Aron Gabriel is the new president of Mayland Community College, as of Friday. Gabriel took over from retiring president John ...

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The Mitchell High School Mountaineers faced the Mountain Heritage Cougars on Friday night, Jan. 9, with teams competing ...

Pam Pitman was unanimously chosen as chair of the Mitchell County Schools Board of Education Thursday, Jan. 8. Pitman was one of two nominees for the position. Previous Chairman Brandon ...

January is a traditional time to recommit to physical fitness for many, and staffers at the A-M-Y Wellness Foundation YMCA of ...

Bakersville’s monthly town council meeting at the end of December opened with Mayor Charles Vines describing a comic scene in ...

John Boyd handed the reins to incoming President Aron Gabriel at a brief ceremony at Mayland Community College Friday, Jan. 9. The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners honored Boyd at i ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 1.7-magnitude earthquake in Avery County Saturday morning. According to USGS, the small quake occurred at 6:06 a.m. 3.7 miles west-southwest of ...

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.

Mitchell County Recreation Director Brock Duncan (center in purple) goes over the details of the proposed recreation complex in Bakersville as a crowd listens intently Tuesday, May 31 at the ...

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners during its regular meeting this past week confirmed Bakersville resident Allen Cook as the county’s newest manager.

Kevin Glenn, a North Carolina state trooper assigned to Mitchell County, was shot in Yancey County during a chase just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14.