NEW LIFE FOR OLD MILL $1.25 million grant will help create 141 apartments in Marion MIKE CONLEY Nov 12, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GIVENS' CLINCHFIELD MILL PROJECTkAmv:G6?D p77@C523=6 r@>>F?:E:6D 92D C646:G65 2 S`]ad >:==:@? 8C2?E 7@C E96 C6?@G2E:@? @7 E96 @=5 r=:?497:6=5 |:== 3F:=5:?8 :? |2C:@? :?E@ ?6H C6?E2= F?:ED]k^AmkAm%96 u656C2= w@>6 {@2? q2?< @7 pE=2?E2 2??@F?465 |@?52J E92E `c 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8 56G6=@A>6?ED :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ :?4=F5:?8 @?6 :? |2C:@?[ H:== C646:G6 8C2?ED E@E2=:?8 23@FE S`e]d >:==:@? 7C@> E96 u656C2= w@>6 {@2? q2?< @7 pE=2?E2[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> u656C2= w@>6 {@2? q2?<]k^Am kAm%96D6 7F?5D H:== DFAA@CE E96 ?6H 4@?DECF4E:@? @C C6923:=:E2E:@? @7 hef 277@C523=6 C6?E2= 2?5 @H?6C\@44FA:65 F?:ED[ 96=A:?8 6IA2?5 2446DD E@ 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8 :? 4@>>F?:E:6D 24C@DD E96 DE2E6]k^Am People are also reading… Missing Black Mountain man found dead in Pisgah National Forest on Tuesday Marion man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend's father at Old Fort Dollar General Givens’ Clinchfield Mill project in Marion receives $1.25 million grant for affordable housing Longer wait for Buc-ee’s: Mebane opening delayed until at least early 2028 Missing Greensboro person last seen in McDowell County. 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The man also pleaded guilty to sex crimes involved a child. 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… Missing Greensboro person last seen in McDowell County. Deputies searching forest Elise Grabda's pickup truck was found near a hiking area in Marion on Wednesday.
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.
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.Â
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…
Missing Greensboro person last seen in McDowell County. Deputies searching forest Elise Grabda's pickup truck was found near a hiking area in Marion on Wednesday.
