Former Mitchell County Sheriff/Police Chief Passes Away

Longtime former Mitchell County Sheriff and former Spruce Pine Police Chief Coy Daniel Hollifield, passed away on Sunday, May 30th. Hollifield, age 72, of Greenberry Road, Bakersville, served as a respected member of the law enforcement community for forty-two years. Coy Hollifield was also a former Marine who served in the Vietnam War. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 5,  at 4:00PM in Freedom Baptist Church.  The family will receive friends from 2:00PM until 4:00PM prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at GreenLee Cemetery on Dale Rd, Spruce Pine with Sgt. EL Randolph Chapter 57 DAV conducting military honors.