There will be a public hearing on a proposed $28 million Mitchell County budget Monday, June 2 during the Board of Commissioners’ meeting at 6:30 p.m. A planned 1 cent increase in the f... Premium ...

The Spruce Pine Town Council voted to spend $500,000 on land to house the Public Works Department at its regular meeting last ...

Ed Duncan Contributor Western Carolina Wrestling Club turned two weeks of beach wrestling practice into a strong showing ...

The Mitchell County Schools Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting last Thursday. Tutoring grant Gregory also spoke about a SERV (School Emergen ...

The State of North Carolina will be offering disaster assistance through its new Private Road and Bridge Program, according to Mitchell County. The new program will assist property owners ...

Mariel Williams [email protected] Approximately 3,000 ticket holders are expected in downtown Spruce Pine Saturday for the first stop on musician Oliver Anthony’s Rural Revival Project tour.

Six candidates will appear on this year’s ballot as options for the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners: Lee Ellis, Jan Hamilton, Bill Hoag, Harley Masters, Ron McKinney and Dale Blevins.

Brian Hobson [email protected] Hurricane Helene left Mitchell County ravaged, but plenty of volunteers from across the nation have offered their assistance to help rebuild what was lost. One ...

Submitted photos. Left: Flood victims Alison Wisely and Knox Petrucci had planned to get married in November. Wisely and Petrucci lived along the North Toe River on Relief Road Extension. Right: ...

Rachel Hoskins [email protected] “It’s as bad as anything the county has ever experienced in its history,” said N.C. Senator Ralph Hise sitting in the Spruce Pine Fire Department on ...