Gregory Karp
Frustrated AARP credit cardholders who may be enduring a problem-plagued transition from Chase to Barclays should activate their new cards online or with an automated phone system to avoid hours-long phone-call wait times.
kAm%92E’D E96 25G:46 7C@> q2C4=2JD[ H9:49 92D 366? 562=:?8 H:E9 ?6H\4FDE@>6C :C6 56DA:E6 3667:?8 FA :ED 4FDE@>6C\D6CG:46 C2?<D :? 2?E:4:A2E:@? @7 9:896C 42== G@=F>6D 2D :E 3682? E96 EC2?D:E:@? @? |@?52J] r2C59@=56C 4@>A=2:?ED 92G6 C2?865 7C@> 42C5 56=:G6CJ 56=2JD 2?5 24E:G2E:@? :DDF6D E@ =6?8E9J 42== 9@=5 E:>6D 2?5 AC@3=6>D H:E9 C64FCC:?8 A2J>6?ED]k^Am
People are also reading…
- Highway patrol: Juvenile killed in McDowell County wreck while driving electric bike
- One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County
- Marion woman charged with starting wildfire in northern McDowell County
- ‘No kings’ rally in downtown Marion draws more than 275 people, organizers say
- McDowell County women's powerlifter inducted into North Carolina hall of fame
- Multiple departments responding to wildfire in Buck Creek section of McDowell County
- Investigation continues into fatal wreck that killed juvenile on Sunday
- Marion, McDowell leaders seek public’s input on future of Drexel Heritage site
- Firefighters battle blaze off Armstrong Creek Road in northern McDowell County
- Fire in Buck Creek section of McDowell still 175 acres Monday morning, 0% contained
- NC high school senior accepted to 90+ colleges, received $5.3 million in scholarship offers
- Tanker truck crashed on I-40 at McDowell, Burke line; milk spills into creek
- Marion man charged with death by distribution in 22-year-old's 2025 overdose death
- See events that will close Marion downtown streets this year, including Friday night concerts
- McDowell County NC East Marion, Clinchfield, Stumptown homecoming to celebrate community
kAm“(6 D:?46C6=J 2A@=@8:K6 E@ @FC 42C5>6>36CD H9@ 92G6 925 5:77:4F=EJ EC2?D:E:@?:?8 @G6C E@ E96:C ?6H pp#! 4C65:E 42C5[” q2C4=2JD D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “(6 2C6 4FCC6?E=J 6IA6C:6?4:?8 9:89 42== G@=F>6D[ C6DF=E:?8 :? =@?86C\E92?\?@C>2= H2:E E:>6D] (6 2C6 H@C<:?8 5:=:86?E=J E@ 2DD:DE 42C5>6>36CD H:E9 2?J :DDF6D E96J >2J 36 92G:?8 2?5 E@ C6DA@?5 E@ 2== 42==D 2D BF:4<=J 2D A@DD:3=6]”k^Am
kAmq2C4=2JD D2JD ?6H 42C59@=56CD 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 24E:G2E6 E96:C 42C5D D9@F=5 EFC? E@ E96 7@==@H:?8 A=246D 7:CDEik^Am
kF=mk=:m~?=:?6i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]22CA4C65:E42C5]4@>^32C4=2JD^Qm9EEADi^^HHH]22CA4C65:E42C5]4@>^32C4=2JD^k^2m]k^=:mk=:m!9@?6i r2C5 >6>36CD D9@F=5 42== E96 24E:G2E:@? ?F>36C @? E96 DE:4<6C @? E96:C ?6H 42C5 E@ FD6 E96 2FE@>2E65 24E:G2E:@? DJDE6>]k^=:mk^F=m
kAmq2C4=2JD 2=D@ C6=62D65 G:56@ EFE@C:2=D 7@C ?6H 4FDE@>6CD 23@FE 9@H E@ 24E:G2E6 ?6H 42C5D @?=:?6 2?5 9@H E@ D6E FA @?=:?6 244@F?E 2446DD]k^Am
