Mitchell County News

Work on railroad crossings will limit traffic on two roads in Mitchell County today and Thursday, the state Department of Transportation says.

A pair of Crocs that slipped from the feet of 6-year-old Alex Suddeath offered the first clue as to the whereabouts of the boy and his younger sister - and reason to hope they would be found alive.

An Amber Alert has been issued for two missing children in North Carolina. The alert comes from Mitchell County, which is along the state border with Tennessee.

Some students may have to walk up to a mile to get to their bus stops next school year.

Where : Race starts at Gouge Elementary in Bakersville. When : One-mile starts at 8 a.m. Saturday; 10K starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost : $15. Register 7-8 a.m. Saturday at race site.

Charlotte chapter, Financial Planning Association, donating time and expertise to residents of Charlotte Housing Authority.

See artists at work during the River Arts District Studio Stroll from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Boy, a guy wins a couple of national championships and suddenly everybody wants to claim him as their own.

The bright lights of Hollywood came to town - well, almost. There may not have been klieg lights sweeping across the night skies of the Parkway but two different crews from CNN came to Spruce Pine recently, first in March, then in May.

Two Mitchell County towns, Spruce Pine and Bakersville, will jointly host Troutacular!, a trout festival, simultaneously in both towns on Saturday .

NW of Asheville. Free, family-friendly festival features old-time and bluegrass music, ballad singing, and clogging.

An administrative law judge says he won't close a federal hearing involving a former investigator who says she was fired by BB&T after exposing a development scam that cost the bank millions of dollars.

A month of wet weather combined with the steep terrain of Western North Carolina are combining to produce some unusual problems across the area.

Crews worked to clear wreckage from a train derailment in the western North Carolina mountains.

Twenty cars on a CSX train derailed a little before dawn Wednesday in a rural area west of Bakersville, with some toppling to within feet of the North Toe River.

Law enforcement and state transportation officials are reporting a train derailment in Mitchell County this morning.

Ashe County put on her best face Tuesday for a visit by the new state commerce secretary.

Former Mitchell Co. Jail Inmate Drops Lawsuit By: Charu Kumarhia A woman who state prosecutors believe started the deadly Mitchell County jail fire seven years ago has dropped her lawsuit against North Carolina.

French Broad Electric Membership Corp. will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, May 2, at Madison High School in Marshall.

Roads are clear of accidents, but watch for slick spots on roads and highways, especially on bridges in north and east Buncombe County, the N.C. Highway Patrol says.