Alert Top Story MerleFest mainstay: Jim Lauderdale bringing country band to this year's festival LISA O’DONNELL Winston-Salem Journal Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 Updated May 28, 2025 0 1 of 3 Jim Lauderdale performs during the Fiddle & Bow event at Muddy Creek Music Hall in 2018. Eddie Huffmann, Winston-Salem Journal Jim Lauderdale coordinated the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest judging. Allison Lee Isley, Winston-Salem Journal SCOTT SIMONTACCHI Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LISA O’DONNELL Winston-Salem Journal Few artists epitomize the spirit of MerleFest as much as Jim Lauderdale.kAm%96 76DE:G2=[ H9:49 368:?D :ED 7@FC\52J CF? @? %9FCD52J @? 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Marion man accused of waving gun at people floating on Catawba River He was found sitting in a chair by the river with two firearms and an empty liquor bottle.
Baxter International issues recall of IV solutions made at McDowell County plant As of Friday, Baxter has not received any reports of adverse events associated with the recalled product.
Stabbed husband saves wife by driving car into knife-wielding man, NC sheriff says A man stabbed outside a Food Lion went on the offensive to protect his wife, using his vehicle to run down a knife-wielding man, according to …
Wildflowers flattened at Burke County I-40 exit, Highway Patrol investigating NCDOT said it also will file a state property incident report with the State Bureau of Investigation.
McDowell County animal advocate says well-known cat who lived along greenway missing "There are mean people that do not want the cats there. And there are very sweet people that come see the cats and love them.”
