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Spruce Pine Council recaps joint meeting

SPRUCE PINE — The Spruce Pine Town Council at its regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 22 discussed its takeaways from its joint meeting on Feb. 15 with the Mitchell County Commissioners, Bakersville Town Council and representatives from the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce.

Joint meeting focuses on marketing Mitchell County

LEDGER — The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting with the Spruce Pine Town Council, Bakersville Town Council and representatives from the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Feb. 15 to discuss marketing strategies for the county.

Town seeks grant for park improvements

SPRUCE PINE — The Town of Spruce Pine has big improvement plans in mind for Brad Ragan Park and it hopes grant money through the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) could be a key factor in funding the project.  The Spruce Pine Town Council at its regular meeting on Monday, Feb.

Fitness Express will move to old Flick Video building

SPRUCE PINE — Fitness Express gym will soon be on the move.  The gym will soon transition from its current location at the Cross Street Commerce Center to the building that used to house Flick Video, next to Stamey’s Grocery on U.S. Highway 19E.

Grateful Girl Gathering set for March 20

SPRUCE PINE — A fresh, new kind of women’s conference is coming to Spruce Pine.  A Grateful Girl Gathering, a conference designed for a sisterhood of women that will feature times of study, worship, encouragement and fun, will be at the Cross Street Commerce Center on Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m.

Mountain bike track planned for Brad Ragan

Brad Ragan Park will soon have a pump track for mountain bicycles. At the regular meeting of the Spruce Pine Town Council on Monday, Feb.

Mitchell County Sheriff's Office arrests wanted Tennessee man

SPRUCE PINE — Officers from the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the North Carolina Highway Patrol, on Tuesday, Dec.

Shop With a Cop prepares for unprecedented 12th year

BAKERSVILLE — Local law enforcement agencies are once again teaming up to make Christmas memorable for area kids.

ELECTION 2020: Republicans sweep commissioners race, incumbents roll in BOE

The unofficial results of the 2020 General Election in Mitchell County have been released. In the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners race, where there were three seats available and four candidates, the Republican candidates won out.  Harley Masters received 6,319 votes, 31.

Bakersville woman dies in rafting accident

POPLAR — A rafting accident on the Nolichucky River on Saturday, Sept. 12 claimed the life of a Bakersville woman, a state official said.  Louvella Yelton Arrowood, 64, died in the accident, which happened around 4:30 p.m.