The Crawdads sit in a virtual tie with the Charleston (S.C.) RiverDogs for first place in the South Division with nine games left.
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Last weekend, McDowell County's Fourth Annual Trails & Trains Festival welcomed outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy the trails, waterfalls and natural surroundings of Old Fort and the Pisgah National Forest.
- Mike Conley
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
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Amazon will work with Corning on a new program to expand a fiber-optic technician training program at Catawba Valley Community College.
- Mike Conley
The new art show will be exhibited from Saturday, June 27, through Wednesday, July 29. The gallery is calling for artists to submit their works.
- Mike Conley
Despite some delays, two new restaurants for Marion – The Madness and The Copper Penny Grill – are still in the works to open soon.
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An Asheville man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release for shooting a 19-year-old man on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2024.
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McDowell High School in McDowell County held its 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
One of North Carolina’s most solemn traditions played out in the Atlantic this week, when the Division of Marine Fisheries held a burial at sea for dozens of unclaimed dead.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
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Despite some delays, two new restaurants for Marion – The Madness and The Copper Penny Grill – are still in the works to open soon.
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SEATTLE — We’ll get to Brendan Sorsby in a second. But on June 12, 2003, the University of Washington fired football coach Rick Neuheisel for twice participating in a neighborhood March Madness bracket pool, then lying about his involvement to NCAA investigators. It didn’t matter that Neuheisel didn’t coach the sport he bet on, or that the Huskies didn’t qualify for either tournament. Rules ...
Fans pack Spry Stadium for what is likely the team's only public appearance as they chase a fifth World Cup title
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Fans packed Wake Forest's Spry Soccer Stadium on Monday to watch the German men's national soccer team during an open community training session. The German team has been training at Wake Forest for the World Cup. Germany's first game in World Cup action is on June 14 against Curaçao.
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Statesville shares updates on Waste & Recycling Workers Week, summer youth sports, Juneteenth celebration, ongoing drought restrictions, events, and job openings.
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Destiny “DJ” Newberry joins BVPS as head girls basketball coach and speech language pathologist assistant after assistant roles at Lebanon and SWVCC.
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Stephanie Byrum overcame years of leg vein pain and self-consciousness after treatment at Catawba Valley Vascular Surgery – Horizon restored her comfort.
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Yadkin County Community Foundation awarded $21,350 in grants to 11 local organizations, supporting health, youth, arts, education, and community services.
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