Wondering what to get your child for the holidays that isn’t another toy or device? How about the experience of theatre? Parkway Playhouse has just announced its junior programs and classes for 2022 and there’s something for everyone. Theatre gives the opportunity for children to connect and collaborate with others, team build, problem solve, and explore imaginative worlds away from the ...(more)
The Mars Hill University Department of Theatre Arts and the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre (SART) will present two co-produced events for the 2021 holiday season: “A Southern Appalachian Christmas Concert” and “A Christmas Carol.” Both productions will be presented in-person at Owen Theatre on the university campus, and “A Christmas Carol” also will be available in an ...(more)
Fit hikers looking for a challenge are invited to join the NC High Peaks Trail Association on Friday, Dec. 3 for a 6-mile jaunt down the Mt. Mitchell Trail from the summit to the Black Mountain Campground. The outing will be open only to experienced hikers in top condition, as the trail is in rough shape with bad footing and a descent of nearly 4,000 feet that can be punishing on the ...(more)
There will be a Clothing Giveaway and Toy Pick Up Friday and Saturday December 10th and 11th from 9:00 am – 12 noon at Cub Creek Baptist Church in Bakersville. If you need toys for your child’s Christmas call Angel Willis at 828-467-2462. ...(more)
Fresh off their 29th national championship performance, Mars Hill University’s Bailey Mountain Cloggers are heading to the Windy City to showcase their dance skills for an international audience. Fifteen members of the team will be part of the American Clogging All-Stars group which will perform in the 2021 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade next Thursday. In addition to the Bailey Mountain ...(more)
Renovation has begun on the Olin Hefner Pavilion at the Orchard at Altapass. The first part of our “Bringing Back the Music” project is the construction of a ramp connecting the side walkway of the red barn to the pavilion. This will eliminate walking into the N.C. state road to get from one building to the other. Also, at a width of 5′, the ramp will provide smooth wheelchair ...(more)
The Mountain Heritage FFA will be hosting a plant sale December 4th at the Craft Show in the Burnsville Town Center from 10 am – 3pm. Then again on December 6th and 7th at the Mountain Heritage High School Greenhouse from 3pm-6pm. They will be selling succulents and left over hanging baskets. ...(more)
Students enrolled in Foods I now have the opportunity to earn a Food Handler Certification through ServSafe. Several students enrolled in Lynn Walker’s Food and Nutrition I course scored 75 or higher on the ServSafe Food Handler test and earned their certification. Congratulations for completing this certification First row: Gracie Boone, Vanesa Campos Mendoza, Rebecca Burleson, ...(more)
On Friday, November 19, Mitchell High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) celebrated their first two years of successful implementation of the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA). The CLNA is the basis for the CTE program at the high school level, where a leadership team made up of students, teachers, and community members came together to decide the goals of the CTE program. ...(more)
Congratulations to Ali Talebi on the purchase of Spruce Pine Chevrolet Buick GMC in Spruce Pine, NC! Ali is shown here (from left) with Jay Palassis with GM Financial, General Motors Zone Manager Edward Bailey (Ali) and Ralph Vines, President of Advanced DMS who Co-Brokered the transaction. ...(more)
The Duke Energy Foundation has distributed $750,000 in grants to help local businesses across North Carolina adapt to the unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic. Mitchell County is the recipient of a $25,000 grant to support local small businesses. “Since the Spring of 2020, our local businesses have been doing everything they can to survive the effects of the pandemic and have ...(more)
RHA is considered crisis walk-in center for anyone experiencing a mental health or substance use emergency in McDowell County. In normal conditions, our office is open to walk-in crisis traffic from 8-5, Monday-Friday. Community crisis intervention is always available 24/7/365 thru our Mobile Crisis Management team, by calling 1-888-573-1006. Individuals will be screened by phone to ...(more)
