Dogwood Health Trust will award Yancey County a $5,000 bonus for achieving a milestone goal in improving the county’s census response rate before the end of August. The milestone is that the number of people who have responded has surpassed the 2010 numbers. Why is this important? Every person who is counted brings in from $1,800 to $4,000 per year in federal and state funding for ...(more)
A $100,000 grant to The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina’s (CFWNC) Janirve Sudden and Urgent Needs (SUN) grant program from the Deerfield Retirement Community Advised Fund will support human service nonprofits across Western North Carolina in fulfilling their missions. “We were inspired by how quickly funders and donors rallied to support CFWNC’s Emergency Disaster Response ...(more)
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) is seeking input from the disability community for its Five-Year State Plan and to formulate its goals for the next five years (October 1, 2021-September 30, 2026). The Council is seeking input from individuals with intellectual and/or other developmental disabilities, family members and community members. The input will support ...(more)
TOE RIVER HEALTH DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE Three Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Yancey County Zero Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Mitchell County Two Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Avery County Ledger, NC (August 20, 2020). Toe River Health District, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery Counties, were notified today, about the following positive cases in our district. Avery County had 2 new positives today ...(more)
Newdale Fire Department in an effort to assist the community, is now providing a local WiFi Hotspot for students to be able to do their school work. The passwords are posted on the doors and the wifi is limited to only allow appropriate websites access. There are cameras recording the parking lot 24/7 for safety. ...(more)
Toe River Health District Announces Two Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Yancey County Four Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Mitchell County Zero Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Avery County Ledger, NC (August 19, 2020). Toe River Health District, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery Counties, were notified today, about the following positive cases in our district. Avery County had 0 new positives today which ...(more)
TOE RIVER HEALTH DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE Two Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Yancey County Four Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Mitchell County Zero Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Avery County Ledger, NC (August 19, 2020). Toe River Health District, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery Counties, were notified today, about the following positive cases in our district. Avery County had 0 new positives today ...(more)
The State Board of Elections has learned that a voter advocacy group mailed about 80,000 absentee ballot request forms to North Carolina residents with votersﾕ information already filled out on the forms. A state law passed last year prohibits election officials from accepting absentee ballot request forms pre-filled “partially or in whole.” The State Board instructed county boards of ...(more)
Absentee ballot requests have been coming into the Yancey County Board of Elections at a rate of around 100 per day, according to director Mary Beth Tipton. Combined with many other voter questions and preparing for the upcoming general election on Nov. 3 during a pandemic is creating a hectic situation for the office employees. In addition to filling and mailing requests for absentee ballot ...(more)
Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Yancey County Public Library. The Yancey Library is now closed to the public until further notice. The individuals who tested positive are recovering at home. Due to employee privacy AMY Regional Library will not be releasing any other information about the employees. AMY Regional Library has been in contact with public health ...(more)
