The Yancey Fund has awarded $92,330 in grants to local non-profit organizations. The grants include $7640 to Appalachian Therapeutic Riding, $5000 to Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, $10,000 to Dig In! Community Garden, $9500 to the Parkway Playhouse, $10,000 to Partners Aligned Towards Health, $10,000 to Southern Reconciliation Ministries, $7722 to the Strawbridge and Martha Wilson ...(more)
North Carolina State Representative Josh Dobson has announced his intention to run for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. The current Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry recently announced that she would not be running for re-election. Dobson has served in the NC State House representing Avery, McDowell and Mitchell since January of 2013. The Labor Commissioner’s office has oversight ...(more)
BILLY PHILLIP HOYLE, age 46, 195 Hamburg Road, Bakersville, N.C. Deputy J.D. Ramsey arrested Hoyle for failing to appear on driving while license revoked, hit and run, and no insurance. Hoyle was released on a $3000.00 secured bond. He is schedule to appear in court on June 24, 2019. JAMES DAVID HALL, age 31, 65 Franklin Town Road, Spruce Pine, N.C. Deputy S.E. Davis arrested Hall for failing ...(more)
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: Deputy Jesse Hicks of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Joel Craig Forbes, 45, address listed as Lukin Street in Marion, with fleeing to elude arrest and possession of a stolen vehicle. N.C. Highway Patrol troopers also charged Forbes with various traffic offenses. At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, Hicks was in ...(more)
A total of 82 people were arrested and 17 children were rescued or identified as victims during a mutually coordinated operation between eight southeastern states. Seven of those arrested traveled for the purpose of meeting and having sex with a minor. The joint proactive operation, Operation Southern Impact III, was coordinated by 10 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces in ...(more)
Mt. Mitchell Raises Pay for Summer Workers to $12/Hour After a special appeal to top state officials, Mt. Mitchell State Park has been given the go-ahead to pay seasonal employees $12 an hour this summer, an increase of 50 percent over last season’s wages. Summer job openings at the park include maintenance, concessions and gift shop positions, all of which give employees the chance to mingle ...(more)
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources had a public hearing yesterday at Mitchell Senior Center in Bakersville. Permit renewals are coming up soon for mining companies in Mitchell and Avery counties. Local mining companies are operating under state permits but everyone is not happy about the wastewater the companies discharge into the North Toe River, which is in the French Broad ...(more)
