CHAD JULIUS CLARK, 38 of Spruce Pine, NC was arrested on 11/14/2018 Clark is charged with; Parole Violation For Mitchell County NO BOND Possession Of Stolen Goods Possess Schedule II Controlled Substance Possess Drug Paraphernalia Misdemeanor Larceny For Mitchell Interfere Electronic Monitoring Device For Mitchell County Larceny Of Motor Vehicle For Mitchell County Injury To Personal Property ...(more)
Monday at 11 am in the Yancey County Courthouse newly elected officials will be sworn in for their terms of office. Administration of the oaths will be conducted by 24th District Superior Court Judge Gary Gavenus. Taking the oath for the Yancey County Board of Education will be newly elected Wade Dahlberg and re-elected incumbent Jeanne Tyner. Taking the oath for the Board of Commissioners will ...(more)
At the November 8th meeting of the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine Rotarian Marvin Walker welcomed Ginny Downs, Program Coordinator of The Lamplighters After School Reading and Enrichment Program. The program, a ministry of Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, is designed to encourage children to grow academically, socially, physically and spiritually with an emphasis on building reading ...(more)
As anyone knows who traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, state troopers were out in full force monitoring the roadways in an attempt to ensure safe travel. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol participated in the Thanksgiving I-40 Challenge, a joint operation among seven other states along the I-40 corridor. On Wednesday, November 21 and Sunday, November 25, troopers were placed every ...(more)
Mitchell County Commissioners have hired a new director for the Department of Social Services. Sara Spotila from Hendersonville has been hired to head the department beginning January 1st. The former director, Paula Holtsclaw resigned in September to join Hospice and Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge. Spotila has an impressive resume. She most recently was Regional Director of Family ...(more)
(News Release from McDowell Sheriff’s Department) Deputies have charged two 17-year-old McDowell High students with having drugs on the campus. Deputy Jason Cook of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged one of the females with possession of marijuana and the other with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. On the morning of Friday, November 2nd, school ...(more)
The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement has unanimously entered a settlement under which the Ralph Hise for NC Senate committee agreed to “disgorge funds in the amount of $500, and reimburse the State Board in the amount of $4,000 for expenses incurred in the course of its investigation” into campaign finance-related issues with that committee. The 2017 complaint ...(more)
Yancey County Sheriff Office Information Release A Byrne Justice Assistance Grant for 2017 has been awarded to the Yancey County Sheriff Office. This is a federally funded Grant that awards funds to the State of North Carolina through the Governor’s Crime Commission (GCC). These funds are then applied for by Law Enforcement Agencies to assist funding in such areas as, but not limited to, ...(more)
