Avery County /tags/avery-county Avery County en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:28:06 GMT Crossnore Communities for Children gets millions in funding to expand its program across NC /news/2024-12-20/crossnore-communities-for-children-gets-millions-in-funding-to-expand-its-program-across-nc The Winston-Salem-based nonprofit received funding to expand its Bridging Families program aimed at reuniting kids with their families. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:28:06 GMT /news/2024-12-20/crossnore-communities-for-children-gets-millions-in-funding-to-expand-its-program-across-nc Sharryse Piggott The White House's Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms /news/2024-11-19/white-house-christmas-tree-resilience-hurricane-north-carolina-farms Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm is located in Avery County, North Carolina. It was one of the hardest-hit counties from Hurricane Helene just a few months before. The farm experienced some road damage and lost between 5,000 to 6,000 smaller trees in a mudslide. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:53:20 GMT /news/2024-11-19/white-house-christmas-tree-resilience-hurricane-north-carolina-farms Associated Press North Carolina officials approve conservation plan for an endangered bat with big ears /environment/2024-07-08/virginia-big-eared-ear-bat-conservation-nc-wildlife-endangered The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s plan lays out a “one-stop shop” on the past and future of the Virginia big-eared bat. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:02:36 GMT /environment/2024-07-08/virginia-big-eared-ear-bat-conservation-nc-wildlife-endangered Sophie Mallinson PHOTOS: NC Fall Colors From The Blue Ridge Parkway /environment/2020-10-29/photos-nc-fall-colors-from-the-blue-ridge-parkway October is typically one of the busiest months for traffic along the Blue Ridge Parkway and – despite the pandemic and everything else going on – 2020 has… Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:58:01 GMT /environment/2020-10-29/photos-nc-fall-colors-from-the-blue-ridge-parkway Chuck Liddy