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AVERY COUNTY — Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) and The Conservation Fund (TCF) announce the purchase of a critical one-acre inholding on Grandmother Mountain near Linville.
BOONE — App State Football returners Aiden Benton, Colton Phares and Tyriq Poindexter recently received Preseason All-Sun Belt recognition from the league.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Piedmont and western North Carolina, including the following areas, in Piedmont North Carolina, Alexander. In western N...
The following information is courtesy of the Avery County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
NEWLAND — The Avery County Farmland Preservation Board invites residents and visitors to experience the beauty and diversity of local agriculture during the 2026 Fall Farm Tour on Saturday, August
ASHEVILLE – Pisgah Legal Services continues to expand outreach efforts through Partner Office Hours, bringing free legal help and information directly to places where people already go for support.
ELK PARK — On Monday evening, July 12, Elk Park Town Council held its July meeting to discuss ongoing water and sewer repairs as well as following up with nuisance
I’ve lost touch with current trends in child psychology. A couple of decades ago there was a stream of thought that said fairy tales were bad for children; planted the
LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has announced that tickets are on sale for the Sept. 3 event, “Grandfather Presents...
SPRUCE PINE — Blue Ridge Regional Hospital has received the American Heart Association
AVERY COUNTY — The American Red Cross is declaring an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25% in June. Blood donors are urgently needed to give now
CHAPEL HILL — High school baseball players across North Carolina will take the field under a new set of rules starting with the 2027 season, after the National Federation of
NEWLAND — Avery Football will be facing a new foe in the early portion of its 2026 regular season schedule.
LINVILLE — Atop Grandfather Mountain, MacRae Meadows came to life as the 70th annual Highland Games kicked off its long-awaited weekend of athletics, Celtic songs and kilts on Friday, July
HIGH COUNTRY — The High Country remains in a severe drought despite recent rain.
LINVILLE — Adults peer over lyric sheets, parsing out simple phrases and hymns. A few minutes later, the tent is singing together in a strange, endangered language.
ELK PARK — Construction at the Elk Park Fire Department is under way for an expansion. This project, according to officials, will provide firefighters with a safer, more functional facility
Megan Knapp nominated as Conference Carolinas Female Athlete of the Year finalist
Like many places across the United States, World War II helped to bring Avery County and the surrounding area out of the Great Depression. While mining iron ore at Cranberry
LINVILLE — Picture a Scottish clan member and you likely think fair skin, blue eyes, maybe a shock of strawberry blond hair.
Social Security is often one of the most important income sources in retirement. Yet widespread myths about how it works can lead to confusion, unnecessary worry and poor planning decisions.
LINVILLE — The Avery Journal-Times recently interviewed Lauren Farrell, Education Director at Grandfather Mountain, to discuss her love of nature and hands-on learning, the role of educator training in str...
HIGH COUNTRY — Even in rural mountain counties where residents enjoy a slower pace of life, cell phones are an unavoidable must for locals staying connected with community happenings and
NEWLAND — The Avery County Board of Education approved five revised policies, adopted year-end budget measures, approved a five-year facility needs survey and set its 2026-27 meeting schedule during its