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JUNE 10 last school day for studentsThe North Carolina General Assembly did not forgive ACS the day missed for flooding May 6...
ACTIVITY REPORT05/05-05/12/2013TIMOTHY MCKINNEY, age 38, of 179 Greg Hollow Road, Newland, N.C. Arrested for possession of me...
Age: 86Address: Ken's Drive, Morganton, NCDate of Death: Thursday, May 9, 2013Arrangements: Webb Funeral Home of Spruce P...
Danielle Elizabeth Grindstaff was presented with the Linda Butch Woody Scholarship. Grindstaff, a resident of Bakersville and...
The unemployment rate dropped in 99 of North Carolina's 100 counties in March, according to state figures released last w...
Earlier this year, the Yancey County School Board instructed Superintendent Dr. Tony Tipton to research sustainable and affor...
Heavy rains Saturday through Monday created flooding all around Western North Carolina Monday morning. Schools were closed ye...
Mountain Heritage hosted a double header with Avery County on Monday to wind down regular season play. The Cougars now wait t...
Avery County Schools is proud to announce the following employees for their outstanding service to our schools and students! ...
Mountain Heritage traveled to rival Mitchell on Friday and exploded for six runs in the final two innings to blow open a clos...
Age: 86Address: Elk ParkDate of Death: Sunday, April 21, 2013Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:Helen “Juanit...
Age: 71Address: Lu-Ern Lane,Spruce Pine, NCDate of Death: Saturday, April 20, 2013Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Cel...
One of our ACS families in need:There was a house fire last Friday night that destroyed the majority of the home of one of ou...
Congratulations to our expert bus drivers!Bus drivers from the surrounding regional met in Boone today to showcase bus drivin...
Age: 47Address: Spruce PineDate of Death: Tuesday, April 9, 2013Arrangements: Henline Hughes Funeral HomeDetails:Debra Jeanne...
Seven Cougars Selected to WHC All-Conference TeamsMountain Heritage basketball was well represented when the Western Highland...
Congratulations to the following:Hannah Arnett Cranberry Middle SchoolMelanie McLeod Freedom Trail Elementary Schoo...
Yancey County native and Burnsville Resident Tim Tipton has officially announced his candidacy for Burnsville Town Council, s...
Age: 89Address: Squirrel Creek CommunityDate of Death: Friday, March 22, 2013Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails: Fr...
Pictured is Bruce Malfatone, director of the Avery Humane Society, accepting Zumbathon donations from Lindsey Johnson and DeL...
Age: 79Address: NewlandDate of Death: Monday, March 11, 2013Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:A native of Avery Co...
The Avery County Commissioners last week voted 3-2 not to allow a brewery to move into the old Banner Elk School facility aft...
Cranberry Middle School Teacher Elected to the NC Council of Teachers of MathematicsLaura King, teacher at Cranberry Middle S...
The Blue-White games are exhibitions between Western North Carolina seniors and benefit local children with developmental dis...
Cougar JV boys win third straight WHC tourney titleNo two teams have been more dominate in Western Highlands Conference junio...
Lady Cougars win WHC Tourney-Host West Caldwell in first round gameIn what started out as a chance to face off against the on...
Age: 89Address: Henson Creek in Avery CountyDate of Death: Thursday, February 21, 2013Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:...
WHC junior varsity tournament underway at Harris MiddleMountain Heritage confirmed its dominance of the Western Highlands Con...
Cougars carry momentum into WHC Tournament this weekThe 2012-2013 Western Highlands Conference Basketball Tournament begins t...
WHC junior varsity tournament begins Monday at Harris MiddleMountain Heritage confirmed its dominance of the Western Highland...
Cougars carry momentum into WHC Tournament this weekThe 2012-2013 Western Highlands Conference Basketball Tournament begins t...
ACTIVITY REPORT02/04-02/10/2013BRITTNAY HOLLIFIELD, age 25, of 408 Henson Road, Spruce pine, N.C. Arrested for failing to app...
Cougars look for some momentum against PatriotsThe Mountain Heritage varsity boys basketball team hopes to head into next wee...
Lady Cougars stumble at Avery CountyHeading into Tuesday night's regular-season finale against Madison, the Lady Cougar v...
JV boys win third straight WHC regular season crownWith a big win over Mitchell that clinched the regular season title in the...
JV Cougars still undefeated in WHC—JV Girls in 4th placeThe Heritage JV boys basketball team has had a bulls-eye on its...
Cougars work for high seed in playoffsWith two weeks worth of games left on the Cougar's regular season basketball schedu...
Lady Cougars loose Woody but keep winningLady Cougar varsity basketball fans received some bad news last week when it was lea...
Heritage picks up two more league winsWins over Avery County and Madison last week by the Cougar varsity sets up an exciting ...
Injuries hurt Lady Cougars in first loss of seasonThe Lady Cougars ability to deal with adversity continued this week with th...
