The Culture Edit: Oct. 12 Bruce R. Miller Oct 11, 2026 Oct 11, 2026 Updated Oct 11, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s what’s wrong with television: No premiere week.kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qmx? 564256D A2DE[ E96 3C@2542DE ?6EH@C<D C@==65 @FE E96:C ?6H D9@HD H:E9 >F49 72?72C6] %96J >256 J@F H2?E E@ DE2J 9@>6] tG6? E96 C6EFC?:?8 D9@HD 925 3:8\?2>6 8F6DE DE2CD 2?5 “G6CJ DA64:2=” 6A:D@56D] p 42E49A9C2D6 HC2AA65 :E FA[ 2?5 :? 46CE2:? J62CD[ E96C6 H2D 2 AC6G:6H D9@H E92E 7F6=65 :?E6C6DE]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm(96? 423=6 6?E6C65 E96 A:4EFC6[ 3:886C ?2>6D 7=@4<65 E96C6 – 2?5 5C6H 2F5:6?46D 2H2J 7C@> E96 ?6EH@C<D] %92E DE2CE65 E96 5C2:?] k^Am kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qm$F556?=J[ 82>6 D9@HD 2?5 ?:89EE:>6 DA@CED 8@E E96 DA@E=:89E] u6H6C %' D9@HD H6C6 :? 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This local leader says yes McDowell Commissioners hold special meeting Friday morning Foxx's reelection fate may come down to nearly 3,000 provisional ballots McDowell commission chairman: We have not spoken with a data center company Republicans win all the local races in McDowell County in 2026 elections Would listless MLB team trade unicorn shortstop? 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Marion man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend's father at Old Fort Dollar General The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Dollar General on Feb. 9, 2025. The man also pleaded guilty to sex crimes involved a child.
Missing Black Mountain man found dead in Pisgah National Forest on Tuesday His body was found just before noon on Tuesday about a quarter of a mile down the trail from the Pine Gap Trailhead, in the Pisgah National Forest.
Givens’ Clinchfield Mill project in Marion receives $1.25 million grant for affordable housing When completed, the old Clinchfield mill building will have 141 apartments. That usually equates to 180 people, depending on how many couples …
Longer wait for Buc-ee’s: Mebane opening delayed until at least early 2028 The Mebane Buc-ee's store will feature 120 gas pumps, as well as 200 full- and 100 part-time employees. It represents a $60 million to $70 mil…
East Marion, Blue Ridge or Marion Global? Residents can vote on new school name McDowell County residents are voting to decide which should be the name for the new school to replace both Marion Elementary and Eastfield Glo…
