Crossnore Elementary News Today

NEWLAND — Star educators from each school gathered at the Avery Community Center on Thursday, March 30, to enjoy a nice breakfast together, have their hard work recognized and learn

NEWLAND — Avery County Board of Education and Avery County Board of Commissioners held a joint work session on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to engage in discussion as budget season approaches.

NEWLAND — On Thursday, Feb. 7, seven promising young spellers gathered together for the 45th Annual Avery County Schools District Spelling Bee at the Avery County Ag Building. The participants

AVERY COUNTY — Avery County Commissioners and the Avery County Board of Education got together for a special trip on Monday, Oct. 23 to tour all of the public schools

AVERY COUNTY — The 44th annual Avery County Schools Spelling Bee took place at the Heritage Park Community Center in Newland on Friday, Feb. 11.

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN — For the second academic year in a row, educators from the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation are collaborating with Avery County Schools to provide significant educational enrichment opportunities

NEWLAND — The Avery County Board of Education received updates on student test scores during its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 9. The scores revealed that Avery students, like other students regionally and statewide, have struggled this past semester to varying degrees as a result of the challenging times. Superintendent Dr. Dan Brigman started off the evening by reflecting on the events and changes that took place a year ago during his superintendent’s report. “This week is ...

AVERY COUNTY — An innovative partnership between Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink and the state of North Carolina is bringing satellite internet service to two rural NC counties through a program that could likely have impacts in Avery, Ashe and Watauga counties in the not too distant future. The program, known as the Satellite Internet Technologies for Student Connectivity Pilot, will provide students in the Swain County and Hyde County school systems access to Space E...

NEWLAND — The Avery County vaccination effort continues to sweep the state’s eligible populations, with those who are 65 and older, public school employees and now daycare workers currently eligible for the vaccine. First doses of the Moderna vaccines are available for the aforementioned group at the Avery County Agricultural Extension at 661 Vale Road above Ingles in Newland on Friday, March 5. Those would like to receive the vaccine must make an appointment by calling the Avery Coun...

CROSSNORE — In the midst of one of the most heated election seasons in recent memory, Avery County native Dawson Buchanan found himself right in the middle of the political fervor. As a part of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign team, Buchanan played a vital role in conducting and coordinating many of the President’s rallies, thus helping the “Trump Train” roll into cities across the country. Buchanan began working for the campaign in the Fall of 2019, and fo...