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Avery County Agriculture & Horticulture Fair will Hold a Draft Pull on Saturday, August 31
On Saturday, August 31, the Avery County Agriculture & Horticulture (A&H) Fair will hold its Sixth Annual Draft Pull on the Avery Extension Service Grounds, located at Heritage Park, 661 Vale Road in Newland. The draft pull is a family-friendly event involving large draft horses and ponies pulling weighted sleds...
Some parts of western North Carolina to see higher utility bills
This report is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Residents in Avery, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, McDowell and Watauga counties may see their power bills increase – again. The Tennessee Valley Authority, which serves portions of seven southeastern states, just announced a 5.25% rate increase for all wholesale […]
Yount honored with Paul Broyhill Community Service Award at BRCA annual meeting
By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — With quips from Mark Twain and admiration for the namesake of the honor, Blowing Rock resident and former member of the Board of Commissioners, Albert Yount accepted the Paul H. Broyhill Community Service Award on Aug. 20, presented by the Blowing Rock Civic Association at the organization’s annual meeting.
Waters of Roan Highlands’ Cable wins statewide award
Erika Cable, administrator at The Waters of Roan Highlands in Roan Mountain, recently received the Tennessee Health Care Association’s (THCA) 2023 Professional Service Award. The award recognizes an owner, employee or consultant of a THCA member facility who displays exemplary leadership in fostering a positive image of the long-term care industry in the community while […] The post Waters of Roan Highlands’ Cable wins statewide award appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Aerial line work along 421
Thursday, August 29, 2024 – Photos & video of the aerial line work taking place along 421 to install marker balls on power lines crossing Hwy 421 near Food Lion and Blue Ridge Energy’s new Rutherwood substation. Photos/Video: Jacob Puckett/Blue Ridge Energy.
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