MNJ Photo/Steffen Silvis. Elizabeth Brim, featured artist of the Fire on the Mountain blacksmithing festival that will be ...

MNJ Photo/Mariel Williams. Jon Blasco and Kayleigh Gill give a presentation to the Spruce Pine Town Council on behalf of ...

A schedule for repairing the Blue Ridge Parkway was announced at a recent meeting of the Governor's Advisory Committee on WNC ...

Run for Holland brought these runners together in 2025, and some people who could not attend in person signed up as spirit runners, p ...

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. Masters finished as the top ...

As Nick Whitson walks through his family’s flood-devastated properties in Green Mountain, a question recurs: What can be saved? But for Whitson, “can” is the wrong word. His family has run O.C.

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. Her ...

Mariel Williams editor@mitchellnews.com Dale Blevins, Lee Ellis and Harley Masters were the top three vote-getters in last week’s Mitchell Count ...

Anyone who tuned into the 2020 Masters Tournament this past week at Augusta National Golf Club may have noticed the uniquely-colored sand bunkers on the course. Rather than the usual drab, beige sand, ...

The Town of Spruce Pine witnessed a transition in its local government leadership during the recent council meeting. Phillip Hise was sworn in as mayor, alongside Rocky Buchanan and Wayne Peight, w ...