Tag: Avery

Avery and Watauga County Schools on 2-hour delay due to snow

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two of the mountain counties have decided to push school back due to winter weather on Monday, January 29. Avery County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay Monday. Any changes will be announced by 6:30 a.m. Break from rain for Piedmont; 3-6″ of snow expected in mountains […]

Avery, Ashe County schools operating on two-hour delay

Two school districts will be operating on a two-hour delay in northwestern North Carolina Thursday morning. Avery County Schools said they will be operating on a two-hour delay due to rod conditions from snowfall overnight and below-freezing temperatures. In addition, the district said none of its school buses will travel on gravel roads. Faculty and […]

Avery County Sheriff’s Office ask for help finding missing man

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued an alert for a missing man in Avery County on Sunday. Officials say Barry Robert Hertel was last seen at Lowes Hardware in Banner Elk. Hertel, 71, is a white male, stands 6 feet 2 inches, weighs 200 pounds, and has short brown and gray hair and […]