Mitchell County Manager Allen Cook was recently named the 2025 Outstanding Local Government Manager in the High Country ...

Following the Mountaineers’ big 28-15 win last week against Mountain Island Charter, Mitchell’s postseason run came to an end ...

Floats lit up an icy winter night for the Spruce Pine Christmas Parade Saturday. With the temperature dipping just below ...

The Mitchell County Fire Marshal’s Office rescinded a burn ban last week. Mitchell County Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Director Andrew Brewer had originally issued the burn ban ...

The Spruce Pine Town Council heard an update on disaster recovery at a recent meeting. Tyson Hackenberg of Hunt Guillot & Associates said that his project-management firm has dealt wi ...

Jeff Harding, chairman of the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners, said at the board’s meeting last week that he would be signing a burn ban in response to current weather conditions. ...

At a recent Board of Education meeting, Mitchell County Schools Superintendent Chad Calhoun praised district staff members for their efforts to track down a student kidnapped recently.

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners voted last week to offer the next sheriff a salary commensurate with his or her experience and training. Candidate filing for sheriff and other ... Premium ...

A man was killed last week while attempting to pass another vehicle on N.C. Highway 226 near Summit Avenue. According to a Spruce Pine Police Department, on Nov. 19 Travis Lee Scott was t ...

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Juanita McKinney Woody, age 88, of Old U.S. 221-North in Marion, the Woodlawn community, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 at the Mitchell House in Spruce Pine.

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Calvin Francis Hall, 92, of Halltown Rd, Spruce Pine passed away at home on Saturday, February 13, 2021.