Jana Malone.
MNJ file photo. Want to learn more about meteors, stars, planets and the universe? Check out Mayland Community College’s Earth to Sky Park. The Planetarium and Observatory is located at the Energy Exchange Park in Burnsville and offers a full range of events and programs. Visit mayland.edu/foundation/foundation-projects/earth-to-sky-park/.
MNJ photo/Mariel Williams. The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners honored Josh Nelson as Employee of the Month at a recent board meeting. From left are commissioners Jeff Harding and Clayton Roberts, Nelson, Board Chair Harley Masters, and commissioners Steve Pitman and Brandon Pittman.
Submitted photo. Stanley Mace Andersen takes a break in his Mitchell County studio.
MNJ Photo/Mariel Williams. Jessica Zucchino of Partners Aligned Toward Health speaks at a special called meeting of the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners.
MNJ photo/Mariel Williams. N.C. House of Representatives candidate John Ford, left, chats with Mitchell voter Ellen Miller at the Mitchell County Democratic Party’s ice cream social at Riverside Park.
MNJ photo/Mariel Williams. The dried marijuana products on this table added up to approximately 23 pounds and $70,000. Some of the bags came labeled with the names of specific varieties, such as “Trailer Trash” or “Apple Pie.”