Newton-Conover City Schools Superintendent Aron Gabriel was named the next president of Mayland Community College in Newland, North Carolina, on Aug. 15.

Gabriel will begin serving as the community college president in 2026. Newton-Conover City Schools Board Chair Tim Hayes said Gabriel will remain with the school system through December 2025.

“We are pleased to have Dr. Gabriel as the next president of Mayland Community College and look forward to working with him as we continue to serve the people of Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties,” Bryan Peterson, chair of the Mayland Community College Board of Trustees, said in a press release. “We believe that he will continue the strong tradition of academic excellence and community involvement that Mayland has established and we are excited f

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