Regional

SPRUCE PINE — Tree House Mountain Realty has a new team member.

In the face of unprecedented challenges during the holiday season due to COVID-19, WAMY Community Action was still able to provide gifts to seniors in the region through its Santa for Seniors progr

RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican Senator Ralph Hise, a Mitchell County resident and native, will serve as co-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, chamber leader Phil Berger said on Thur

SPRUCE PINE — Just in time for the new year, significant changes are coming for the Avery-Mitchell-Yancy (AMY) Regional Library system. 

Special to the News-Journal by Victoria Loe Hicks

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This season of celebration, like so many things, won’t be quite the same this year. 

The 65-year-old WTOE AM radio station can now also be found on 101.1 FM. 

BULADEAN — The smell of barbecue filled the Buladean Community Foundation Center and 450 local family’s homes on Saturday, Dec. 19. 

Special to the News-Journal written by Maureen Thornton

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SPRUCE PINE — As the holiday shopping season heats up, scam calls are on the rise. 

BURNSVILLE — Local Cub Scouts from the Spruce Pine Pack 505 and Burnsville Pack 502 worked hard on Saturday, Nov. 14 to plant trees at Cane River Park in Yancey County.