Avery County

Wind Advisory including Avery County, NC at 318 pm EDT, Sep 29th 2022

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Flood Watch including Avery County, NC 310 pm EDT, Sep 29th 2022

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Forest management and practice plans, cost share assistance available to Avery County landowners

NEWLAND – Private landowners play a critical role in keeping forests healthy and growing, with 77% of timberland in Avery…

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Avery Sheriff’s Office seeking missing teen – Milgiam S. Solis

The Avery County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is seeking the community's help in finding a missing teen. Milgiam S. Solis, 16,…

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Work to take place on highway 184 & 194 in Avery County

Some traffic notes for the next week or two in Avery County. Milling and resurfacing will begin tonight (Monday July…

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Three dead after shooting in Newland

On Monday, June 27, 2022, at 5:32 p.m. the Burke County 911 Center received a call regarding a shooting that…

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Avery County, NC, Caldwell County at 258 pm EDT, Jun 17th 2022

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Banner Elk named one of “15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2022” by Smithsonian magazine

Banner Elk has been named as one of the 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2022 by Smithsonian magazine.…

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Avery County Sheriff’s Office seeks missing person – Autumn Taylor

UPDATE Wednesday June 8, 2022 from Avery County Sheriff's Office – Missing person Autumn Taylor has been located and is…

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Avery County Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Elenilson Ceron, 25, of Newland, N.C., was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for using stolen…

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