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SEARCH Hosts Successful Healthcare Event
SEARCH hosted over 70 attendees at Healthcare Throughout the Lifespan on the morning of June 4 at the Cross Street Commerce Center in Spruce Pine. This community event was a huge success because of so many volunteers, both from SEARCH and otherwise, coming together to present the healthcare landscape in Mitchell and Yancey Counties. Thank you to our MC Jamie McMahan, featured speaker Annika Pfaender, expert panelists, and all who participated in this productive morning.
Yancey Sheriff’s Office Felony Arrest Report 6/14 – 6/20/24
(Press Release from Yancey County Sheriff’s Department. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.) Ronald Steven Fox Jr 46 years old of Burnsville, NC was arrested on 06-14-2024. Fox was charged with;. Felony Possession With intent to Manufacture Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug...
BRRH Acute Care, Surgical Services awarded HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction designation
SPRUCE PINE – Blue Ridge Regional Hospital congratulates our Acute Care and Surgical Services nursing units for earning the 2023 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction (UOD) Award, an annual program that recognizes and rewards exemplary nursing units at HCA Healthcare sites of care. The Unit of Distinction designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care. "I am extraordinarily proud of the outstanding care provided by...
W.A.M.Y. Community Action offering free weatherization services to low-income households
AVERY COUNTY — WAMY Community Action, a nonprofit organization, is actively reaching out to help low-income families improve the energy efficiency of their homes. With the aid of the Weatherization Assistance Program, WAMY is on a mission to protect homes from weather elements and improve energy conservation through free services to those households that meet the income eligibility criteria. Examples of the services offered under WAMY’s Weatherization Program include installing...
W.A.M.Y. Community Action Offering Free Weatherization Services to Low-Income Households in Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties
WAMY Community Action, a non-profit organization, is actively reaching out to help low-income families improve the energy efficiency of their homes. With the aid of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), WAMY is on a mission to protect homes from weather elements and improve energy conservation through free services to those households that meet the income eligibility criteria.
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