


Dooney & Burke Purse and Wallet & Ugg Boots
For Sale: Dooney & Burke purse and wallet. Purse is new wallet is like new, $80… Uggs boots, great condition, dark brown size 7. $35…Ugg ankle boots, great condition $35…call 828-208-7466 (click image to see pictures of all items)
Chickens
For Sale: 4 hens and 2 roosters. 1 Rhode Island Red hen, the rest are Barred Rock. $15 each… text or call 828-284-6196
Puppies
For Sale: Puppies: half chocolate lab and half Australian shepherd. $100.00 each… call or text 828 260 4977
4×5 Round Bales of Hay
Wanted: 4×5 Round Bales of Hay…call 828-284-6924
Beagles
For Sale: 2 Black Creek beagles: 1 male and 1 female, 7 years old. They will ran and jump a rabbit. $300 and they have to go together…call 828-284-6196

Hay
For Sale: 4 x 4 rows of hay in barn $40 a row never rained on call 828-592-1782.

High Peaks Leads “First Day” Hike on Jan. 1
Start the New Year off on the right foot by joining NC High Peaks for their annual First Day Hike on Thursday, January 1, 2026. This year we will hike from the Buck Creek Gap Overlook to



“Booze It And Lose It” Underway
The statewide “Booze It & Lose It” campaign — an anti–drunk driving initiative combining public education with stepped-up law enforcement — is now underway. Through January 4, law enforcement agencies in all 100 counties will increase patrols
Firewood
For Sale: Ton truck load of good dry hardwood $200…call 828 467-9276
Charles “Wesley” Gurley
On Sunday, December 21st, 2025 at 4:45pm, Charles “Wesley” Gurley, 62, of the Crabtree Community, crossed over Jordan peacefully at home, with his wife of 37 years holding his hand. Wesley loved God and always encouraged others
Betty Jo Worrell Herrell
Betty Jo Worrell Herrell, 95, of the Harrell Hill community in Bakersville, North Carolina, died peacefully at home in the early morning of the winter solstice, December 21, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on
James Anthony Correll “Jimmy”
James Anthony Correll, 49, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Jimmy, as he was known, was born on July 27, 1976 in Kannapolis, NC to William Lynn and Sandra Ann Norris Correll. He worked as a

Spruce Pine Man Charged In Motor Vehicle Theft
A Spruce Pine man is facing felony charges following an investigation into a stolen vehicle. Detectives with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office have charged 27-year-old Nicholas Gregory Pendley of Spruce Pine with felony larceny of a motor
Shirley Geouge Briggs
Shirley Geouge Briggs, age 88, went Home to dance around the throne on Sunday, December 21st, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering devotion to her family. She was born in the Celo Community
