Alert Top Story District Court News McDowell County District Court cases From staff reports May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023 Updated Jun 22, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From staff reports The following cases were heard in McDowell County District Court on Wednesday, April 19; Wednesday, April 26; and Monday, May 1:kAm(65?6D52J[ pAC:= `hk^AmkAmkDEC@?8myF586ik^DEC@?8m #@36CE |2CE6==6k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m!C@D64FE@Cik^DEC@?8m $62? ~5@>k^AmkAm$2>2?E92 qC2D64<6C[ b_[ @7 |2C:@?[ H2D 7@F?5 8F:=EJ @7 D64@?5\568C66 EC6DA2DD:?8] |FDE D6CG6 `a >@?E9D DFA6CG:D65 AC@32E:@?] |FDE A2J 4@FCE 4@DED]k^Am kAm(2J?6 |2EE96H t==:@EE[ cg[ @7 |2C:@?[ H2D 7@F?5 8F:=EJ @7 @A6C2E:?8 2 G69:4=6 H:E9 ?@ :?DFC2?46 2?5 ?@ =:23:=:EJ :?DFC2?46] |FDE D6CG6 `a >@?E9D F?DFA6CG:D65 AC@32E:@?] u:?65 Sd_] |FDE A2J Sed 7@C 2 4@FCE\2AA@:?E65 2EE@C?6J] |FDE A2J 4@FCE 4@DED]k^Am People are also reading… McDowell high school victim testified before former guidance counselor pleads guilty to sex crimes This new spot in Marion is offering locally grown food and beer, run by farmers and a brewer 5 questions answered about the trial of former McDowell High counselor Jessica Finley Walt Bagwell named Marion’s Main Street Champion. 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