Authorities are searching for bodies at a former horse farm on Everidge Road in southwestern Winston-Salem, a law enforcement source told the Journal on Tuesday.
State and local elections officials are preparing for the implementation of voter ID for November’s municipal election.
Editor’s note: The News Herald is republishing some information about World War II veteran James Hamby in honor of the 79th anniversary of D-Day.
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LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain is celebrating another trip around the sun for its resident animals on Wednesday, June 14 – and you’re invited! Included with admission, the annual Animal Birthday Party will feature a variety of engaging games, contests, crafts and surprises.
HICKORY — When a group of American soldiers found their waterlogged grappling hooks were too heavy to cast, they used knives to climb. The soldiers scaled the Nazi-occupied 115-foot-tall cliff of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day in 1944 and claimed the cliff.
The plane was registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne Inc., based in Florida.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most farmland in North Carolina using data from the Agriculture Department's Farm Service Agency.
On Tuesday, the Marion City Council will consider whether or not to enact a social district for the downtown.
MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch had been in and out of his car through a lengthy weather delay. He had idled on the track through two red flags. He had kept his poise through 11 cautions, including five down the stretch as he tried to protect his lead.
Old Fort held the first-ever celebration of its trail and rail pathways on Saturday while Marion put on the 15th annual Liver Mush Festival.
Sheriff Ricky Buchanan recently attended the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association’s annual Legislative Day at the N.C. General Assembly in Raleigh.
With growing attendance and anticipated rise in customers, the Marion Tailgate Market is happy to announce a new food truck addition to their Tailgate Market Events.
Now you see it, now you don’t.
McDowell County will receive $1.37 million from Golden LEAF for the continued clearing and rough grading of a 20-acre section of the Universal property.
The recently formed McDowell Home Repair Partnership is seeing success along with a growing demand of fixing up homes for people in need.
RALEIGH — When Emma Halliburton was 5 years old, she started telling her mom she wanted to learn how to play the bagpipes.
Historically Black colleges and universities, which had seen giving from foundations decline in recent decades, lately are benefiting from an increase in gifts, particularly from corporations and corporate foundations.
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office investigators need help locating a missing dirt bike and possible suspect(s) in the recent theft.
An emergency training exercise is taking place today starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Historic Joseph McDowell Greenway located on Sam Phillips Drive off U.S. 70 West in Marion.
On Saturday, Old Fort will hold a first-ever celebration for its trail and rail pathways while Marion will have its annual Liver Mush Festival.
A small private aircraft emerged largely intact from a crash landing in Lake Norman near the Long Island Marina.
Toyota North America has upped its investment — this time by $2.1 billion Wednesday to $5.9 billion — in its North Carolina electric-vehicle battery plant.
A Black Mountain woman has been charged in McDowell County with larceny of a motor vehicle.
Two students at McDowell High School are the recipients of a McDowell 4-H College Scholarship.
Police have not released the child's name or gender.
‘On each visit, I have wept. It is almost impossible to keep back the tears as you look across the rows of crosses and think about the boys under them who died that day. Even if you do not know anyone who died, the heart knows something the brain does not, and you weep. If you think the worl…
The McDowell County Health Coalition is excited to announce the return of the Summer THRIVE (Tools for Health, Resilience, Innovation, Vitality and Empowerment) Series to the City of Marion Community Building Park. The mission for the Summer THRIVE initiative is to increase connections betwe…
The 2023 high school football season is less than three months away and McDowell High School has released its varsity fall football schedule.
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