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Yancey County Announces New Alert System Smart 911 to Keep Community Informed During Emergency Situations
Read more ...Yancey County is accepting bids to provide the County with construction services for the repair/renovation of Cane River Park.
Read more ...Board of Commissioners Issue a Resolution Concerning Meeting Schedule and 2021 Holiday Schedule
Read more ...Do you need help paying your heating bills? The Low Income Energy Assistance Program may be able to help.
Read more ...Reconstruction at the Recreation Park that has begun! Please follow saftey precautions.
Read more ... Yancey County Health Department COVID 19 Vaccine Forms
In order to make the vaccination process flow more efficiently, please complete the forms listed above prior to arriving at the Health Department for a COVID vaccine.
Every Yancey County resident is encouraged to register with the Smart 911 system. Alerts powered by Smart911 is the official emergency notification system used by Yancey County Emergency Management to communicate with community residents during emergencies. Sign up now to receive free alerts via text message, email, and/or voice message. Click theSmart 911 logo to register for updates.
The Yancey County COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund is now open and accepting applications from Yancey County small businesses affected by the COVID-19 health crisis seeking financial assistance in dealing with the negative financial impacts of the pandemic on their businesses.
Funded through the Yancey County Economic Development Commission (EDC) with funds allocated by EDC and funding to be appropriated from Yancey County local governments the Yancey County COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund is a bridge loan program.
“The Yancey County Economic Development Commission is pleased to be partnering with the MAY Coalition to administer the application process for small businesses applying for assistance through this fund” said Yancey EDC Director Jamie McMahan. “MAY Coalition has a long and distinguished history of working to provide financial assistance to small businesses in our community for many years” added McMahan. “Qualified applicants will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be funded as long as funds remain available for appropriation.”
Small businesses wishing to apply for bridge loans through this program may do so by contacting the MAY Coalition online via the following link:
Yancey County Establishes COVID-19 Response Fund to Support Non-Profit Organizations During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Details about the initiative to rapidly deploy resources to community-based non-profit organizations in Yancey County can be found in the document below:
Please consider donating to the COVID-19 Response Fund. All donations made to the Yancey County COVID-19 Response Fund are 100% tax deductible and 100% of all donations will be spent to complement the work and expand local capacity to address all aspects of the outbreak as efficiently as possible during this difficult time.
NOTE:When completing the Word document fill in the information without altering the format of the original document.
Yancey County COVID-19 Response Fund Grant Application Form - Microsoft Word format
Yancey County COVID-19 Response Fund Grant Application Form - Adobe PDF format