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'They Are Just Brute-forcing the Guy': North Carolina Cops Pulled Man Having Diabetic Emergency Out of Car, Punched and Tased Him In Walmart Parking Lot, Video Shows

Walmart · Spruce Pine

'They Are Just Brute-forcing the Guy': North Carolina Cops Pulled Man Having Diabetic Emergency Out of Car, Punched and Tased Him In Walmart Parking Lot, Video Shows

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A North Carolina man who says he was having a diabetic emergency when he was beaten, punched, and tased by Spruce Pine Police Department officers in a Walmart parking lot outside Asheville has filed a sweeping federal civil rights lawsuit against the town and its officers. Dillon Ledford’s 58-page federal complaint, filed on June 5, names three officers — Capt. Michael Hollifield, Officer Michael Sale, and Officer Dalton Mace — accusing them of …Read Article

Rural Americans Are More Likely to Participate in the Informal Economy, Study Shows

Economy · Mitchell County

Rural Americans Are More Likely to Participate in the Informal Economy, Study Shows

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Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. There is a dentist in my county who often gets paid in art. Artists who don’t have health insurance will offer something like a painting or a sculpture in exchange for dental work. I live in Mitchell County, North Carolina, home of the world-renowned Penla…Read Article

New potters exhibition at Toe River Arts opening June 21

Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine

New potters exhibition at Toe River Arts opening June 21

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TOE RIVER VALLEY — Toe River Arts has a new exhibition titled Thrown Together Potters: Established Makers in Clay in their Spruce Pine Kokol Gallery beginning Saturday, June 21, and running through July 19. A public closing reception will be…Read Article

Gouge retires from Blue Ridge Regional Hospital after 32 years of service

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SPRUCE PINE — Blue Ridge Regional Hospital announces the retirement of Paulette Gouge, Practice Specialist for Mission Community Primary Care — Spruce Pine, after a 32-year career dedicated to healthcare.Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine Read Article

Carter County Schools announces administrative changes for 2025-26 school year - Elizabethton Star

Carter County Schools has announced several administrative changes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, including new leadership at multiple schools and within the district’s online and alternative programs. Brandon Young will serve as the principal of Carter County Online Academy. Young brings 23 years of experience in education, beginning his career as a fifth grade teacher in Mitchell County, North Carolina. He later earned a master’s degree…Mitchell County, North Carolina · Mitchell County Read Article

Bridging Families foster program expands in NC

By Jennifer Fernandez A contract with the state will allow the program to add more sites and staff. A separate grant will be used to create the Bridging Families Institute, which will help other areas of the state replicate the program. Last month, 27-year-old Maggie took her three kids to a doctor’s appointment. She’s generally around when they get off the bus, and she helps with their homework and with setting everything up for the next day. S…Mitchell County, North Carolina · Mitchell County Read Article

Mitchell County Arrest Report

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The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.Mitchell County, North Carolina · Mitchell County See the Story

Simulation raises awareness over inmates' struggle to return to civilian life

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SPRUCE PINE — Freedom Life — serving Avery, McDowell, Mitchell and Yancey counties — joined forces with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) and Guy Buckner, special projects administrator, on April 15, to host a reentry simulation at…Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine Read Article

Can The Small Mountain Town Of Spruce Pine NC Bring China To Its Knees? - The Rhino Times of Greensboro

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Brought to you by the Rhino Times The US – specifically the state of North Carolina – may possess the ultimate secret weapon in the new trade war with China that’s currently raging at unprecedented levels. While everyone looks to Taiwan as the center of modern computer chip manufacturing, a very little-known fact is that, if it weren’t for the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, none of that multi-trillion-dollar industry would be possible. Th…Trade War · Spruce Pine See the Story

A Hidden Gem: Spruce Pine and Its Impact on the World

Tucked into the valleys of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mine in Spruce Pine, N.C. closed for several weeks following the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, in late Sept. 2024. Spruce Pine is a town of fewer than 2,500 residents, but the mine plays a crucial role across the globe. The torrential rainstorm flooded roads and cut power to a uniquely vital site for one of the world’s most valuable industries: semiconductors. Spruce Pine is home…Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine Read Article

Mitchell County Arrest Report

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The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.Mitchell County, North Carolina · Mitchell County Read Article

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