu Kappa Lambda, the Mars Hill University honor society for nontraditional and adult students, inducted nine new student members during a ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018. New members are: Jennifer Brooks of Weaverville, North Carolina Na Jimah Jones of Candler, North Carolina Kelly Maybin of Flat Rock, North Carolina Zachery Plemmons of Weaverville, North Carolina Tonya Ponder of Weaverville, ...(more)
Tuesday evening, May 22nd Mitchell County EDC and Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce held a business and industry appreciation event at the Cross Street Commerce Center. Local business people mingled and enjoyed a meal, followed by remarks from Keynote Speaker International Trade Manager Mrs. Elizabeth Isley and Mitchell County Executive Director Dr, Michael Duvall and Executive Director ...(more)
On Monday, May 21st Western Sizzlin Steakhouse of Burnsville announced the closing of the restaurant as of Thursday, May 24th. They posted the following on Facebook: “Good afternoon on this beautiful spring Monday. We have a official announcement to make. We first want to tell everyone that has dined with us, shared special moments with us and supported us for the last 34 years, thank ...(more)
A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday morning for the new location of Heritage Finance. They have moved to a new location and are now on West Main Street across from French Broad in the former dry cleaners building. Pictured is the Heritage Finance staff and Yancey Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ginger Johnson watching Co-Owner/Manager Steve Harrison cut the ribbon. for more about ...(more)
