Scottie Williams Smallwood of Spruce Pine was pronounced dead at the scene following a nighttime collision last week. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, on June 17 at around 9:49 p.

Even more than a year after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, state and local officials have estimated that hundreds of millions of dollars are still being directed toward recovery efforts in ...

One of the victims of 2024’s storm was Bakersville’s renowned North Carolina Rhododendron Festival, which lost its centrality downtown, due to the damage to the Cane Creek park and the businesses ...

SPRUCE PINE — As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Mitchell County residents are getting ready to mark ...

LEDGER — When Gouge Elementary third grade teacher Michelle Lord and Greenlee Primary kindergarten teacher Justin Hollifield arrived at the Mitchell County Schools Central Office on the morning of ...

SPRUCE PINE — The Spruce Pine Wells Fargo branch will permanently close on Feb. 10, the company confirmed. The closing of the Spruce Pine branch will make the Burnsville Wells Fargo, which is roughly ...