Cougar boys improve to 7-0 in WHC—Girls drop two close gamesThe Cougar JV continues to improve and with two more wins l...
Age: 94Address:U.S. Highway 19E, Spruce PineDate of Death: Saturday, January 19, 2013Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:T...
Heritage girls are 15-0 after win over MitchellAdversity is a fact of any season and how teams deal with adversity isa big fa...
Age: 60Address: Powder Mill Community of Avery CountyDate of Death:Friday, December 28, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral Serv...
Age:64Address:Estatoe CommunityDate of Death:Monday, December 24, 2012Arrangements:Yancey Funeral ServiceDetails:Tony A. Crow...
Age: 88Address:Whitaker Branch, Frank, NCDate of Death: Tuesday,December 18 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:...
Age: 84Address: Hefner Road, Spruce PineDate of Death: Tuesday, December 18, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Roy ...
ACTIVITY REPORT12/10-12/16/2012TIM SPARKS, age 32, of 46 White Oak Crossing, Bakersville, N.C. Arrested for assault with a de...
Age: 92Address:Powdermill Community, Avery CountyDate of Death:Monday, December 10, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetail...
The Asheville Area Arts Council, the Avery County Arts Council, the Madison County Arts Council and the Toe River Arts Counci...
Age: 85Address: Jonas RidgeDate of Death: Sunday, December 2, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral Services.Details: Faye Myrtle ...
Dr. Charles Baker, along with the other healthcare providers in his office, joined Appalachian Regional Medical Associates to...
For the second consecutive month, the unemployment rate in Yancey County improved, falling to 9.6 percent in October. Mitchel...
Mayland Community College’s Basic Skills Program held its fall GED graduation ceremony on November 2 at the college&rsq...
Age: 63Address: Ingram Lane, Newland, NCDate of Death: Tuesday, November 20, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:Georg...
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Avery County Humane Society is launching a pet food drive with the help of Ingles and Lowes in...
Age: 80Address: MarionDate of Death: Friday, November 9, 2012Arrangements: Westmoreland Funeral Home of Marion, NC (Posting C...
Students from Yancey, Mitchell, Madison, and Avery County are performingPirates of Penzance on November 16 and 17 at Mountain...
Age: 97Address: Big Plumtree Creek Road, Newland, the Pyatte CommunityDate of Death: Saturday, November 3, 2012Arrangements: ...
Age: 76Address: George Lane, Spruce PineDate of Death: Saturday, November 3, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Donn...
Age:92Address:Frank Community, Avery CountyDate of Death: Saturday, November 3rdArrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:...
The N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation has confirmed an increase in the number of verified victims of the stat...
Age: 91Address: Castle Rock, ColoradoDate of Death: Monday, October 1, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Omar G.Fre...
Age: 87Address: Old Hanging Rock of the Ingalls Community of Avery CountyDate of Death: Sunday, October 21, 2012Arrangements:...
By David Grindstaffdavid@wkyk.comyanceysports.comHeritage built a seemingly comfortable 14 point lead going into the 4th quar...
By David Grindstaffdavid@wkyk.ckyanceysports.comPoised to win its second consecutive Western Highlands Conference junior vars...
Age: 80Address: Bidfield Road, Spruce Pine, the Carters Ridge CommunityDate of Death: Saturday, October 20, 2012Arrangements:...
Unemployment rates across the area decreased according to recently released figures for the month of August. Yancey County sa...
Age:97Address: Newland, NCDate of Death: Saturday, October 6, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:Born on November 9, ...
Firefighters from Mitchell and Avery Counties spent several hours Thursday working a small fire at TD Bank in Spruce Pine. Mi...
Age: 59Address: Minneapolis, NCDate of Death: Tuesday, October 2, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:Charles Du...
By David Grindstaffdavid@wkyk.comBig plays and defensive stands allowed the Mountain Heritage junior varsity to escape with a...
Age: 51Address: Newland, NCDate of Death: Tuesday, August 28, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:A native of Av...
Unemployment rates decreased in 47 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in July, increased in 26 and were unchanged in 27 c...
Age:63Address:1003 Land Harbor, Newland NCDate of Death: Wednesday, August 13, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetai...
Age: 85Address: Avery County, NCDate of Death: Monday August 13, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails: Gwen Marie...
Age: 87Address: Henson's CreekDate of Death: Monday, August 13, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: He was born o...
Avery County Humane Society is celebrating its public grand opening Saturday August 18, from 11am – 2pm at the New Vale...
In Tuesday’s runoff election Republican Mark Meadows won his party’s nomination in the 11th Congressional Distric...
On Thursday, June 7, the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine inducted new member, Mitzi Moody. She was sponsored by Rotarian Elaine Pe...
Age: 77Address: Sunshine Drive, Spruce Pine, NCDate of Death: Monday, July 9, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Bor...
Pet lovers mark your calendar for the first Pet Fest to be held July 28 from10AM to 6PM, at Banner Elk Elementary School lawn...
