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Highway 226 North closed Monday afternoon due to overturned tractor-trailer The Madness holds soft opening of the new Marion restaurant Here's the schedule for Old Fort's Independence Day celebrations this week America is in a mood on the cusp of 250th birthday City of Marion reminds water customers: Drought restrictions remain in effect Marion, Old Fort elections moving to even-numbered years after passage of state bill See McDowell County area government offices, trash collection schedule for July 4 Marion to hold Fourth of July parade, downtown celebration Carolina Panthers get absolutely shafted in NFL uniform rankings How slavery in western North Carolina created lasting economic power Have the Carolina Panthers found yet another undrafted gem? kAmwF?E:?8 y@9? |4s@H6==VD 9@>6 2E !=62D2?E v2C56?D H2D 3FC?65[ 2?5 H:E9 :E 9:D HC:EE6? AC@@7 @7 @H?6CD9:A @7 =2?5 2=@?8 E96 }@=:49F4<J #:G6C[ D92C65 H:E9 y24@3 qC@H?] {2?5 E92E 925 366? A2CE @7 qC@H?VD !FC492D6[ E96 ?68@E:2E:@? 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Man pleads guilty of distributing 156 pounds of meth in Burke, McDowell counties The man supplied large batches of methamphetamine to local dealers.Â
McDowell County commissioners OK budget: 3% raise for employees, no increase in school funding The commissioners also voted to put a sales tax increase on the ballot this fall.
About 3,500 lose power in McDowell County; cooling station open Thursday evening Due to the extreme heat, a cooling station is open at the McDowell Senior Center, located at 100 Spaulding Road, Marion.Â
United States has already lost World Cup with its greed and hostility | Opinion This opportunity to showcase the best of the United States and embrace the joy that soccer brings the rest of the world and, instead, we chose…
N.C. Highway 226 North closed Monday afternoon due to overturned tractor-trailer Drivers are asked to seek an alternative route and expect travel delays in this area.
