“The constitutional amendment will pass because North Carolinians are ready for this. Property tax bill growth has exceeded inflation in eight out of last 10 years.”
- Mike Conley
“We strive to provide every family with the clinical excellence and personalized support they need to feel confident and empowered from the very first moments of their journey together.”
- Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Every year, foreign workers come to the United States on temporary visas to perform agricultural jobs that U.S. workers are not available to fill. These workers are required under federal law to be paid at least a minimum hourly wage. But there are numerous reports of H-2A agricultural worke…
- Mike Conley
“They couldn’t stand against the size of the onslaught of settlement that was going on.”
- Mike Conley
The students, both from McDowell High, were introduced to the club by Rotarian Madalyn Gaito and received certificates from President Dave Watson.
- By MICHAEL LAVENDER Director of Communications, MTCC
The couple plans to operate their ice cream trailer on weekends in and around Old Fort, as well as at local festivals and community events. Their debut is planned for mid-to-late April.
- Mike Conley
This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.
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Fans eagerly awaiting hot brisket and Beaver-themed shopping at North Carolina’s first Buc-ee’s travel center will have to wait a little longer.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
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Increased Fire Danger This Afternoon and Early Evening
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Several commercial building permits were issued to the tech giant between November and December.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
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- Mike Conley
“I just happened to look back, and the flames were already up to the ceiling, and I dropped the drinks I had in my hand,” one employee said of the fire.
Boozer put the Blue Devils on his back to finish the ACC Tournament and then posted a new career high, 19 points, in the Round of 64 against Siena.
South Carolina women's basketball is heading to the Sweet 16 in California for a rematch with Oklahoma after beating Southern Cal in March Madness.
MIAMI — Jai Lucas kept his emotions in check all season as he rebuilt a University of Miami men’s basketball program that had fallen to the ACC basement a few years after its historic Final Four run. But Sunday afternoon, in the bowels of the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, his players in tears after a hard-fought loss to Purdue in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Lucas’ eyes welled up ...
The sweet sixteen is set after a dramatic Sunday that featured last second shots and dominant wins across the men’s NCAA tournament.
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When I was a kid, my dad brought home an answering device for our landline. He was such a cutting-edge guy. This machine would actually lift the handle of the phone, so it could connect when we were away or unable to answer the call. It was about the size of a big telephone book, and all the neighbors came over to see it when it first arrived.
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