LANSING – A short stretch of N.C. 194 will close in Ashe County while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe. N.C. 194 will close near Don Adams Road beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

Newland, N.C. – Last week, the Toe River Health District was notified of an individual with possible active tuberculosis (TB) in Avery County, later confirmed positive. Our staff immediately developed ...

Doug Johnson, retired chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Energy, was recently presented with North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, by Board President Jeff ...