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High Country Council of Governments presents awards at 51st annual banquet
BOONE — On Oct. 16, High Country Council of Governments held its annual awards ceremony at the Grandview Ballroom on Appalachian State University’s campus to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions by elected officials, local government employees, and advisory committee members. The High Country Council of Governments (HCCOG) is a regional organization dedicated to serving and supporting local governments in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties. Award winners were nominated by elected and appointed officials from the seven-county region. Mayor of Jefferson Peter Eller was selected as the 2026 Outstanding Local Elected Official in the High Country region. This award honors outstanding service and leadership to the community. This award is voted on by managers, administrators, staff, and local elected officials in the region. Few people know the Town of Jefferson as well as Peter Eller, and few have given more of themselves to it. A lifelong Jefferson resident, his service to the town began before he was old enough to vote: his very first summer job, taken in high school just after he earned his driver's license, was working for the Town of Jefferson. Decades later, he returned to lead it. Mayor Eller spent 35 years with
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Data center rumors continue as Marion residents seek answers about town-owned property
MARION, Va. (WCYB) — Questions continue to surround roughly 200 acres of government-owned property near Marion as residents seek answers about a developer's interest in the land and the possibility of a data center. The property sits near Interstate 81, between two businesses and several residential properties. Rumors of...
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Hillsville, Carroll County: Cranberry Plains, the 1912 Courthouse Tragedy, and the 1931 Fire
Appalachian Community Histories – Hillsville, Carroll County: Cranberry Plains, the 1912 Courthouse Tragedy, and the 1931 Fire. Along the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, Hillsville has served as the center of government, commerce, and community life in Carroll County for more than 180 years. Its Main Street, courthouse, and surrounding neighborhoods preserve a history that reaches back to the days of stagecoach travel, when the settlement was known as Cranberry Plains and farmers brought their produce to a growing mountain trading post.
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Final day of mobile food pantry for 2026
BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) – Those in need should take note – the Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Pantry is hosting its final mobile food giveaway for 2026. The pantry will be in the parking lot at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, Mercer County on November 18, 2026. They will be there from 10 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. […]