Age:Not GivenAddress: Anderson Mountain Road, Maiden, NCDate of Death: Monday, July 2, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDet...
The latest numbers from the NC Employment Security Commission reveal that unemployment rates rose in 76 of North Carolina&rsq...
Age: 96Address: Ingram Lane, NewlandDate of Death: Wednesday, June 20, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:Born on Jan...
Age: 78Address: Roaring Creek CommunityDate of Death: Sunday June 10, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:A nati...
Age: 81Address: Spruce Pine, NCDate of Death: Tuesday, June 5, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails: A native of ...
Coach of the Year: Ty Stott (Polk County).Player of the Year: Roberto Taft (Polk CountyDustin Clark (Avery County)Matt Carter...
Age: 97Address: Newland, NCDate of Death: Wednesday May 23, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServicesDetails:A native of Aver...
Trinity and St. Thomas Episcopal Churches, GreenValley Baptist Church, Pinegrove, Mt. Zion and VanceMemorial Methodist Church...
Unemployment rates fell in 98 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in March, increased in the remaining two counties. Unemp...
Unemployment rates fell in 98 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in March, increased in the remaining two counties. Unemp...
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Spruce Pine will be in revival Sunday May 13th through Thursday May 17th. Services will b...
North Carolina’s job market continued to show improvement in March, with the unemployment rate dipping for the third mo...
Avery County Humane Society and Melissa MacKinnon of Woof Pack Pet Services are offering Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedien...
Avery County Humane Society and Melissa MacKinnon of Woof Pack Pet Services are offering Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedien...
2 houses: fixer uppers on 1 acre of land in Avery County in the Frank Community. $30,000 for all…call 828-221-2741...
Age: 71Address:Jeffery Franklin Road in Newland,NCDate of Death:Friday, April 13, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:...
3 bedroom/ 2 bath house with Monitor heat, well water, completely furnished. Located in the Roaring Creek Community of Avery ...
Age: 98Address: Altapass CommunityDate of Death: Saturday April 7, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Nellie was bor...
Richard Sparks, President & CEO of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) announced the promotion of Carmen Lacey, MSN...
Mitchell County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Shane Thomas Ratliff, age 32, of 14655 East 22nd Place, Aurora, Colorado. R...
Brown lift chair: very good mechanical condition. $50…also have for rent a 3 bedroom/1 bath fully furnished house ...
Age: 96Address: BurnsvilleDate of Death: Saturday March 17, 2012Arrangements: Holcombe Brothers Funeral HomeDetails:A native ...
Mark and Sherry Stout will celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary on March 31, 2012. They met when both were attending 10th...
Brown lift chair: very good working condition…also have for sale or rent a 3 bedroom/1 bath fully furnished house in t...
On February 16 the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine honored Jeff Lavoie and Chad Dellinger as Mitchell County Teachers of the Month...
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its latest realignment model to member high schools last week, a...
Age:50Address: Ridge Road, Spruce PineDate of Death: February 8, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:Born on August 22...
Age: 57Address: Bowditch Community, Yancey CountyDate of Death: February 6, 2012Arrangements: Holcombe Brothers Funeral HomeD...
Age:83Address:Newland, NCDate of Death: February 6, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServiceDetails:A native of Avery County,...
Age:82Address:U.S. 19-E, Plumtree, NCDate of Death:February 3, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:Born on January 1, ...
Pictured are Mayland Early College High School students Brittany White and Lacey Love who achieved the academic requirements ...
Age:56Address:MarionDate of Death: January 29, 2012Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServiceDetails:A native of McDowell County, h...
American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED CourseTuesday, February 7th, 20126-9 pmWatauga Medical Center AuditoriumCos...
Age: 85Address: Roaring Creek, NewlandDate of Death: January 21, 2012Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails:Born on April 11,...
A meeting between school superintendents from Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties on Friday produced an agreement between the...
Avery County Humane Society will be offering free and low cost spay neuter for Pit Bullsand Pit Bull mixes, while funding is ...
Mountain Heritage and Mitchell High athletes will be competing in a new conference beginning in 2013 but the details of that ...
Age: 63Address:Spear CommunityDate of Death: December 12, 2011Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServiceDetails: A native of Mitche...
Age:73Address: Hanging Rock Road, Spruce PineDate of Death:December 2, 2011Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Born on Ma...
Yellow Mountain Enterprises’ Exceptional Citizens will be exercising Avery County Humane Society’s adoptable shel...
Yellow Mountain Enterprises’ Exceptional Citizens will be exercising Avery County Humane Society’s adoptable shel...
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released a first draft of the next conference realignment set to begi...
Age:95Address: Three Mile CommunityDate of Death: November 25, 2011Arrangements: Webb Funeral HomeDetails: Born on September ...
Age: 84Address: LinvilleDate of Death: October 25, 2011Arrangements: Yancey Funeral ServiceDetails: A native of Avery County...