The first fundraiser that begins a campaign to make major repairs to the museum house overseen by Yancey History Association will be held at Burnsville Wine located at 525 W. Main Street in Burnsville on Friday, Feb. 3, from 4 – 7 p.m. The reception includes a nice selection of wines for tasting, along with shrimp and grits, and other hors d’oeuvres. The public is invited to stop ...(more)
The Mountain Piecemakers Quilt Guild will be meeting on February 14 at 12:30 in the Burnsville Town Center. The business meeting will begin at 1:00. The speaker this month will be former Guild President, Eva Jobin. She will be presenting on “Color.” She says, “I’ve always loved bright colors, even as a child! My aunt taught me how to knit after I saw a beautiful shawl she was ...(more)
Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9a.m. to 5p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 9a.m. to 7p.m. Saturday hours are 10a.m. to 1p.m. Donations: the library accepts donations of books and other media. Please be sure the books you donate are relatively new, clean and in reasonable shape. Books not added to the library’s collection are put up for sale in our basement bookstore, The Book Cellar, or ...(more)
Feb. 18, Saturday: Conceal/Carry Class at South Estatoe Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall. The class starts at 9am. Be there by 8:45 to fill out paperwork. The cost is $65.00. Please bring your own pistol and 50 rounds of ammo. Target practice will be at Michael Silvers home. See him for more information. Bradley Boone will teach the class. ...(more)
Do you have a fear of falling that’s limiting your physical activity? We encourage you to join us for a free A Matter of Balance Class! See the flyer for more details. ...(more)
Micaville Elementary MAGIC students are using their critical thinking skills to build and engineer models related to literature that correlates with skills and lessons they are learning in the classroom. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and is a great way to integrate all subject areas in a creative way that gets students thinking and collaborating with their ...(more)
The regular monthly meeting of the Yancey County Board of Education was held in the gymnasium of Blue Ridge Elementary School on Monday, January 23, 2023 NCDPI Facilities Grant Ms Aubrie Donnellan from McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture presented pricing adjustments and options for the Board to consider regarding the renovations and repairs to South Toe Elementary and East Yancey Middle ...(more)
“I’m pleased to announce a grant made through Yancey EDC’s Downtown Entrepreneurship Assistance Program was awarded to Burnsville Candle Company, a new downtown Burnsville retail store located at 132 West Main Street. This grant marks the fifth DEAP grant announced by the Yancey County Economic Development Commission in 2021 and marks a record number for grants given in a single year to ...(more)
French Broad Electric Membership Corporation was featured was month on a segment of the TV show “World’s Greatest” (Watch Video) ...(more)
