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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. Mickey Burns, Jr., 37, of 65 River Hill Dr. in Marion, was charged by Detective A. Beam with felony possession of methamphetamine. Burns was issued a $6,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on May 19, 2021. Rosa Tina-Marie Gray, 33, of 228 Valley View Rd. in Bakersville, was charged by Lieutenant S. Davis with misdemeanor injury to p...

HIGH COUNTRY — After a topsy-turvy year in 2020 that severely affected businesses, especially the entertainment industry, virtually every usual festival hosted in the High Country was forced to suspend activities in the era of COVID-19. Following a difficult year of gathering restrictions and heeding health protocols, light is perhaps seen at the end of the tunnel as the proliferation of vaccines and the reopening of counties and states provide hope for festival venues and activities to re...

State grant helps provide broadband service in rural, unserved areas Governor Ivey awards broadband grant to areas of northwest Alabama By DeAndria Turner | May 14, 2021 at 8:29 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 9:07 PM LAUDERDALE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $17 million to help provide broadband services in primarily rural, unserved areas of Alabama. Community members in Rogersville started a Facebook page in hopes of coming up with a solution to bring better broadband...

Toe River Arts announces the opening of two printmaking exhibitions - "Pressing Forward" and "What a Relief!" at the galleries at its Spruce Pine location, on display May 8 to June 5, 2021. "What a Relief!" a collection of relief woodblock prints by local artists, is an exhibition of large-scale woodblock prints made by 18 artists and students from Mitchell and Yancey counties who during the Big Ink workshop in October 2020. After countless hours of carving, participants printed their blocks on...

Alabama broadband grants ‘game changer’ for families, businesses Updated May 11, 2021; Gov. Kay Ivey announced nearly $17 million in grants Monday to help expand broadband access in rural Alabama and Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he expects it to make a significant impact. “Great news for Alabamians across the state,” Tuberville posted on Twitter. “Broadband is critical for all households to participate in the digital economy, remote learning, telemedicine and advances in farming practi...

Rural, underserved Alabama communities to receive broadband access Underserved communities across Alabama will soon receive broadband services thanks to nearly $17 million approved by Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. (Source: KEYC News Now) By WSFA Staff | May 10, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 1:58 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Underserved communities across Alabama will soon receive broadband services thanks to nearly $17 million approved by Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. On Tuesday...

Alabama News Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $17 million to help provide broadband services in primarily rural, unserved areas of Alabama. The 36 grants awarded by Governor Ivey to multiple broadband providers across the state is the largest amount and number awarded to date from the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund. The fund was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2018. “The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced what we already knew; that Alabama’s broadband coverage is an issue we must ...

Internet access has become increasingly important, as clarified by the physical isolation of the pandemic, where students, businesses — and even families — wilted without a good connection. A surge of federal aid coming on the heels of COVID-19 could change that in many parts of the country as local governments use millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan to expand broadband. But in places such as Buncombe County, where an estimated 35,000 households and businesses are considered...

The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Jeremy Chad Honeycutt, 43, of 1081 Hughes Gap Rd. in Bakersville, was charged by Deputy W. Hobson with misdemeanor failure to appear in court on second degree trespass. He was issued a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on May 19, 2021. Joshua Randal Burleson, 43, of 20 Baxter Lane in Bakersville, was charged by Deputy W. Hobson...

ASHEVILLE, N.C .— The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has announced a future land acquisition of approximately 7,500 acres of land in the Roan Highlands. The land is being acquired from a conservation philanthropist. The tract lies within the southern end of the planning boundary of the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area, a special conservation area designated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2008 to protect the area. The donation consists of dozens of separate-but-cont...