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Take a trip to Grandfather Mountain

Linville · Linville

Take a trip to Grandfather Mountain

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain, the not-forprofit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is looking forward to the summer months on the mountain filled with daily programs, special experiences and an array of events.See the Story

SECU joins Governor's Office for 2025 school supply drive to benefit teachers, students

Avery County · Avery County

SECU joins Governor's Office for 2025 school supply drive to benefit teachers, students

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

RALEIGH – State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce its continued support for the annual Governor’s School Supply Drive, which kicked off Wednesday morning with an announcement by Governor Josh Stein at SECU’s Salisbury Street office in downtown…Read Article

Avery Heritage Festival draws big crowd

Newland · Newland

Avery Heritage Festival draws big crowd

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

NEWLAND — A big crowd of patrons, vendors, authors and genealogical aficionados converged on the Avery Square for the 2025 Avery County Heritage Festival. From frontier demonstrations to family trees, the Square was packed with informative books, myriad items for…Read Article

Clans to battle in traditional Scottish games at Grandfather Mountain

The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows July 10-13.Linville · Linville Read Article

Kayaker Pulled From Deadly North Carolina River Siphon

Whitewater kayaker Ben Atherton shared this intense footage from a kayak rescue on the Linville River. The primary kayaker gets stuck in a river siphon on the Jailhouse Rapid in the Linville River Gorge in North Carolina. The kayaker notices the siphon just before being pulled in, but by then it’s too late. He’s sucked under the water for a period before another kayaker is able to pull him up. Two angles are shown in the video, one from the kaya…Linville · Linville Read Article

SOLO Southeast to teach Wilderness First Aid course at Grandfather Mountain

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, will play host to the Nantahala Outdoor Center’s SOLO Southeast Wilderness Medicine and Survival School on Aug. 23 and 24 as their instructors teach a…Linville · Linville Read Article

Highland Games set to return to Grandfather Mountain

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

LINVILLE, N.C. — The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows on Thursday, July 10, continuing through Sunday, July 13.Linville · Linville Read Article

Praise and preaching delivered at Singing on Grandfather

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GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN — The century‑long tradition of Singing on Grandfather recently returned to MacRae Meadows atop Grandfather Mountain. The free, family friendly gospel event once again brought the Blue Ridge community together for an uplifting day of music, faith and…Music · Linville Read Article

Wilderness First Aid course offered at Grandfather Mountain

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, will play host to the Nantahala Outdoor Center's SOLO Southeast Wilderness Medicine and Survival School on Aug. 23 and 24 as their instructors teach a…Linville · Linville Read Article

The former Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk to be demolished

After being vacant for 25 years, the former Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk is scheduled for demolition. The “complex six-month process” starts Monday (June 30), according to Visit Banner Elk, the Official Visitor Guide by Banner Elk Tourism and Town Hall. The first 2-3 months will focus on the asbestos remediation of …Banner Elk · Banner Elk Read Article

Kenneth Brown - Elizabethton Star

Kenneth Brown, 63, Roan Mountain, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at his residence. He was born July 14, 1961, in Banner Elk, North Carolina. He was a graduate of Cloudland High School. Kenneth retired from the City of Elizabethton. He was preceded in death by his parents: Charlie Brown and Hazel Johnson Parlier. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Bryan and Harold Brown; a niece, Shaween Cornett; and a neph…Banner Elk · Banner Elk Read Article