Avery County
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600 Volunteers Pack 140,522 Meals in Newland for Avery County Helene Recovery
NEWLAND, N.C. – June 22, 2026 – It took broad support and willing hands to pack 140,522 meals for Avery…
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Gov. Stein Announces $70M Renew NC Application for WNC Multi-Family Housing Construction and Repair
RALEIGH — Today the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Division of Community Revitalization (DCR) announced a first-round Notice of Funding…
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High Country Real Estate Market — May 2026 MLS Report
The High Country real estate market (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties) saw 152 closed sales of single-family and condo/townhouse…
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70th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Return to MacRae Meadows July 9–12
The 70th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games return to MacRae Meadows in Linville from Thursday, July 9 through Sunday, July 12,…
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Watauga County EMS Among Six High Country Recipients in $10M Rural Health Grants
Watauga County EMS is one of six High Country agencies sharing in $10 million in new state funding aimed at…
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Multiple Agencies Work Together to Evacuate Injured Hiker from Grandfather Mountain
Today, multiple agencies worked together to safely evacuate an injured hiker from Grandfather Mountain. This successful operation highlights the strength…
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Avery County flood debris pickup along State Right-of-Way to conclude
AVERY COUNTY- As of Sunday, February 23, 2025, all placement of flood debris along “State Right-of-Way” will conclude. This means…
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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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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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Emergency Power Outage Planned for Much of Avery County on Friday Morning
Mountain Electric Cooperative has scheduled an Emergency Power Outage at 12 AM – 5 AM, on early Friday morning, October…
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