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Now is the time to speak up Marion house catches fire Monday morning, cause under investigation What's going on at West McDowell Middle? $4 million grant moving fields out of floodplain NC high school baseball coach collapses and dies before team’s playoff game. What we know Marion, McDowell moving to Stage 2 water shortage advisory, starting mandatory water restrictions Panthers great says Chris Brazzell II reminds him of this elite NFL WR State lawmaker from Guilford calls on Foxx to resign after her response to fourth grader Nebo McDowell County water customers under boil water advisory McDowell County state transportation employees win backhoe, motorgrader competitions State museum in Old Fort getting new standard hours. Here's when it'll be open. 5 antique guns stolen from Historic Carson House in McDowell County McDowell High gets new boys basketball coach kAm%9:D J62CVD 4@>3:?6 H:== 766= 5:77 6C6?E E92? D@>6 @7 :ED C646?E AC65646DD@CD 5F6 E@ E96 564=:?6 :? F?56C4=2DD>6? 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Related to this story Most Popular Marion man injured in shooting in Newton; police say 1 gunman charged A Marion woman and a baby were also named as victims. Meet the Morganton woman who says hard work has kept her going ... for 105 years “You’ve got to stay busy or either you’re gonna die,” Beatrice Smith, who turns 105 on May 17, said recently. Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly. Got a McDowell County paranormal experience? Now is the time to speak up Documentary to film ghost stories in Marion this summer. Marion house catches fire Monday morning, cause under investigation No injuries were reported to civilians or firefighters. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Marion man injured in shooting in Newton; police say 1 gunman charged A Marion woman and a baby were also named as victims.
Meet the Morganton woman who says hard work has kept her going ... for 105 years “You’ve got to stay busy or either you’re gonna die,” Beatrice Smith, who turns 105 on May 17, said recently.
Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly.
Got a McDowell County paranormal experience? Now is the time to speak up Documentary to film ghost stories in Marion this summer.
Marion house catches fire Monday morning, cause under investigation No injuries were reported to civilians or firefighters. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
