Mountain Time On Main Street

01/30/2026

3 containers of milk left!
Get them before the storm❤️🥛🐄
601 E Main St

01/30/2026

We have a fresh Raw Milk Drop this morning
We have 12 1/2 gallons left!
Come get yours today!
601 E Main St
Burnsville

01/30/2026

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01/28/2026

It's Mr. Hammonds birthday!
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Stop in and say hello, or give him a call and wish him a VERY HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY!
828.682.2777

We're having a party on Sunday, but we are also accepting phone calls and visitors all week!

If you choose to stop by, you're in for a treat!

You'll learn something. Guaranteed.
You'll make his day. Guaranteed.
You'll leave better than you came in. Guaranteed

He's the real deal. Our friend.
We love him!

☎️☎️📞📞If our Mountain Time Friends give him a call.....that would be nearly 10k calls. ☎️☎️📞📞

Whatcha think?
90 deserves it!!!

01/28/2026

Coming Soon!
Plott Hound Books

See you soon! 🐾 🐾 🐾

01/27/2026

We are OPEN today at The Mercantile!

We will be keeping our W Main St location closed one more day, so our staff can clear our their driveways.

Sherrie Lynn can make it out!
She'll happily see you at 601 E Main St from 10 until 5.

Make it a Mountain Time Day, and we hope to see you soon!
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01/26/2026

Chillllllly!

Thanks to our French Broad Electric Membership Corporation for keeping us safe and the lights on!

As I'm sure everyone has seen we’re expecting record-low temperatures tonight. To help ensure reliable power for the entire community during peak demand, please consider these simple steps:

ADJUST THE DIAL: Lower your thermostat by 2–3 degrees. Every degree saves about 3% on energy use.

POSTPONE CHORES: If possible, wait until late tomorrow morning to run the dishwasher, dryer, or other large appliances.

SEAL THE HEAT: Close your curtains and blinds to keep the warmth inside and block out the draft.

SWITCH OFF: Turn off lights and unplug electronics in rooms you aren't using.

Small changes make a big impact. Thanks for doing your part!

01/26/2026

Good Food ❣️ Good Times ❣️ Good Eats
Another GREAT deal from a local eatery!
Bubba's Good Eats (NC)

01/26/2026

Wendy has gift cards!
Take advantage of this great deal she is offering!
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Happy Knitting

30% Off gift cards. Just because we aren’t open doesn’t mean we don’t still have bills to pay. Just like you, there’s rent, electric, natural gas, telephone, internet. Realizing that you may miss a paycheck or tips this week, too, let’s try this. All gift cards 30% off. That means you can get $100 gift card for $70. Or a $20 one for $14. You will receive them the same day you pay like this. Venmo, credit card, or PayPal can all be used. Call or text my cell 828-682-0418, or message me here. Stay warm and safe!

01/26/2026

We are still iced in this morning!

We will let you know if we make it to town today!

You're always welcome to shop our website at
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See you just as soon as we can!

01/23/2026

Welcome to Burnsville ❣️
Stay safe, friends!

🫂🌨️ Community Tab🌨️🫂

As everyone is prepping for this weekend's weather we want to remind you that our community tab is still open.

Food, fuel, firewood, heck everything these days is more expensive. If having a freshly made, hot meal from is out of your budget, or you know a friend or neighbor who could use a food delivery, please come order and put it on the community tab. No questions, no judgements, period.

We'll be open till 9pm Friday night and will keep you posted on our weekend hours once we see what comes our way weather wise.

Stay safe and warm and check on folks around you.

01/23/2026

We are nervous.
Period.
Seems like every person we see is preparing for this impending storm.
Her name is Fern, I think?
Why do they name these big bad storms after women? Seriously. They are using words like catastrophic and such. I hate those words.

We understand storms now. We know what they bring. The weather is just plain weird. Nothing easy or fun comes from bad weather.
For sure.
Our area has seen first hand what happens when one isn't prepared. We've also seen first hand how incredibly long the destruction and devastation can last. We are still fighting hard to survive the last one, 450 and some days ago. That was awful.

We still have tons of folks displaced from that storm. Tons. We still have tons of people fighting with everything they have just to make it through another winter. It's cold, and that's hard. Very. Campers are small, and tough to heat.

I had someone come in today looking for heavy duty garbage bags. They wanted to slide their tubs of clothes in them, to protect them from getting iced over. Their clothes live outside their camper, because there is no room inside for them.
We were able to share bags, because my friend Detra Busick just sent us about 20 boxes of them.

Yes, people are still living like that since Helene. Alot of people.

And, here we go again.

However, I've been filled with such heart warming feelings in the last couple of days. I've seen our food pantry fill up and be given out, repeatedly. I've seen neighbors sharing with neighbors. Strangers are giving what they've got to the next guy in line. Wood is being stacked and propane is being given out. Buddy heaters are being pulled out and put to use again. Grocery drives, supply drops..... survival stuff. All the things it takes when your community has been strom ravaged.
The one grocery store left in Mitchell County was packed to the brim tonight. Way more than Christmas. Every register was open, and the lines were 20 people deep. People were talking with each other, offering help if needed, and comparing storm stories. Nobody seemed to be rushing or fussing. Just doing what they needed to do.
We may all be hoping for some good sledding snow, even though we know it's tough for our people still.
Looks like ice is gonna be our killer this time.
Who knows til it starts.... or ends, I guess.
God bless the linemen. And the DOT. And the Emergency Services. The law enforcement. They've been having meetings and making plans. There's another State of Emergency in place.
We shall see what happens. Warming shelters are opening up.

What I do know is this....

Our people, we take care of each other through the storms. Each other, and perfect strangers. We've been there, and done it. We aren't going to let people suffer if we can help it. Mountain people just are not like that.

It's humbling to me to know that my home is protected because of the selfless gifts from people I never even knew before Helene. We have a generator, heaters from the first winter with no power, and extension cords to run our appliances. Appliances that were so generously donated to us, and food that was so generously shared. Our freezers are almost full again, but we surely remember how empty they were due to the last storm. We are safe and warm and dry.

The rest of our country could take a good lesson from WNC when it comes to working together.
And.... WNC could take a good lesson in remembering how far we've come, and the people that helped us get here. May we never forget.

We are all in this thing together.

If you have resources to share, please share them. If we can connect some dots here, we will surely try our best. Let us know if we can help you, friends.

Stay safe. Wear warm clothes. Ask for help if you need some. Treat your neighbors like you want to be treated. Do great things for anyone you can.

May the Lord bless and keep us all.
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