Newland News

Pursuing a true crime writing project and looking for any info on Jack Anderson Wilson son of Minnie Buchanan Wilson .

Salvation Army Captain Teresa Della Monica presents a service award to Walmart Manager Tracy Stillwell as ringer Jon Morris looks on.

Snow will dust mountain spots like Newland, Avery County, NC late Thanksgiving into Friday 11 / 26.

RAIN WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH PER HOUR UNDER A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG AREA TO LAKE GREENWOOD.

Election Day for local municipal races takes place on Tuesday, November 3. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in both counties.

Four candidates filed for the three open seats on the Newland Town Council. The two candidates who obtain the most votes will serve four-year terms and the person with the third highest number of votes will serve a two-year term.

That factor is up from 2.7 in December 2008. So a reader who had previously bought eight books from Amazon would now purchase, on average, 24.8 books, a rise from 21.6 books.

Cindy Peters recently was voted the Avery County Woman of the Year for her leadership in countless business development and community volunteer projects in the county.

A Gastonia businessman will spend two weekends a month in jail after pleading guilty to injuring his friend in a 2007 car wreck.

The first frost of the season is possible tonight and Thursday morning in some Western North Carolina mountain regions, according to the National Weather Service.

The school district has received three more applications for its next superintendent.

On Friday, September 11, construction crews began clearing brush and started site preparation at the future home of the Avery County Humane Society Animal Shelter, located on New Vale Road behind Ingles in Newland.

Cape Fear Community College Ambassadors stand in front of the Schwartz Center in Wilmington.

The Avery Agricultural and Horticultural Fair runs from Tuesday to Saturday, September 8 to 12, in Heritage Park in Newland, and it isn't too late to get involved.

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.

Stroll along the winding path of Newland's Riverwalk Park on Saturday, August 15, to find arts and crafts from about 60 vendors - at booths positioned neatly between trees and lampposts.

Stroll along the winding path of Newland's Riverwalk Park on Saturday, August 15, to find arts and crafts from about 60 vendors - at booths positioned neatly between trees and lampposts.

Stroll along the winding path of Newland's Riverwalk Park on Saturday, August 15, to find arts and crafts from about 60 vendors - at booths positioned neatly between trees and lampposts.

Stroll along the winding path of Newland's Riverwalk Park on Saturday, August 15, to find arts and crafts from about 60 vendors - at booths positioned neatly between trees and lampposts.

Handcrafted pottery is among many items available at the Riverwalk Arts and Crafts Festival in Newland on Saturday, August 15.