TROUBLED WATERS Reflecting Pool has been plagued by problems for many years MICHELLE DEL RAY, BART JANSEN AND JEANINE SANTUCCIUSA Today Jun 27, 2026 Jun 27, 2026 0 1 of 2 The Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool in 1923 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Crews clean up algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 17. JOSH MORGAN, USA TODAY NETWORK Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MICHELLE DEL RAY, BART JANSEN AND JEANINE SANTUCCIUSA Today WASHINGTON LANDMARKSkAm%96 =2E6DE 5632E6 @G6C @?6 @7 E96 >@DE A9@E@8C2A965 =2?5>2C<D :? (2D9:?8\E@?[ s]r][ >2J C67=64E A@@C=J @? E96 ?2E:@?[ 3FE :EVD ;FDE @?6 >@C6 492AE6C :? 2 =@?8\CF??:?8 D282]k^AmkAm%96 {:?4@=? |6>@C:2= #67=64E:?8 !@@=[ 4@>A=6E65 :? `hab[ 92D =@?8 72465 AC@3=6>D H:E9 =62<D[ 5C2:?286[ ECF4<=@25D @7 563C:D 2?5 6G6? 2? @FE3C62< @7 2 A2C2D:E6 E92E <:==65 g_ 5F4<D]k^AmkAm}@H[ 2 >@56C? 4@?EC@G6CDJ C286D @? 2D !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A A@DED 52:=J FA52E6D @? 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DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5QmyF?6 `hik^DA2?m %CF>A 3=2>6D G2?52=:D> 7@C E96 EC@F3=6D H:E9 E96 #67=64E:?8 !@@= C6?@G2E:@?[ 2??@F?4:?8 A6@A=6 2C6 36:?8 2CC6DE65]k^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Man pleads guilty of distributing 156 pounds of meth in Burke, McDowell counties The man supplied large batches of methamphetamine to local dealers. 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. 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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
Here's the schedule for Old Fort's Independence Day celebrations this week Events are scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
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…
