Avery County
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Sep- 2020 -4 September
Avery County Announces First COVID-19 associated death
Ledger, NC: Avery County Health Department, a part of Toe River Health District, was notified Thursday, September 3, of its…
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Aug- 2020 -28 August
Huneycutt Named Warden at Avery-Mitchell Correctional
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Ronnie “Lane” Huneycutt as warden at the Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution…
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2 August
High Country United Way Awards $100,000 to Local Non-Profits
BOONE – High Country United Way is announcing the award of $100,000 in grant funding to support 24 non-profit programs…
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2 August
Woolly Worm Festival 2020 Canceled
Officials with the Woolly Worm Festival have announced the cancellation of the 2020 event. “It is with deep sadness that…
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Jul- 2020 -21 July
Lightning strike at a Banner Elk business sends six people to hospital
One of several rounds of strong storms, moving through Avery County, resulted in six people being injured after a lightning…
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Jun- 2020 -16 June
NCDHHS Allocates $35 Million to Local Health Departments for COVID-19 Response
RALEIGH: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $35 million in federal funding to local health…
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May- 2020 -18 May
First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Avery County
Ledger, NC (May 18, 2020). The Avery County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, was notified that an…
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Apr- 2020 -20 April
Avery County Sheriff’s Office Charges Two people with Failure to Obey Travel Ban
The Avery County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) is reporting the arrest of two individuals with failure to obey the travel ban…
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Mar- 2020 -25 March
Avery County Government Suspension of All Short-Term Rentals Effective Immediately
Avery County government officials announced on Wednesday afternoon that effective at 5pm, those lodging facilities that do short-term rentals be…
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5 March
Restoration of Linville River continues; seedling planting and trout stocking to be in next phase
CROSSNORE – The N.C. Forest Service and partnering agencies have restored 2,450 feet of the Linville River channel as it…
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