Vaccination Information
Yancey County Health Dept at 828-682-6118
Mountain Community Health Partnership at 828-675-4116
Vaccination sites: 675-6266
(Health Department Drive Through Testing – Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat from 9-6)
Helpful Links
(Yancey County Government)
(Center for Disease Control)
(CDC COVID Data Tracker )
Order Free at-home COVID-19 tests Kits
Donnie Walter Cook
Donnie Walter Cook, age 68, of Pineola Community, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 30th, 2026. He was the son of the late Walter and Martha McKinney Cook. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded
Group Threatens Lawsuit Over Illegal Mining Pollution
An environmental legal group is warning Horizon 30, LLC to stop polluting the Nolichucky River and its tributaries with sediment and toxic mining waste from an illegal site in Mitchell County. The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing
Food Giveaway at Mt. Pleasant Food Pantry
The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Food Pantry will be hosting another food giveaway Friday,February 6th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church at 151 Scronce Creek Road in Burnsville. Anyone who wants the food is welcome to come. Just call 828-536-0130 when you get there to let them know you’re there and someone will load the food in your car without you having to get out of your car. For more information check out their webpage.
Quartz Workers Ask NLRB to Allow Union Decertification Vote
Employees at The Quartz Corp’s Spruce Pine mining operation are challenging a federal labor board policy they say is preventing them from voting to remove a union they no longer support..Workers filed a petition in late 2025
Wrestling Playoff Update
Per changes from the NCHSAA, Mitchell’s 1st and 2nd round Dual Team Playoff matches have been moved to Tuesday, February 10. Match time will be 6pm and the match will be held at Mitchell Middle School. Women’s
McDowell County Major Drug and Firearms Bust
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office says a convicted felon is behind bars following a major drug bust. On January 23rd, a sheriff’s office SWAT team executed a drug search warrant at the home of Robert McCoy Bradley
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Donnie Walter Cook
Donnie Walter Cook, age 68, of Pineola Community, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 30th, 2026. He was the son of the late Walter and Martha McKinney Cook. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded
Group Threatens Lawsuit Over Illegal Mining Pollution
An environmental legal group is warning Horizon 30, LLC to stop polluting the Nolichucky River and its tributaries with sediment and toxic mining waste from an illegal site in Mitchell County. The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing
Food Giveaway at Mt. Pleasant Food Pantry
The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Food Pantry will be hosting another food giveaway Friday,February 6th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church at 151 Scronce Creek Road in Burnsville. Anyone who wants the food is welcome to come. Just call 828-536-0130 when you get there to let them know you’re there and someone will load the food in your car without you having to get out of your car. For more information check out their webpage.
Quartz Workers Ask NLRB to Allow Union Decertification Vote
Employees at The Quartz Corp’s Spruce Pine mining operation are challenging a federal labor board policy they say is preventing them from voting to remove a union they no longer support..Workers filed a petition in late 2025
Wrestling Playoff Update
Per changes from the NCHSAA, Mitchell’s 1st and 2nd round Dual Team Playoff matches have been moved to Tuesday, February 10. Match time will be 6pm and the match will be held at Mitchell Middle School. Women’s
McDowell County Major Drug and Firearms Bust
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office says a convicted felon is behind bars following a major drug bust. On January 23rd, a sheriff’s office SWAT team executed a drug search warrant at the home of Robert McCoy Bradley