Hilary Brooke Inman, 38, of Marion has been cited and charged for inadvertently starting a prominent wildfire in McDowell ...

Spruce Pine Town Manager Daniel Stines reported that the town has been putting in new water lines to restore pressure to residents of Sullins Branch at a recent town council meeting. “T ...

Jaren Gragg MNJ Correspondent The N.C. Cooperative Extension of Mitchell County welcomed community members, families, and ...

Jaren Gragg MNJ Contributor Gov. Josh Stein visited Bakersville to observe recovery efforts underway following the impact ...

Paxton Media Group (PMG) has acquired nine community newspapers in the Murphy and Franklin regions of western North Carolina and north Georgia from Community Newspapers, Inc. (CNI), based in Athens ...

According to the most recent update from the U.S. Forest Service, the forest fire near Poplar has affected 370 acres of ...

Dr. Daniel Barron, the chair of the Mitchell County Historical Society, stands next to the Mitchell County History Bee’s high ...

BAKERSVILLE — After newly-elected Mitchell County Commissioner Harley Masters made history on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 3, her instant reaction was that of surprise.

Mariel Williams editor@mitchellnews.com As Nick Whitson walks through his family’s flood-devastated properties in Green Mountain, a question recurs: Wh ...

Six candidates will appear on this year’s ballot as options for the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners: Lee Ellis, Jan Hamilton, Bill Hoag, Harley Masters, Ron McKinney and Dale Blevins.

For the first time in four decades, Aldridge Eye Institute of Burnsville is under new ownership. Founder Dr. Chuck Alrdidge gives way to new owner Dr. Thuc Moore, who joined the practice in 2019.

Mary Ruth Gunter Ayers, 82, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at Mitchell House in Spruce Pine. She was born June 2, 1937, in Mitchell County, the daughter of Willis A. and Iva Burleson Gunter.