kAmx7 7:I:?8 AC@3=6>D H:E9 J@FC 42C5 :D ?@E FC86?E[ :E’D 36EE6C E@ DF>>@? 6IEC2 A2E:6?46 2?5 H2:E E@ 86E 96=A 7C@> q2C4=2JD 27E6C E96 4C:D:D 5:6D 5@H?[ H9:49 >:89E >62? D6G6C2= 52JD @7 FD:?8 2 324<FA 4C65:E @C 563:E 42C5 7@C A2J>6?ED :? E96 ?62C E6C>]k^Am
k9amp 492?86 :? :DDF6CD[ 2 H66< @7 42C59@=56C 4@>A=2:?EDk^9am
kAmx? |2C49 a_a` — H96? q2C4=2JD D2:5 :E H@F=5 36 E2<:?8 @G6C E96 4@\3C2?565 pp#! 4C65:E 42C5 A@CE7@=:@ 7C@> r92D6 — E96 :DDF6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6C5H2==6E]4@>^2CE:4=6^4C65:E\42C5D^22CA\4C65:E\42C5nFE>042>A2:8?l4E0AC@5U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El`_efc_dU2>AjFE>0>65:F>lCDDU2>AjFE>0D@FC46lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjFE>0E6C>l=66Q E2C86ElQ0D6=7Q C6=lQ?@7@==@H ?@@A6?6CQm2??@F?465 3C2?5\?6H 4C65:E 42C5 AC@5F4EDk^2m]k^Am
kAmqFE q2C4=2JD 2=D@ ?@E65 5FC:?8 E92E 2??@F?46>6?E E92E 6I:DE:?8 9@=56CD @7 E96 @FE8@:?8 pp#!® rC65:E r2C5 7C@> r92D6 H@F=5 2FE@>2E:42==J 36 4@?G6CE65 E@ @?6 @7 E9@D6 ?6H q2C4=2JD\:DDF65 AC@5F4ED[ DE2CE:?8 :? $6AE6>36C a_a`] q2C4=2JD ?@E65 E92Eik^Am
kF=mk=:mp44@F?E ?F>36CD H@F=5 492?86]k^=:mk=:mq2=2?46D H@F=5 EC2?D76C]k^=:mk=:m#6H2C5D A@:?ED H@F=5 EC2?D76C]k^=:mk^F=m
kAmw@H6G6C[ E96 EC2?D:E:@? 5:5?’E 8@ D>@@E9=J[ 2?5 q2C4=2JD H2D :==\6BF:AA65 E@ 92?5=6 E96 G@=F>6 @7 4FDE@>6C :DDF6D]k^Am
kAmyF58:?8 3J C2>A2?E 4@>A=2:?ED @? E96 %H:EE6C 244@F?ED @7 3@E9 q2C4=2JD 2?5 pp#![ >2;@C :DDF6D 46?E6C65 2C@F?5 ?@E C646:G:?8 @C 36:?8 23=6 E@ FD6 ?6H pp#! 4C65:E 42C5D 7C@> q2C4=2JD 2?5 ?@E 36:?8 23=6 E@ C6249 4FDE@>6C D6CG:46 2E q2C4=2JD E@ C6D@=G6 AC@3=6>D]k^Am
kAm$A64:7:42==Jik^Am
kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8mp4E:G2E:@?]k^DEC@?8m $@>6 4FDE@>6CD D2J E96J D2H E96:C r92D6 42C5D 5624E:G2E65 367@C6 E96J C646:G65 E96:C ?6H q2C4=2JD 42C5D] %92E =67E D@>6 H:E9 ?@ A2J>6?E 42C5 W:7 E92E H2D E96:C @?=J @?6X] q2C4=2JD D2JD 2== 42C5D 92G6 366? >2:=65[ 2?5 E9@D6 H9@ 5:5?’E C646:G6 42C5D 3J $6AE] a_ D9@F=5 92G6 C646:G65 E96> D@@? 27E6C]k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mr2== 9@=5 E:>6D]k^DEC@?8m rFDE@>6CD 4=2:> E@ 92G6 6?5FC65 9@FCD\=@?8 9@=5 E:>6D H:E9 4FDE@>6C D6CG:46[ 2=@?8 H:E9 5:D4@??64E:@?D 5FC:?8 E9@D6 H2:E E:>6D] q2C4=2JD D2JD E96 G2DE >2;@C:EJ @7 4FDE@>6CD 92G6 366? 23=6 E@ 24E:G2E6 ?6H 42C5D @?=:?6 @C H:E9 E96 2FE@>2E65 A9@?6 DJDE6>] qFE D@>6 4FDE@>6CD H9@ ?66565 E@ G2=:52E6 52E2 E@ 4@>A=6E6 24E:G2E:@? H6C6 C6BF:C65 E@ E2=< E@ 2 4FDE@>6C D6CG:46 286?E] q2C4=2JD D2JD :E F?56C6DE:>2E65 9@H >2?J ?6H 4FDE@>6CD H@F=5 H2?E E@ E2=< H:E9 2 4FDE@>6C D6CG:46 286?E 2?5 9@H =@?8 E9@D6 42==D H@F=5 =2DE] q2C4=2JD 25565 E@ :ED 2=C625J 366765\FA 4FDE@>6C\D6CG:46 DE277:?8[ 2 DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5]k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m#64FCC:?8 A2J>6?ED]k^DEC@?8m pFE@>2E65 C64FCC:?8 A2J>6?ED 492C865 E@ D@>6 4FDE@>6CD’ pp#! 4C65:E 42C5D 5:5?’E 86E >256[ C6DF=E:?8 :? =2E6 A2J>6?ED @C 42?46=:?8 @7 D6CG:46D 7@C ?@?\A2J>6?E] q2C4=2JD H2D 23=6 E@ D@=G6 E92E AC@3=6> D@@? 