Jamie Shell

FAYETTEVILLE — Avery High School Boys Golf student-athletes Hank Johnson and Deacon Holtsclaw represented the Big Red at Gates Four Country Club last week for the two-day NCHSAA 2A Boys

Picture this: you’re already running late, traffic is crawling, and the moment someone cuts you off, your coffee launches across the console. Or maybe your frustration isn’t that small. Maybe

As the Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, the Major League Baseball season has galloped past the two-month mark, and the action since late March has uncovered a number

NEWLAND — Avery Lady Vikings Girls Soccer concluded its home schedule on May 11 as a No. 13 seed in the NCHSAA 2A state soccer playoffs, hosting No. 20 seed

Have you ever missed your turn, been nearly sideswiped when starting to change lanes, or accidentally hit the curb? Focus and concentration are an important part of any journey, especially

NEWLAND — Against the backdrop of overcast skies and a steady breeze unfurling the posting of national- and state-color flags at Avery County High School’s MacDonald Stadium, the graduating Class

AVERY COUNTY — Eight volunteer fire departments serving Avery County have been approved to receive a combined $318,271.97 in state grant funding through the 2026 Volunteer Fire Department Fund, administered

Editor’s note: The following is the first of a two-part series on the hiring of new Avery High School Director of Athletics Samuel Phillips.

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NEWLAND — As the 2025-26 school year is in the books at Avery County High School, the varsity football program has already been laying the bricks that will help solidify