MNJ photo/Mariel Williams. The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners recently honored Mike Gunter, a volunteer for Mitchell County Shepherd’s Staff, for receiving the Governor’s Volunteer Award. From left are Commissioner Jeff Harding, Commissioner Clayton Roberts, Chair Harley Masters, Vice-Chair Steve Pitman, Commissioner Brandon Dean Pittman, Rebecca Hall of High Country United Way, Gunter’s wife Catherine Gunter, and Mike Gunter.