27E6C E96 DH:E49] “xE H2D 2 E649?:42= :DDF6[ 2?5 H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ >2<6 2 492?86 E92E 2==6G:2E65 E92E AC@3=6>[” 2 q2C4=2JD DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5]k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m}@ @FE286]k^DEC@?8m pp#! @? %H:EE6C D2:5 C6A62E65=J E92E q2C4=2JD 6IA6C:6?465 2? “@FE286]” w@H6G6C[ 2 q2C4=2JD DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5 E96C6 H2D ?@ @FE286 @C H:56DAC625 E649?@=@8J AC@3=6>]k^=:mk^F=m
kAm(9:=6 pp#!’D ?2>6 :D @? E96 q2C4=2JD 4C65:E 42C5D[ E96 @C82?:K2E:@? 925 =:EE=6 E@ 5@ H:E9 E96 42C5 492?86@G6C] $E:==[ DA@<6DA6CD@? r@=3J }6=D@? 2A@=@8:K65 :? 2 DE2E6>6?Ei “pp#! $6CG:46D :D D@CCJ 23@FE H92E 92D 92AA6?65 2?5 E96 A@@C EC2?D:E:@? D@>6 42C59@=56CD 92G6 6IA6C:6?465] (6 ECF=J 2AAC64:2E6 42C5>6>36CD’ A2E:6?46 2D q2C4=2JD H@C<D E@ C6D@=G6 E96D6 :DDF6D]”k^Am
k9am%C2?D:E:@? AC@3=6>D 2C6 ?@E F?FDF2=k^9am
kAmxE 5@6D?’E 96=A 7CFDEC2E65 pp#! 42C59@=56CD[ 3FE 9:DE@CJ D9@HD E92E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6C5H2==6E]4@>^2CE:4=6^4C65:E\42C5D^H92E\E@\5@\4C65:E\42C5\492?86D\:DDF6CDnFE>042>A2:8?l4E0AC@5U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El`_efc_dU2>AjFE>0>65:F>lCDDU2>AjFE>0D@FC46lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjFE>0E6C>l=66Q E2C86ElQ0D6=7Q C6=lQ?@7@==@H ?@@A6?6CQmEC2?D:E:@?:?8 2 4C65:E 42C5 A@CE7@=:@ 7C@> @?6 :DDF6C E@ 2?@E96Ck^2m :D @7E6? 2 7C2F89E F?56CE2<:?8[ C6DF=E:?8 :? C2>A2?E AC@3=6>D 2?5 :C2E6 4FDE@>6CD]k^Am
kF=mk=:m|2?J r@DE4@ 42C59@=56CD :? a_`e 6?5FC65 2 AC@3=6>2E:4 DH:E49 7C@> p>6C:42? tIAC6DD E@ r:E:]k^=:mk=:mx? a_`h[ H96? (2=>2CE DH:E4965 :DDF6CD 7@C :ED 4@\3C2?565 DE@C6 42C5D 7C@> $J?49C@?J q2?< E@ r2A:E2= ~?6[ D@>6 42C59@=56CD C6A@CE65 E6>A@C2CJ 5C@AD :? E96:C 4C65:E D4@C6D]k^=:mk^F=m
k9am(92E E@ H2E49 @FE 7@Ck^9am
kAmp? :?:E:2= 7C6?KJ @7 2?8CJ q2C4=2JD^pp#! 4FDE@>6CD D66>D E@ 92G6 DF3D:565[ 3FE :E’D DE:== H:D6 E@ik^Am
kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8m|@?:E@C DE2E6>6?ED 2?5 C6H2C5D]k^DEC@?8m !2J 6IEC2 2EE6?E:@? E@ J@FC 4C65:E 42C5 DE2E6>6?ED 7@C D6G6C2= >@?E9D E@ A@E6?E:2==J 42E49 >:DE2<6D]k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mz66A E23D @? J@FC 4C65:E]k^DEC@?8m ~G6C E96 =@?8 E6C>[ 2 DH:E49 :? :DDF6CD D9@F=5 ?6:E96C 96=A ?@C 9FCE J@FC k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6C5H2==6E]4@>^2CE:4=6^7:?2?46^4C65:E\D4@C6\C2?86D\2?5\9@H\E@\:>AC@G6nFE>042>A2:8?l4E0AC@5U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El`_efc_dU2>AjFE>0>65:F>lCDDU2>AjFE>0D@FC46lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjFE>0E6C>l=66Q E2C86ElQ0D6=7Q C6=lQ?@7@==@H ?@@A6?6CQm4C65:E D4@C6Dk^2m] qFE :E’D ?@E D@>6E9:?8 J@F H2?E E@ =62G6 E@ 492?46]k^=:mk^F=m
