The Annual Farm City Awards Breakfast will be held, Thursday, December 5th at 7am at the Burnsville Town Center. The breakfast celebrates those individuals, farmers, educators, youth and businesses that make Yancey County a wonderful place. This year the breakfast will feature local products from local farmers and businesses. The menu will feature local eggs, sausage, grits, potatoes and ...(more)
The Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) of the High Country RPO will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the High Country Council of Governments building located at 468 New Market Blvd., Boone, NC 28607. The RTAC will meet at 11:00 AM. The meeting is open to the public. The High Country Rural Planning Organization (RPO) is a collaborative effort between the counties of ...(more)
Stephen Ted Tipton, 51, 675 Whitson Branch Rd. Bakersville, NC. Deputy J. Masters arrested Tipton for misdemeanor damage to property. He was issued $1,500.00 bond and scheduled to appear in court on 12/4/19. Tony Matthew Jenkins, 48, 67 Hughes Rd, Bakersville, NC. Lieutenant S. Davis arrested Jenkins for Misdemeanor assault on a female. He was issued 48 hour secure hold with a $10,000.00 bond ...(more)
The Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library System has been awarded a digital literacy grant to serve younger children and families. This program was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural ...(more)
Before you head out shopping in the big cities after Thanksgiving think about staying right here in our area and taking advantage of Small Business Saturday. Both Mitchell and Yancey counties have lots of activities going on with special sales by many of the local merchants. Spruce Pine Main Street kicks off activities in Central Park at noon. Throughout the afternoon they will have music, ...(more)
Monday evening, November 25th at the joint meeting of the Mitchell County Commissioners and the Mitchell County Board of Education the Mitchell Commissioners offered their recently purchased property in Ledger as a potential site for the new middle school. Mitchell County purchased the Wilson/Greene property which is located on Hwy 226 across from Mitchell County Schools Central office, for ...(more)
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office investigators need the public’s help locating $90,000 worth of heavy equipment stolen from a local business and the person that took the machinery. It was reported on Monday, Nov. 25 that someone entered the property of Bac Trac Technologies, on U.S. 221 South, and removed a 2008 Schutt military generator and environmental control unit trailer, a 2008 Hanco ...(more)
RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol will be on the roadways this holiday season looking to stop dangerous driving before potentially life changing collisions take place. The SHP joins roadway users across North Carolina in hopes of a safe and happy time for giving thanks with family and friends. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), over 49 million people will travel by ...(more)
