Crossnore News

Haircut 101 and a local woman have partnered for the fifth year in a row to sponsor students of the Crossnore School during the Christmas season.

Check the High Country Press weekly now through the end of the year for a listing of local holiday events.

Donations that backed the construction of a full-scale horse barn at the Crossnore School have allowed the nonprofit to launch an equine therapy program.

Avery County According to Sheila Ollis, director of the Avery County Board of Elections, 138 votes have been cast for municipal elections in Avery County as of press time.

The annual Henson Family Reunion was held on Sunday, August 2, at Henson's Chapel United Methodist Church of Cove Creek.

Avery Youth Opportunities will hold registration for afterschool programs this, Thursday, August 13, at the Cooperative Extension Office in Newland, located at 805 Cranberry Street, from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Guardians will need to bring a copy of the student's shot record, a current photo and the name and number of their medical doctor.

The Taste of the Finest, an evening of food, wine and fellowship to benefit the Crossnore School, in Crossnore, will be held 6-8:30 p.m. Monday at Grandfather Golf & Country Club, 2120 N.C. 105.

The first Avery Tour de Art takes place on Saturday, June 27, and will continue every fourth Saturday of the month through October.

Transylvania County Schools has 29 graduating seniors who qualified for induction into the National Technical Honor Society .

Pete Brown and Gary Fox of Dianne Davant & Associates Interior Design unloaded trucks full of high-end inventory that has been donated by homeowners and decorators from across the south to be sold at the new Paws & Claws Resale Store in Newland.

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has added 19 individual properties and districts across the state, including seven in Western North Carolina, to the National Register of Historic Places.