October 11, 2024 The long recovery continues from what's being called the worst catastrophe ever in the North Carolina High ...

October 11, 2024 The Watauga County Farmers’ Market successfully reopened on Saturday, October 5th, after much uncertainty following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. While the market space ...

October 10, 2024 Avery County and the Town of Banner Elk remain under a State of Emergency due to the extensive flooding and wind damage caused by Hurricane Helene.  Messages received here may not be ...

Blue Ridge Energy crews are making tremendous progress rebuilding its electric system in the cooperative’s heavily damaged service area and additional manpower has been mobilized to the most ...

October 9, 2024 Avery County Government has updated statistics and related information about the destruction Hurricane Helene caused when it swept through the area nearly two weeks ago.  The totals ...

The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed as emergency stabilization efforts and damage assessments continue in the wake of significant, and in some areas catastrophic, damage from ...

October 8, 2024 Town of Boone, N.C.- The Town of Boone would like to inform the public of the debris removal system that is ...

Raleigh, NC – Eligible individuals who want to cast their ballot by mail or on Election Day, November 5, must register to vote by 5 p.m. Friday, October 11. Individuals who miss that deadline ...

Lenoir, North Carolina (Monday, 1 pm – October 7, 2024) – Catastrophic storm damage is extending grid repair and replacement work into this week as Blue Ridge Energy’s team of over 500 line ...

The Resource Center at the Historic Banner Elk School has become the center for accepting and distributing donated goods to the surrounding communities. By Dolores Smith On Sunday afternoon the ...