The Spruce Pine Town Council voted to hire a new auditing firm last week. Town Manager Daniel Stines informed the council that town staff had consulted with the North Carolina League of Municipalities ...

SPRUCE PINE — As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Mitchell County residents are getting ready to mark ...

One of the victims of 2024’s storm was Bakersville’s renowned North Carolina Rhododendron Festival, which lost its centrality downtown, due to the damage to the Cane Creek park and the businesses ...

Scottie Williams Smallwood of Spruce Pine was pronounced dead at the scene following a nighttime collision last week. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, on June 17 at around 9:49 p.

Even more than a year after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, state and local officials have estimated that hundreds of millions of dollars are still being directed toward recovery efforts in ...

The Mitchell Economic Development Commission (EDC) and the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce will be working to assist local residents affected by last week’s announcement of a significant workforce ...

County Manager Allen Cook confirmed last week that six people died in Mitchell County as a result of Hurricane Helene. Four of those drowned in floodwaters and two others died as a result of accidents ...

Anyone who tuned into the 2020 Masters Tournament this past week at Augusta National Golf Club may have noticed the uniquely-colored sand bunkers on the course. Rather than the usual drab, beige sand, ...

The Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce presented the first Shirley Hise Memorial Scholarship to 2020 Mitchell High School graduate Caroline Atkins. Caroline Atkins is the daughter of Jeff and Angela ...

When you honor me, you are really honoring Jesus Christ. Any honor I receive, I accept with a sense of inadequacy and humility, and I will reserve the right to hand all of these to Christ when I see ...

The Mitchell Mountaineers made short work of the Owen Warhorses in what could have been seen as a “trap” game, winning 45-6. The Mitchell High School football team started the scoring early, with a 50 ...

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners during its regular meeting this past week confirmed Bakersville resident Allen Cook as the county’s newest manager. Cook takes over for Lloyd Hise, who has ...