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NEWLAND — Richard Keith Tutterow, who left behind a legacy of educational and spiritual service in Avery County, passed away on Monday, Dec. 26, at the age of 87.
Located in the picturesque town of Banner Elk, Banner Elk Elementary School is one of five elementary schools within the Avery County School System. It is the most recently constructed
NEWLAND â The Avery County School System is going all in to protect students who ride the bus through an innovative safety system, which is the first of its kind in the state. The system uses a technology referred to as Predictive Stop Arms that utilizes radar and a loud external speaker to warn students of oncoming vehicles both in the rear and front of the bus if a vehicle is anticipated to speed by a stopped school bus. Initially announced by the school system in January, the new technology is currently being used on two buses on routes in which vehicles have run by a stopped bus, spe...
Billie Everhart Garrett passed at her home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 after recently being hospitalized for an extended period of time. She is survived by her husband Rick; their son, Zach (Hannah); a precious granddaughter, Elana; an adoptive granddaughter, Emmilyse Hoilman; sisters, Jill Leonard (Andy), Tammy Yarborough, and Mary Spake (Carl); numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her cat, Muffin. Billie valued greatly her family, friends, and pets. She was originally from Lexington, North Carolina and the daughter of the late Hazel Myers Everhart and Sam Eugene Everhart, Jr. She gr...