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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Board discusses pay plan

BAKERSVILLE – The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in special session Wednesday, May 27, to review pay plan and personnel policy recommendations from the Management and Personnel Services Group, or MAPS.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: CRF Plan Submitted

BAKERSVILLE – Mitchell County submitted its plan Thursday, May 28, to the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office Coronavirus Relief Fund, or CRF.

Residents take advantage of drive-thru COVID-19 testing

    SPRUCE PINE – The Mitchell County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, conducted drive-thru testing for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Thursday, May 21, at Harris Middle School.

County gets nearly $500K in COVID-19 relief funds

RALEIGH – North Carolina Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, announced this past week Senatorial District 47, which he represents, will receive $4,563,653 to cover immediate expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASK DENISE: Teen unsure if she's in 'friend zone'

Editor’s note: Writer’s answers do not reflect those of the Mitchell News-Journal and are not meant to replace medical or mental health care.   DEAR DENISE: I am 17 and a junior in high school. There is a boy that lives three doors down from me and we hang out every day.

1 cicada, 2 cicada, 3 cicada ... and a whole lot more

  They’re baaaack … or at least, they soon will be. A possible million-strong army of cicadas will shortly emerge from their 17-year subterranean nap and descend later in spring on some mid-Atlantic states such as Virginia and West Virginia, as well as North Carolina.

Census undercount has major ramifications

The 2020 Census is well underway, and Census partners are working to find new ways to expand awareness through virtual outreach and engagement amidst an unprecedented public health crisis.

FCNS announces virtual shift for “Our Big Backyard” summer camp

MORGANTON — Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, or FCNC, has decided to have its annual summer camp, “Our Big Backyard,” virtually in 2020.

Chief Justice issues new orders, emergency directives for NC Court operations

Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has issued new emergency orders about court operations across North Carolina.

Brian Center residents treated to parade

    SPRUCE PINE – Residents and nurses at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Center in Spruce Pine were showered with support Thursday, May 14, during a drive-thru parade.