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Pool not opening draws ire

SPRUCE PINE – The Spruce Pine Town Council heard multiple public comments from concerned citizens Monday, June 8, about the Brad Ragan pool and public restrooms at its regular session.

Roberts leaving MNJ

SPRUCE PINE – The Mitchell News-Journal will soon be under new leadership.

BOE talks plans for fall classes

LEDGER – The Board of Education discussed plans for reopening schools in the fall Thursday, June 11, during its regular meeting.  The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, or DPI, with guidance from North Carolina Health and Human Services and Gov.

SPRUCE PINE: Council adopts 2020-21 budget

SPRUCE PINE – The Spruce Pine Town Council approved its 2020-21 budget Monday, June 8, at its regular session. According to Town Finance Manager Crystal Young, the budget for the general fund is approximately 1.

Drive-through COVID-19 testing is Tuesday at Bakersville Community Health Center

BAKERSVILLE – Mountain Community Health Partnership, or MCHP, is offering drive-through COVID-19 testing from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Bakersville Community Health Center, 86 N. Mitchell Ave. in Bakersville. MCHP will determine the need for additional dates and announce them later.

Residents take advantage of drive-thru COVID-19 testing

    SPRUCE PINE – The Mitchell County Health Department, part of Toe River Health District, conducted drive-thru testing for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Thursday, May 21, at Harris Middle School.

County gets nearly $500K in COVID-19 relief funds

RALEIGH – North Carolina Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, announced this past week Senatorial District 47, which he represents, will receive $4,563,653 to cover immediate expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASK DENISE: Teen unsure if she's in 'friend zone'

Editor’s note: Writer’s answers do not reflect those of the Mitchell News-Journal and are not meant to replace medical or mental health care.   DEAR DENISE: I am 17 and a junior in high school. There is a boy that lives three doors down from me and we hang out every day.

1 cicada, 2 cicada, 3 cicada ... and a whole lot more

  They’re baaaack … or at least, they soon will be. A possible million-strong army of cicadas will shortly emerge from their 17-year subterranean nap and descend later in spring on some mid-Atlantic states such as Virginia and West Virginia, as well as North Carolina.

Census undercount has major ramifications

The 2020 Census is well underway, and Census partners are working to find new ways to expand awareness through virtual outreach and engagement amidst an unprecedented public health crisis.