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Chamber launches Mitchell Works

SPRUCE PINE – After hearing from the business community about concerns with their current and future workforce needs and the areas in which they were seeing gaps, the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce began looking into solutions it could provide as well as researching what was already being done.

UPDATE: Board of Commissioners appoint Vines as interim county manager

BAKERSVILLE – Just more than a week after the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners voted to not re-appoint Kathy Young as County Manager, an Interim County Manager is in place. The board, at a special called meeting Tuesday, Dec.

Local candidate filings as of Friday, Dec. 6

The North Carolina Primary Election is Tuesday, March 3, 2020. A second primary may be on either May 12, 2020, or April 21, 2020, in certain circumstances. The General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The following is a list of local candidate filings as of noon Thursday, Dec.

County offers land to BOE

BAKERSVILLE – The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners at a special-called meeting Monday, Nov.

Weather doesn't deter Small Business Saturday shoppers

SPRUCE PINE – Shoppers braved cold, rainy conditions Saturday, Nov. 30, to enjoy Small Business Saturday festivities in downtown Spruce Pine.  The day was dedicated to supporting local merchants as visitors were encouraged to shop local for holiday gifts and other goods.

Spruce Pine Chevy under new ownership, management

SPRUCE PINE – Three Avery County business people now own the Chevrolet Dealership located at 36 Chevrolet Boulevard in the Grassy Creek Community of Spruce Pine. Robert Vance Houston, his wife, Debra, and their grandson, Denver Maltba, purchased the dealership this fall.

Town hall addresses dangers of vaping, underage drinking

LEDGER – The Mitchell Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force and Appalachian Youth to Youth Tuesday, Nov. 19, hosted the “Mitchell County Communities Talk Town Hall on Vaping and Underage Drinking” in the Kathy Miller Auditorium at Mitchell High School.

BREAKING: Commissioners vote to replace Young as County Manager

BAKERSVILLE – Mitchell County will soon have a new County Manager. The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting Monday, Dec.

Site of new school could change again

LEDGER – The Mitchell County Board of Education will move forward with an architectural site study to determine the feasibility of building a new school on the Greene property in Ledger across from the Mitchell County Schools Central Office.

Bakersville launches 4-week Christmas celebration

BAKERSVILLE – Beginning Saturday, Nov. 30, Bakersville launches four Saturdays of holiday fun. Bring family and friends to share the festivities.