The Beech Mountain Town Council unanimously approved 10 construction projects during a special meeting on July 31 that will ...

Technology and compassion meet at the Avery County Sheriff’s Office with the launch of Project Lifesaver, a life-saving ...

Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles ...

On Aug. 4, the National Park Service reopened approximately four miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 280.9 to 285.5 ...

Local teens swapped summer break for power tools at Kingdom Overflow Ministries’ five-day Skilled Trades Summer Camp, ...

Avery Football officially took the field for fall practice on Wednesday, July 30, taking the field in helmets and shorts for ...

During its Monday, Aug. 4, council meeting, Elk Park’s town board received an update from Brandy Boone and Ellie Lecka with ...

App State Wrestling had 16 student-athletes make the 2025 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and four student-athletes ...

As college students prepare to head off for the fall semester, I’m reminded of a survey I read about a year ago regarding ...

Loving Hands Ministry in Newland opened its doors to the community on Saturday, Aug. 2, for a back-to-school event aimed at ...

Avery Vikings Volleyball under new head coach Erika Eller welcomed campers from rising eighth graders through rising high ...

The newly established Avery County Ridge Runners Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) held its inaugural ...