Alert Featured Top Story Mountain Gateway Museum Mountain Gateway Museum to open second phase of Old Fort 150th exhibit From Staff Reports Jul 29, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Updated Sep 1, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From Staff Reports Did you know eight passenger trains a day once ran through Old Fort? And that, back in the late 1700s, three former Indian trails intersected here?kAmx7 J@F’C6 @=5 6?@F89[ J@F >:89E C642== D@52\DH:==:?8 $2==J E96 q62C H9@ =:G65 2E !@:?E {@@<@FE :? 2 4286 4@>A=6E6 H:E9 2 DH:>>:?8 A@@=] ~C J@F >2J C6>6>36C 9@H @?6 >2?’D 677@CE E@ 56D68C682E6 ~=5 u@CE $49@@= :? E96 >:5\`hd_D H2D ?@E65 :? 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McDowell County native started mowing lawns at 15. 5 years later, he has a business, employees “I joked and told people that I would not be doing this for a long time but as we have grown, I realized that I want to do this for the long r…
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.
This new spot in Marion is offering locally grown food and beer, run by farmers and a brewer “We are a market that is focused on showcasing local goods and vegetables and in the process of getting a brewery up and running."
Investigation continues into fatal wreck that killed juvenile on Sunday The victim of the fatal wreck was Cayden Jay McKinney, 15 years old.
