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OBITUARY: Carolyn Yelton Pittman

Carolyn Yelton Pittman, 77, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the Capital Caring Adler Center hospice facility in Aldie, Virginia, following a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Robert C. Pittman, of Manassas, Virginia.

TOWN OF SPRUCE PINE: Council hears requests during budget session

SPRUCE PINE – The Spruce Pine Town Council met with department representatives Monday, April 20, for a budget work session for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Michael Woods, the representative of Parks and Recreation, said the No. 1 priority for his department was a new bathroom at Brad Ragan Park.

Help save our honey bees: swarming time is upon us

As springtime temperatures encourage the blooming of fruit trees and wildflowers, so too are the warmer days of April and May a time for honey bees to perform their amazing and sometimes terrifying habit of swarming.

Golden LEAF Foundation awards $500,000 in COVID-19 relief scholarships to community college system

RALEIGH – The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded $500,000 to the North Carolina Community College System to create a scholarship fund for community college students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

More Americans went to the library than to the movies in 2019

By Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub The U.S. film industry may have generated revenues somewhere in the region of $40 billion last year, but it seems Hollywood still has plenty of work to do if it wants to compete with that most hallowed of American institutions: the public library.

Wildlife Commission warns of fishing license website scams

RALEIGH – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is urging the public to be aware of private online websites claiming to sell North Carolina fishing licenses. Whether it be inland or coastal fishing, licenses can only be purchased online at ncwildlife.

UPDATE: Commissioners rescind local COVID-19 restrictions

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Mission Health to remove triage tents at hospitals

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NCHSAA: No school means no spring sports

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NC students will not return to school this year

To ensure all area residents to have important local information about the coronavirus health emergency, the Mitchell News-Journal has lifted its paywall and is providing unlimited access to virus-related articles on our website. We need your support to continue this important work.