Friday April 19th, 2024
The latest COVID-19 numbers for the Tri-County area, released by the Toe River Health District, showed a decrease in new positive cases detected in Yancey and Avery Counties and a slight increase in Mitchell. During the period from October 25th to October 31st Yancey County had 18 new positive cases detected, compared to 29 the previous week. Mitchell County reported 31 new positive cases ...(more)
(Press Release from Yancey County Schools) District Facilities Needs Assessment Report At its regular meeting on October 18th, the Yancey County Board of Education received a Facilities Assessment / Executive Summary on the elementary and middle schools presented by Architect John Cort of McMillan, Pazdan, and Smith Architects. Among the improvements presented by Cort were the possibility of ...(more)
As always people must be on alert potential phone scams. Recently a scammer has been contacting French Broad Electric’s customers pretending that they are from French Broad calling about a delinquent account. The scammer tells a person they must pay immediately or their electricity will be disconnected. You should be aware that this is not how French Broad handles delinquent accounts. ...(more)
Some people have wondered what was happening on the patch of dirt on West Main Street, others have wondered when construction would begin. The Yancey County Commissioners are pleased to announce that construction has begun on the Yancey County Community Resource Center on West Main Street in Burnsville. The new Center is located across from Homeplace Brewery in the location of the former ...(more)
Yancey County’s Planning & Economic Development Director, Jamie McMahan, was elected by the executive committee of the Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) to serve as North Carolina’s State Director on the board of directors of the 17-state regional economic development council for a term beginning on 1 January 2022 through 31 December 2023. As State Director McMahan will ...(more)
The Department of Veteran Affairs has extended the presumptive period for qualifying chronic disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses in Persian Gulf War Veterans to December 31, 2026. Prior to the extension, Persian Gulf War Veterans had to file a claim for disability compensation before the end of the 2021 calendar year. VA is extending the presumptive period for qualifying ...(more)
To strengthen and extend protections against severe illness, North Carolinians who have been fully vaccinated with the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines may now be eligible to receive a booster dose. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have authorized and recommended “booster” vaccine shots to provide continued ...(more)
Beginning on Monday, November 1st, Mitchell County will have its first fixed route shuttle bus as a means of transportation. The new route, put in place and operated by Mitchell County Public Transportation is funded by a grant from the National Rural Transit Assistance Community Rides Program. Cost to ride is free for the first year. This new Pine Line Shuttle will run once every hour from 6 ...(more)
