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Burnsville and Yancey County Officials gathered at the Burnsville Town Center yesterday afternoon to discuss the upcoming Nationwide 2020 Census. The meeting was directed by Chuck Megown, a Partnership Specialist from the Atlanta Division that includes North...Read More
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is warning Medicare recipients to be on alert for scams. Recently, there have been reports of phone calls with the Caller ID listed as “Senior Center” but the number is unavailable....Read More
ROBBIE JEFFERY GUTHKE, 41, Piedmont, SC was arrested on 01/03/2020 Guthke is charged with; Felony Possession Of Firearm By Felon CHARLES DAVID HALL, 37 Burnsville, NC was arrested on 01/03/2020 Hall’s new charges are; Felony Possession Schedule...Read More
Blue Ridge Conservancy has purchased 91 acres of land on Peak Mountain in Avery County. The land includes the summit of Peak Mountain that was originally part of a planned Tynecastle development. The land has also...Read More
Healthcare is a dominant topic for 2020, not just in state and regional politics, but also locally in Mitchell and Yancey counties. SEARCH, Sustaining Essential and Rural Community Healthcare, tracks local healthcare topics and shares what they...Read More
The pedestrian killed early Tuesday morning while walking down US 19E has been identified. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol his name is Anthony Wayne Montpelier, also known as “Tony Kash”. Troopers responded to the...Read More
Mitchell County Schools will soon have a mental health professional on call to assist all of its schools. This person will work with students on a more in depth level than the guidance counselors and will be...Read More
Early Tuesday morning a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking down US 19E in Yancey County. The State Highway Patrol troopers responded to the collision on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, just before 3:20...Read More
The Avery County Sheriff’s Department has made several arrests after a two month investigation into Methamphetamine sales in the Elk Park area. Two Bakersville residents are among those arrested. Avery Sheriff Kevin Frye said that on January...Read More
(Mission Health News Release) There has been an increase in reported influenza-like illnesses throughout North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Public Health Division, the influenza-like illness activity in the state has reached more than 6 percent,...Read More
Yancey EDC and the Economic Development Partnership of NC hosted a meeting at the Burnsville Town Center on Monday with corporate officials from Little Leaf Farms and various state, local, and private partners in their new venture...Read More
On Friday, January 10th, the Yancey County Humane Society received a call from someone who had found two feed bags with dead dogs in them near the river at Blue Rock. The Yancey county Sheriff’s Department sent...Read More
Yancey County Sheriff’s Office is excited to share with our community that we are now offering a new service called Project Lifesaver. The main goal of Project Lifesaver is to be able to quickly and safely locate...Read More
Dogwood Health Trust will co-host a community meeting for its Leverage Fund with AMY Wellness Foundation on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 10-11 a.m., at 31 Cross Street, Banquet Hall, in Spruce Pine. The Leverage Fund will help Western North...Read More
Clifford Gauge Crain, age 28, 22 Stonewood Dr, Spruce Pine, NC. Detective A. Beam arrested Crain for Felony Assault inflict serious bodily injury, misdemeanor Assault inflict serious injury with a minor present, misdemeanor interfere emergency communications, misdemeanor...Read More
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The US Department of Agriculture is offering farm ownership microloans for farmers to buy and improve property. The low interest microloans have helped small and mid-sized farmers and ranchers with operating and living expenses since 2013 but...Read More
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Messino Cancer Center opens today in Spruce Pine. The physicians joined the American Oncology Network on January 1st. The network is an alliance of physicians and veteran healthcare leaders who have united to assure long term success...Read More
The North Carolina Alliance of YMCAs has elected Paul Vest, president and CEO of the YMCA of Western North Carolina, as vice chair of its board of directors. The Alliance board oversees the implementation of a four-year...Read More
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CHARLES DAVID HALL, 37 of Burnsville, NC was charged on 12/20/2019 Hall was charged as; Habitual Felon KIMBERLY JAYNE HALL, 41 of Spruce Pine, NC was arrested on 12/20/2019 Hall is charged with; Felony Possession Schedule II...Read More
(Yancey County Sheriff’s Department Press Release) On Friday, December 20th, 2019 a traffic stop by Yancey County Deputies resulted in the seizure of 50 grams of Methamphetamine and 28 grams of Marijuana, and a stolen Firearm from...Read More
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office investigators still 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...Read More
The Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, February 18th at 6:00 PM at the Historic Courthouse in Bakersville, NC. The forum is open to the public. Participating candidates will be presented...Read More
High Pastures Christian Retreat and Conference Center will expand its bed capacity from 160 to 300. The 732 acre facility at the end of Georges Fork Road in Burnsville is undergoing some changes including a change in...Read More
In accordance with their Commitment Letter to the Office of the Attorney General, the Dogwood Health Trust Board of Directors bid farewell to two Buncombe County directors and appointed eight new non-Board members to committees at its...Read More
Update from Yancey County Sheriff’s Office. We have received credible information that the suspect we have been searching for, is no longer in our county. Thank you to our community for all of the assistance. The Yancey...Read More
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