Ice concerns close some mountain schools, delay others

Thousands of customers are without power across the mountains

Ashe County Schools will be closed Thursday, February 12 due to inclement weather.

Avery and Watauga County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay.

A message from Avery County Schools, “Due to trees/limbs continually falling from ice and multiple power outages, we will operate on a 2 hour delay on Thursday, February 13th. We will check roads in the morning and let you know by 7:00 am if we need to make a schedule change.”