Avery Board of Commissioners Halt Immediate Consideration of Reentry Housing;...
November 9, 2023 Avery’s Board of Commissioners have tabled deliberations about having a reentry house in the county due to issues with finding a suitable location for such a facility and opposition...
View ArticleTim Phillips Elected as Avery County Board of Commissioners Chairman
December 5, 2023 The Avery County Commissioners elected Tim Phillips as the Board’s Chairman during their December 4 regular monthly meeting.Phillips and three of his fellow-commissioners--Dennis...
View ArticleBallard, Joined by Supporters, Files Candidacy for Lt. Governor
December 8, 2023 Raleigh, NC – Former Sen. Deanna Ballard today filed her paperwork to be a Republican candidate for Lt. Governor.She was joined by a number of supporters, including Kelly Mann, a Wake...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Now Offered in North Carolina; Projected to Be Especially...
December 11, 2023 More than an estimated half-million North Carolinians stand to gain free or extremely low-cost health coverage now and in the coming months, according to the North Carolina...
View ArticleState Board Approves Presidential Primary Candidates, Early Voting Plans for...
December 20, 2023 Raleigh, N.C. — The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously approved names of candidates to go on ballots for the 2024 presidential preference primary in North CarolinaThe...
View ArticleSixteen Candidates File for Avery County Offices in 2024 Election
December 20, 2023 North Carolina’s candidate filing period for the 2024 election began on Monday, December 4, at noon, and ended at noon, on Friday, December 15, with 16 filing for local Avery County...
View ArticleAvery County to hold National Opioid Settlement Public Input Sessions
January 8, 2024 The Avery County Government (Board of Commissioners) will be hosting two more public input sessions about the National Opioid Settlement on Tuesday, February 20 in accordance with the...
View ArticleFebruary’s Agenda Item Submission Deadline and Solicitation for Boards for...
January 18, 2024 If anyone wishes to have an agenda item considered by the Boone Town Council at one of their upcoming regular meetings, scheduled for Wednesday, February 14 at 9:00 a.m. and...
View ArticleConversation with Avery County Business Personal Property Tax Manager Shelia...
February 6, 2024 Those who know Shelia Thomas and others with whom she comes in contact are impressed with her kindness, compassion for others, and easy-going demeanor. And as one of the Avery...
View ArticleAvery Board of Commissioners Approve Six-Cents Room Occupancy Tax to...
February 7, 2024 During its regular monthly meeting on February 5, the Avery Board of Commissioners approved levying a Room Occupancy Tax of up to six cents.All commissioners—Chairman Tim Phillips,...
View ArticleWatauga County Cooperative Extension Report to the People Luncheon on Monday,...
February 19, 2024 Please mark your calendars to join your Watauga County Cooperative Extension staff for lunch on Monday, March 4, from 11:45 to 1pm, for our annual "Report to the People" at the...
View ArticleCandidates and Issues for the 2024 Elections in Watauga County
February 20, 2024 Change may be in the wind for the 2024 elections for Watauga County and its local candidates, in both the primary elections March 5, and November 5 general elections. This column...
View ArticleWatauga Economic Development Commission to Hold March Meeting on Thursday,...
March 19, 2024 The Watauga County Economic Development Commission will hold its next meeting Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 1pm-2:30pm at the Jones House Cultural Center, located at 604 West King...
View ArticleAvery County Sheriff Mike Henley Graduated from the Sheriffs’ Leadership...
March 20, 2024 This week, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association hosted sheriffs newly elected in November, 2022 for the fourth and final week of the Sheriffs’ Leadership Institute in Chapel Hill....
View ArticleThe Town of Boone Adopts the Boone Community Climate Action Plan
March 26, 2024 On March 13th, 2024 the Boone Town Council adopted the Boone Community Climate Action Plan (Boone CCAP). This plan will guide the Town of Boone regarding climate initiatives for years...
View ArticleAvery County Officially Opens New Department of Social Services Complex
March 27, 2024 The new headquarters of the Avery County Department of Social Services (DSS) was officially opened with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Friday, March 22. Four of the five Avery County...
View ArticleSuperior Civil Court Lawsuit of Former Director of 911 Emergency...
April 3, 2024 A lawsuit filed by a former employee against the County of Avery that had a trial scheduled to begin on March 25 in Avery County Superior Civil Court has been settled out of court....
View ArticleAvery Board of Commissioners Adopt Project Ordinance Resolution for Proposed...
April 3, 2024 By a 3-2 vote, the Avery County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to establish and maintain a project ordinance for Phase I of the County’s proposed Parks and Recreation...
View ArticleAbsentee Voting Has Begun for the Statewide Republican Second Primary
April 4, 2024 All North Carolina registered Republicans and some unaffiliated voters are eligible to vote in second primary elections to be held Tuesday, May 14, in all 100 counties. Registered voters...
View ArticleWatauga County America 250 NC Steering Committee Will Hold a Free...
April 4, 2024 “The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) is excited to announce the availability of a new grant program for communities to fund activities related to the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....