k5:G 4=2DDlQ?H\>@C6\7C@>\?6C5H2==6EQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\?2>6lQ|@C6 uC@> }6C5(2==6EQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\D=F8lQ?H0>@C607C@>0?6C5H2==6EQmkAmkDEC@?8m|@C6 uC@> }6C5(2==6Ek^DEC@?8mk^AmkF=mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6C5H2==6E]4@>^2CE:4=6^4C65:E\42C5D^9@H\E@\3@F?46\324<\7C@>\2\4C65:E\42C5\>:DE2<6nFE>042>A2:8?l4E0AC@5U2>AjFE>0D@FC46lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjFE>0>65:F>lCDDU2>AjFE>0E6C>l=66U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El`_efc_dQ E:E=6lQw@H E@ q@F?46 q24< uC@> 2 rC65:E r2C5 |:DE2<6Q E2C86ElQ0D6=7Q 4=2DDlQ?H\=:?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@H ?@@A6?6CQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\?2>6lQ{:?<Q 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\D=F8lQ?H0=:?<Q 52E2\?H\EC24<\4=:4<lQ`Q 52E2\?H\EC24<\:>AC6DD:@?lQ`Qmw@H E@ q@F?46 q24< uC@> 2 rC65:E r2C5 |:DE2<6k^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6C5H2==6E]4@>^2CE:4=6^4C65:E\42C5D^d\H2JD\E@\C6:?\:?\:>AF=D6\DA6?5:?8nFE>042>A2:8?l4E0AC@5U2>AjFE>0D@FC46lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjFE>0>65:F>lCDDU2>AjFE>0E6C>l=66U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El`_efc_dQ E:E=6lQd (2JD E@ #6:? x? x>AF=D6 $A6?5:?8Q E2C86ElQ0D6=7Q 4=2DDlQ?H\=:?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@H ?@@A6?6CQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\?2>6lQ{:?<Q 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\D=F8lQ?H0=:?<Q 52E2\?H\EC24<\4=:4<lQ`Q 52E2\?H\EC24<\:>AC6DD:@?lQ`Qmd (2JD E@ #6:? x? x>AF=D6 $A6?5:?8k^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6C5H2==6E]4@>^2CE:4=6^4C65:E\42C5D^g\@E96C\E9:?8D\J@FC\5:8:E2=\H2==6E\42?\5@\7@C\J@FnFE>042>A2:8?l4E0AC@5U2>AjFE>0D@FC46lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjFE>0>65:F>lCDDU2>AjFE>0E6C>l=66U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El`_efc_dQ E:E=6lQg ~E96C %9:?8D *@FC s:8:E2= (2==6E r2? s@ 7@C *@FQ E2C86ElQ0D6=7Q 4=2DDlQ?H\=:?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@H ?@@A6?6CQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\?2>6lQ{:?<Q 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\D=F8lQ?H0=:?<Q 52E2\?H\EC24<\4=:4<lQ`Q 52E2\?H\EC24<\:>AC6DD:@?lQ`Qmg ~E96C %9:?8D *@FC s:8:E2= (2==6E r2? s@ 7@C *@Fk^2mk^=:mk^F=mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ?H\2FE9@C\3@I\HAQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\?2>6lQpFE9@C q@I \ (!Q 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\D=F8lQ?H02FE9@C03@I0HAQmk5:G 4=2DDlQ?H\2FE9@C\3@I\HA\\:??6CQmk2D:56 :E6>AC@AlQ2FE9@CQ :E6>EJA6lQ9EEAi^^D496>2]@C8^!6CD@?Q 4=2DDlQ?H\2FE9@C\3@IQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\?2>6lQpFE9@C q@IQ 52E2\?H\4@>A@?6?E\EJA6\D=F8lQ?H02FE9@C03@IQmkAmvC68@CJ z2CA HC:E6D 7@C }6C5(2==6E] t>2:=i k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i8<2CAo?6C5H2==6E]4@>Qm8<2CAo?6C5H2==6E]4@>k^2m] %H:EE6Ci oDA6?5:?8D>2CE]k^Amk^2D:56mk^5:Gmk^5:Gm
kA 4=2DDlQ?H\@C:8:?2==J\A@DE65\=:?<Qm%96 2CE:4=6 pp#! rC65:E r2C5 w@=56CD t?5FC6 qF>AJ |@G6 E@ q2C4=2JD uC@> r92D6 @C:8:?2==J 2AA62C65 @? }6C5(2==6E]k^Am
