Bakersville poet and disability advocate Marilyn McVicker has released a new volume of poetry dubbed “As for Life” which was awarded an honorable mention in North Carolina’s 2020 Lena Shull Book Co
The Mountaineers 4-H Shooting Sports Club is headed to the highest level of competition in the state after a strong showing at the 2022 West Region 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament earlier this month
Mitchell-Yancey Habitat for Humanity’s new partner, Deloris Braswell, is looking forward to moving into her new home in Mitchell County in March 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Mayland Community College Cosmetic Arts Center at the Three Peaks Enrichment Center, formerly known as Pine Bridge, was held under sunny skies on Tuesday, Aug.
The 2023 Miss Emerald Ridge Scholarship Program is set for Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. at Mitchell High School.
Four Mitchell High Future Farmers of America students recently experienced life like it was in the past during a retreat to The Center for Pioneer Life in Burnsville.
A section of land in Grassy Creek with plots owned by Byron Phillips, Sibelco, The Quartz Corp. and Doug Wiseman is now part of The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.
WAMY Community Action’s executive director Melissa Soto this past month was honored for her 30 years of service to the organization during a surprise party at The Beacon in Boone.
For Spruce Pine Police Chief Bill Summerlin, his job is about more than just arresting people and writing tickets.
It’s also about the community.
Some locals opening their latest property tax bills were met with sticker shock, but commissioner Harley Masters said any increases are primarily the result of property tax reappraisals.