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Mitchell sophomore Ty Pitman tees off during the 1A State Golf Championships at Pinehurst. (Submitted photo)

Mountaineer golfers finish 10th in state

PINEHURST – Mitchell High School’s golf team finished 10th overall at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A State Championship with a two-round team

The Mitchell High School 4x200-meter relay team ran its fastest time of the year and came in 13th Saturday, May 18, at the 1A State Track Championships in Greensboro. Pictured, from left, is head track coach Brock Duncan, 4x200-meter relay team members Ethan LaPlante, Harrison Horney, Ty McKinney, Landon Miller, alternate Tanner Duncan and assistant coach Shana Cook. (Submitted photo)

Relay team runs fastest time of year at state meet

GREENSBORO – The Mitchell High School boys’ 4x200-meter relay team saved its best performance of the season for the biggest stage.

The Rotary Club of Spruce Pine 4-Way Essay contest winners for 2019 are seventh-graders, from left, Finley Revels, of Harris Middle School (tied for third place and winner of $50), Rachel van Brederode, of Bowman Middle School (first place and winner of $200), Elijah Laws, of Harris Middle School (tied for third place and winner of $50) and Connor Warren, of Harris Middle School (second place and winner of $100). (Brandon Roberts/MNJ)

Rotary Club picks 4-Way Essay Contest winners

Nearly 80 Mitchell County seventh-graders participated in this year’s 4-Way Essay Contest given by the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine.

Mitchell senior Ana Duncan, back row, fourth from left, is one of the new members of the Appalachian State University Dance Team. (Submitted photo)

Duncan achieves goal to keep on dancing

SPRUCE PINE – Mitchell High School senior Ana Duncan did not know whether she wanted to attend college at NC State or Appalachian State, all she knew is she wanted t

The Harris Middle School golf team went undefeated this season and won its second-straight Toe River Conference championship. The Blue Devils golf team is, from left, Brody Miller, Maddox Dale, Eric Moore and Connor Warren. (Photo submitted)

Undefeated conference champs

April 9 at Grassy Creek

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News Stories

BOE proposes first budget for 2019-20

LEDGER – The Mitchell County Board of Education at its regular meeting Thursday, May 9, reviewed its first proposed

By Cory Spiers

Young presents budget to Spruce Pine Town Council

SPRUCE PINE – The Town of Spruce Pine’s proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year is set.

By Cory Spiers

Council gets update from library, departments

SPRUCE PINE – The Spruce Pine Town Council at its regular meeting Monday, May 13, received a report from Avery-Mitc

By Cory Spiers

Sports

Mitchell sophomore Ty Pitman tees off during the 1A State Golf Championships at Pinehurst. (Submitted photo)

Mountaineer golfers finish 10th in state

PINEHURST – Mitchell High School’s golf team finished 10th overall at the North Carolina High School Athletic Assoc

The Harris Middle School golf team went undefeated this season and won its second-straight Toe River Conference championship. The Blue Devils golf team is, from left, Brody Miller, Maddox Dale, Eric Moore and Connor Warren. (Photo submitted)

Undefeated conference champs

April 9 at Grassy Creek

Baseball teams falls in first round of playoffs

ROXBORO – The Mitchell High School varsity baseball team lost 7-4 at Roxboro Community School Tuesday, May 7, in th

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Obituaries

Obituaries: Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Robert ‘Don’ Abernathy

Harold Silver

Harold Dean Silver, 70, of Dula Road, Spruce Pine, died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Brian Center Health & Rehab in

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