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The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The following information is courtesy of Avery County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

As new Asheville COVID-19 cases threaten to reach heights of the worst of pandemic, officials encourage renewed focus on three Ws and vaccinations.

Robert "Bud" Trice, 75, of Newland, NC passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.

ALTAPASS — The Orchard at Altapass is looking for “a few good men” and women, teenagers, seniors—volunteers to resurrect the O’s butterfly garden. A few years after the purchase of the Orchard at Altapass, co-founder Judy Carson and naturalist Elizabeth Hunter planted a butterfly garden in memory of their friend Jan McKinney Conley, who had recently died. Over the past two-plus decades, this plot of showy flowers has seen good and bad times. When Judy died earlier this ...

HIGH COUNTRY — With soaring real estate values, record-low interest rates, and sharp increases in rental dues, the housing shortage continues to surge throughout our mountain communities. Individuals with low- to moderate-income are finding it impossible to locate affordable housing, weather for purchase of for rent. The lower a family’s income, the more difficult the search for quality housing becomes. To increase rental opportunities for low-income families, the Community Housing Co...

The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Kristine Marie Kern, 43, of 189 Feldspar St. in Spruce Pine, was charged by Deputy B. Hollifield with felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Kern was issued a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on July 28, 2021. Kathy Joella Stewart, 59, of 218 Sparks Rd. in Bakersville, was charge...

View Comments In continuous operation for more than a century, the Orchard at Altapass keeps mountain history alive through heirloom apples, traditional music and a self-guided trail that helps lay out the historical significance of this popular tourist destination. Located at 1025 Orchard Road near Spruce Pine, at mile marker 328.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Orchard is a not-for-profit working orchard, music and educational venue. Independence Day weekend kicks off with a performance by ...

North Carolina legislators – offering what amounts to a snappy salute in the direction of Mar-a-Lago – are well on their way toward fixing an election law that’s anything but broken. If they succeed, they will have managed to inject a dose of inconvenience and uncertainty into the state’s system of mail-in absentee voting, which proved so popular last fall as an alternative to in-person voting during the pandemic. Mail-in voting, Tar Heel style, worked just fine despite a record turnout...