Registration is open! Early bird registration ends on March 31st. Until then, the cost for registration is $30 for adults and FREE for children! Starting April 1st, registration fees increase to $35 for adults. T-shirt quantities are limited, so register soon to secure yours! Register online here. Join the BFF 5K Practice Day this weekend! Saturday, March 25th marks 5 weeks until the BFF 5K! ...(more)
Focusing on community resources supporting mental health, substance abuse, and food insecurity. Welcoming any community providers such as DSS, the health department, mental health providers, sheriff’s department and anyone else who might correspond with this focused outreach. Event at both After School Program locations: Deyton and Gouge Elementary schools. Students in grades K-5 ...(more)
The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Food Pantry will be hosting another food giveaway Friday March 24th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church at 151 Scronce Creek Road in Burnsville. Anyone who wants the food is welcome to come. Just call 828-536-0130 when you get there to let them know you’re there and someone will load the food in your car without you having to get out ...(more)
FARMER SPOTLIGHT Cedar Johnson, Goldfinch Gardens Nestled in the South Toe Valley of Yancey County, Cedar Johnson and Ben McCann run Goldfinch Gardens, a 2 acre Certified Naturally Grown farm. Cedar and Ben use no-till, sustainable farming practices to grow a wide variety of vegetables. With over 20 years of experience in sustainable ...(more)
Congratulations to Brinkley Hodshon for her appointment to the NC State Board of Education Student Advisory Council. Brinkley was chosen from over 700 applicants to serve on this council with Superintendent of Education Catherine Truitt. The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SSAC) is a strong and diverse group comprised of 12 high school students from across the state’s eight ...(more)
ercy Urgent Care is pleased to announce it has received partnership support from WNC Bridge Foundation to provide yearlong MercyMe healthcare memberships to 32 families in Western North Carolina. The recipients are primarily employees of nonprofit organizations in the five counties where Mercy Urgent Care’s eight facilities are located. “Mercy Urgent Care launched MercyMe in 2022 to provide ...(more)
Friday evening, March 17th The Center for Rural Health Initiative opened the new Buladean Community Health Clinic, located within the Buladean Community Center. The public was invited to tour the clinic, meet the staff, learn about the Telehealth program and enjoy refreshments. Vicki Garland is the Clinic Coordinator and Beverly Acuff is the Telehealth Clinical Coordinator. ...(more)
Beginning this Sunday, March 5th, until Friday, April 28th our store hours will be changed so that I may attend an eight week class at Penland School. A very generous anonymous donor has made this dream a reality for me. I still want to be available to help you (and be able to make enough sales to pay store rent and utilities) so the plan is this. Our hours will remain the same on Saturday ...(more)
