The Culture Edit: Aug. 31 Bruce R. Miller Aug 26, 2026 Aug 26, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty-some years ago, the Miss America Pageant was a big deal.kA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qmr@?D:56C65 2 G242E:@? D62D@? 6IE6?56C[ :E H2D 2 H2J 7@C pE=2?E:4 r:EJ E@ <66A E96 42D:?@D 3FDJ @?6 >@C6 H66< @7 E96 J62C]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQI0|D@}@C>2=Qmq642FD6 E96C6 H6C6 @?=J E9C66 E6=6G:D:@? ?6EH@C<D 324< E96?[ E96 A2862?E H2D “6G6?E” E6=6G:D:@?] (9@=6 72>:=:6D H@F=5 D:E 2?5 H2E49] $@>6 C2? E96:C @H? 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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…
