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<td><p><span class="top-headline"><a href="/articles/2012/03/21/news/news01.txt">School board gets fourth option</a><br>
</span><span class="top-story">$24 million option calls for closing four schools in Mitchell County<br /><br />The lead author of the long-term planning study presented to the school board on March 8 returned Monday night to offer another facilities option for the board's consideration, and took a second look at the cost savings if one or both of Tipton Hill and Buladean schools are closed.<br>
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<p><span class="top-headline"><a href="/articles/2012/03/21/news/news02.txt">Bids let for bridge work in Mitchell</a></span><br>
<span class="top-story">Hwy. 19E bridge to repaired, replacement to be built for Hwy. 197 bridge</span></p>
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</span><span class="front-story">Mitchell seniors Dayshawn Blackmon, Colten McKinney, and Stephen Bomar join two sophomores at state</span></p>
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<p><span class="front-headline"><a href="/articles/2012/03/21/editorial/edit01.txt">Filing signals the election season</a></span><span class="top-headline"><br>
</span><span class="front-story">It is election time again in North Carolina. Filing has opened for candidates in the state. Many of us may have fatigue because it seems like the presidential race has been going on forever and many of the partisan battles have not stopped since the last election, but that is another story.</span><span class="line"><img src="http://images.townnews.com/mitchellnews.com/art/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1"></span></p>
<p><P><a name="letters"><span class="sub-heading">Letters</span></A><p><a href="/articles/2012/03/21/editorial/letters/letter01.txt"><span class="front-headline2">An open letter to the citizens and Town Council of Spruce Pine</span></a><br /><span class='story-index'>Dear Editor,</span></p></p>
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