Featured Top Story Bitterly cold weather grips McDowell at start of the new year From Staff Reports Jan 3, 2018 Jan 3, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 DUSTIN CHANDLER/MCDOWELL NEWSEmployees at Spencer’s ACE Hardware refilled propane tanks “every 30 minutes” due to this week’s cold weather. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From Staff Reports 2018 is getting off to a very cold start in McDowell County and the rest of western North Carolina.kAm%96 u@@E9:==D (62E96C }6EH@C< C6A@CE65 @? :ED H63 D:E6 E92E |@?52J[ y2?] ` H2D “8@:?8 5@H? :? =@42= 9:DE@CJ 3@@<D 2D E96 4@=56DE }6H *62C’D s2J :? >@56C? 6C2 @7 H62E96C 52E2 4@==64E:@?]”k^AmkAm“p7E6C =@@<:?8 E9C@F89 2C49:G65 52E2 7@C D6G6C2= @3D6CG2E:@? A@:?ED H:E9:? 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One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Upon arrival, crews found one patient with critical injuries. Paramedics took the person to Mission Hospital McDowell.
Highway patrol: Juvenile killed in McDowell County wreck while driving electric bike The driver of an electric bike was declared dead at the scene, according to highway patrol.
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