


High Peaks Leads Fall Foliage Hike Oct. 10
Come join High Peaks on Friday, October 10 for an easy to moderate hike at Lamar Alexander State Park, Flag Pond, Tn., about a 30-minute drive from Burnsville. Fall foliage should be near its peak, and we’ll enjoy views of beautiful rock formations as we hike a fairly flat trail

Mitchell County Commisssioners and DSS 10/6 Meetings
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Robert “Bob” Park Lance
Robert “Bob” Park Lance, lovingly known as “Sweet Ole Bob” by his mother-in-law and simply “Bob” to his many friends and loved ones, passed away peacefully at his home in Little Switzerland on Monday,September 29, 2025. Bob was born in 1943 in Calhoun, Georgia, to Mary Anna Anderson Lance (Royall)
A Black Australian Kelpie Found on Lower Browns Creek
A male Black Australian Kelpie with a little white on his chest and tips of front paws has been found on Lower Browns Creek Road in Burnsville…call 828-208-0342
4 Goats
For Sale: 4 goats…call 828-242-5876




Mitchell Early Childhood Education I Visit Blue Ridge Partnership
Mrs. Boone’s, Early Childhood Education I students from Mitchell High School, visited the Blue Ridge Partnership for Children in Burnsville on Sept 30th. The BRPC offers many programs, manipulative, and materials for area families and for students to use at their internship sites. These materials help our Early Childhood Education

Mitchell Students Earn ServSafe Manager Certification
Ten Mitchell High students in Mrs. McClellan’s Food and Nutrition II class recently earned the ServSafe Manager Certification. This certification is an industry recognized credential that focuses on preventing foodborne illness in food service. This certification can help students earn more money per hour in food service jobs and demonstrate to an employer
Wanting Kindling Wood
Wanted: Kindling wood to start fires this winter…call 828-208-5416

2010 Cadillac CTS
For Sale: 2010 Cadillac CTS AWD, 162K miles 3.6 performance engine, very clean inside and out, runs and drives great $5500. Call 467-2059

Gas Stove
For Sale: Model 384 freestanding non vented 33000 BTU gas stove. Has only been used a couple of times. Has wall-mounted wireless timer or can be switched to remote timer. Feet can be removed and used in bookcase mantel. This stove is Natural Gas not propane. $500 firm…call 828-385-2542
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Resource Guide
Toe River Health District Health Assessment Reports
Avery County Report
Mitchell County Report
Yancey County Report
- Avery Regional Health System, 737-7000
- Blue Ridge Medical Center Yancey Campus, 682-0200
- Blue Ridge Regional Hospital,, 765-4201
- Health-e-Schools
- Cruz Chiropractic, 682-6157
- McDowell Hospital, 659-5000
- Memory Care
- Medicare
Meds for Kids
- Mission Health System, 213-1111
- Mitchell County Health Department, 688-2371
- MY Meds, 766-6337
- Medicare Information
- Mountain Community Health Partnership, 828-688-2104
- North Carolina Hospital Association
- North Carolina Medical Society
- Social Security Medical Benefits
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- Toe River Health District, 828-737-6100
- Tri-County Pregnancy Center, 682-7250
- Unicoi Memorial Hospital, 423-743-3141
- Western Highlands Network (Mental Health), 225-2800
- Yancey County Health Department, 682-6118
- Yancey Hospice, 682-9675
- Yancey County Rescue Squad, 682-7665