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OBITUARY: Robert ‘Robin’ Parker

Robert “Robin” Parker, 60, of the Crabtree Community, went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 17, 2020, after a brief illness.  A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late John “J.C.” Parker and Alma Hoilman Parker Pate.

OBITUARY: Georgia Ann Woody Burleson Johnson

Georgia Ann Woody Burleson Johnson went to her Heavenly home Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was born Aug. 27, 1925, in Avery County, and was the daughter of the Rev. Albert and Bessie Woody. She grew up in the mountains of North Carolina and West Virginia during the depression.

OBITUARY: Edna Allen

Edna Allen, 76, of Lenoir, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. It is especially hard since no one could go to be with her due to the virus and staying in place during her hospitalization.

EXTENDING OUR REACH: Spring is time to start vegetable gardens

As gardeners race out of the “garden gate,” consider the following tips for finishing the race with a successful garden this growing season.

April is National Donate Life Month

  April is National Donate Life Month. Every year, organizations that focus attention on organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation share the importance of registering organ donors, honor deceased and living donors, and celebrate the lifesaving and healing gift of transplantation.

What do MECHS students think about remote learning?

SPRUCE PINE – Adult members of the workforce are not the only people who have had to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, students have had to adjust to learning remotely from home instead of in a classroom setting.

King headed to medical school at UNC

Mitchell County native Brandon King has been accepted to the UNC School of Medicine for the 2020 fall semester.

Wylie Building under new ownership

SPRUCE PINE – DT’s Blue Ridge Java has been in downtown Spruce Pine for 17 years. Owners David and Tricia Niven have toyed with the notion of selling their business in the past, but recently made a decision that is quite the opposite: they bought the building.

River cane: a very significant grass

    Toe Talk is a monthly article series supported by local watershed partners highlighting watershed and community news.

ASAP announces immediate needs grants for farmers

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