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.”
Photos submitted. Left: Caleb Rudow. Right: Frank Hughes.
MNJ photo/Sarah Atkins. Juan Pardo ordered people from the Native American settlement of Joara to build five houses that would have looked similar to the one pictured above.
MNJ photo/Sarah Atkins. Ina Hilemon has run a sewing and alterations business for 38 years, and uses this machine she calls “Babe” for many of her projects.
MNJ photo/Mariel Williams. The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners recently honored Mike Gunter, a volunteer for Mitchell County Shepherd’s Staff, for receiving the Governor’s Volunteer Award. From left are Commissioner Jeff Harding, Commissioner Clayton Roberts, Chair Harley Masters, Vice-Chair Steve Pitman, Commissioner Brandon Dean Pittman, Rebecca Hall of High Country United Way, Gunter’s wife Catherine Gunter, and Mike Gunter.