Burnsville News

Chad Ayers, a Seneca native and 2004 graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture Education, is the agriculture teacher at Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, N.C. He was named the Agriculture Teacher of the Year for the Western Region by the North Carolina Agriculture Teachers Association.

A Yancey County man charged with e-mailing a photo of his genitals to a 13-year-old girl faces additional child pornography charges.

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Local residents know, but anyone heading out on N.C. 112 should know that there may be delays while crews replace a bridge over Hominy Creek.

This is it folks. Everything on the line here. We've reached the final week of football, which means the final week of You Pick 'Em. Right now, todd sits in the lead at an astounding 29-3. Still plenty of people close, though, so get your picks in on time.

Ray's Weather Center just started out as a simple hobby for Dr. Ray Russell in 1999.

Don't expect any silent nights around Western North Carolina this weekend, as community holiday celebrations kick in.

Don't expect any silent nights around Western North Carolina this weekend - community holiday celebrations are kicking in.

Crabtree Creek Art and Floral Gallery will be holding an exhibit of watercolors by artist Jo Wainright beginning Thursday.

Thomasville and Lexington clash tonight, and the winner will be play the victor in the Mountain Heritage-Lincolnton contest.

Carolina Newswire reports: BURNSVILLE, N.C. - The Toe River Studio Tour showcases the work of artists and crafts people across two mountain counties from Dec.

Patients feeling left in the lurch by the pullout of their mental health care provider from Madison County are experiencing what the company's workers say they have felt for months.

BURNSVILLE State officials should not have given Mountain Air Country Club an exception to state rules protecting trout streams in order to build a golf course along Banks Creek, the state Court of Appeals ruled this week.

Cindy Baucom sent along a number of photos from this past weekend's debut North Carolina Banjo Clinic in Burnsville, NC.

The Toe River Arts Council, 102 W. Main St., is hosting an exhibit by area potter and amateur photographer Michael Rutkowsky from Friday to Jan.

A graduate of Asheville High and Western Carolina University, she has been with the bank for three years and serves as manager of the Reynolds office and as a commercial lending officer.

Asheville's online community will gather 7-11 p.m. today in the Pump Gallery at the Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St., in the River Arts District for the BlogAsheville awards ceremony, this year called 'Spookyblogapaloozananny.' The event will feature beer, comedy, a raffle and live music by Albatross Party and Its Elephants.

BURNSVILLE Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina is sponsoring its first road rally, Thread Through the Mountains, on Nov.

Rain and cold didn't dampen attendance at weekend festivals. People rambled through Burnsville for the Burnsville Town Scamper, which included a 5K race.

What : The sixth annual Town Square Scamper and Fall Foliage Stroll. When : Starts at 9 a.m. Saturday to benefit the Yancey County Schools Foundation.