October 16, 2024 Avery County Government has updated statistics and related information daily about the destruction Hurricane ...

October 10, 2024 Avery County and the Town of Banner Elk remain under a State of Emergency due to the extensive flooding and wind damage caused by Hurricane Helene.  Messages received here may not be ...

On Sunday afternoon the Banner Elk donation center was a hotbed of activity. Situated in the old Historic Banner Elk School, the Resource Center has been the place where local volunteers have been ...

October 11, 2024 The Watauga County Farmers’ Market successfully reopened on Saturday, October 5th, after much uncertainty following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. While the market space ...

October 11, 2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approached the Town of Boone about using the Daniel Boone Parking Lot at 591 Horn in West Drive as a temporary staging area for all FEMA ...

October 9, 2024 Avery County Government has updated statistics and related information about the destruction Hurricane Helene caused when it swept through the area nearly two weeks ago.  The totals ...

The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed as emergency stabilization efforts and damage assessments continue in the wake of significant, and in some areas catastrophic, damage from ...

Raleigh, NC – Eligible individuals who want to cast their ballot by mail or on Election Day, November 5, must register to vote by 5 p.m. Friday, October 11. Individuals who miss that deadline ...

Over 300 line technicians consisting of Blue Ridge Energy crews and crews from sister cooperatives, contractors, plus tree and grading teams, are working around the clock to restore power to its ...

It is with pure heartbreak that I bring you the official decision that the 47 th Annual Woolly Worm Festival has been cancelled. The main goal for this year’s festival was to connect our ...