Starr Allen is a second-year photography student at McDowell Technical Community College. Allen was able to capture Marion's Christmas parade on Sunday in these photos.
- From MARION BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
The Marion Business Association shared some photos of the Christmas parade on Sunday.
- PHOTOS BY MIKE CONLEY AND KARAH WILSON
On Sunday, Marion kicked off the holiday season with its annual Christmas parade. The event marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving and Christmas activities for the city of Marion. The parade was organized by the Marion Business Association and sponsored by the city. The theme for the parad…
On Tuesday, the annual Veterans Day ceremony for all of McDowell County was held at the Senior Center in Marion. Vietnam War veteran Bob Smith welcomed all those who attended and Doug Johnson with the American Legion Post 56 gave the invocation. The Greenlee Chapter of the Daughters of the A…
- Mike Conley
“Our hope is that everyone will join us on Tuesday, Aug. 5 on Main Street for a great time of community engagement."
- From Staff Reports
Eighteen students were given scholarships at a ceremony held at Mission Hospital’s Cancer Center, including Arianna Bah of Old Fort and Makenna Parkins of Marion.
A win for the nation’s first-ever religious charter school in Oklahoma would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes.
A win for the nation’s first-ever religious charter school in Oklahoma would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes.
The Tulsa World and Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism Team created a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
More details have been unearthed pertaining to the health of Kyle Busch prior to the NASCAR legend’s sudden death last week.
"I commend Hendersonville. It took a lot of courage for the jurors to do what they did," Meredith Hinton said.
A suspect was captured nearly 3,000 miles away, in Washington state.
Duke Energy rate hikes from 2023 challenged by the state attorney general have been affirmed by the North Carolina Supreme Court.
The United States and Iran reached an agreement Thursday to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump.
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The shooting happened in Newton on May 11.
The charges stem from the break-in of a residence on Mack Noblitt Road in 2020 and the break-in of a storage unit in Marion in 2023.
No charges have been filed in the shooting.
A Marion woman and a baby were also named as victims.
The plan includes a 5% increase in the water rates and a 5% increase in the sewer rates.
Check out this list to see where you can swim on Memorial Day in surrounding areas.
A series of Republican-sponsored state constitutional amendment bills surfacing during the 2026 session now includes a House bill in which voters would decide whether to elect members to the State Board of Education.
In total, Medford devoted more than 50 years of her life to McDowell County Schools.