Local Wiki
Mitchell County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month; regular sessions at 6:30 PM (with periodic additional or morning sessions).
- Meeting location
- Commissioners Conference Room, Administrative Building, 26 Crimson Laurel Circle, Bakersville, NC 28705.
- Register of Deeds
- Kathy Laws · 828.688.2139 · kathy.laws@mitchellcountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.mitchellcountync.gov/documents/
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Jeff Harding. Vice Chairman: Steve Pitman.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Mitchell County Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Bakersville Fire And Rescue · Emergency Services District
- Bradshaw Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Buladean Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Fork Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Ledger Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Parkway Fire & Rescue, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Spruce Pine Fire and Rescue Squad, Inc. · Emergency Services District
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
- Bakersville · Town
- Spruce Pine (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
- Spruce Pine Housing Authority · Special District · Housing & Community Development
- Mitchell Soil and Water Conservation District · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)