During the protracted miners’ strike in West Virginia’s Cabin Creek and Paint Creek region in 1913, a company storekeeper and ...

The 41st annual Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show, which runs through Aug. 3, highlights Spruce Pine’s role as a mining hub. ...

Mountain Community Health Partnership held a groundbreaking Friday for its new development on a 105-acre lot in Grassy Creek.

The Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show will run July 27 to Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day on the hill above Skyview ...

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.

It began toward the end of the coronavirus pandemic: A rally of food trucks began gathering on Oak Avenue in downtown Spruce ...

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 ...

Rachel Hoskins [email protected] “It’s as bad as anything the county has ever experienced in its history,” said N.C. Senator Ralph Hise sitting in the Spruce Pine Fire Department on ...

BAKERSVILLE – The following arrests took place between Saturday, Nov. 2, and Monday, Nov. 11, according to reports on file at the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office: ...

Since Hurricane Helene (downgraded to a tropical storm after slowing down over land) ripped through Western North Carolina, Spruce Pine’s Ingles grocery store sits vacant.

LEDGER – The Meals on Wheels program has always been a significant effort to feed seniors who have difficulty purchasing or preparing their meals. Now, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it is ...