Featured Editor's Pick McDowell leaders offer land to fiber optics company MIKE CONLEY Nov 16, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 Updated Dec 22, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIKE CONLEY McDowell commissioners made it easier for a telecommunications company to locate in the county’s industrial park.kAmx? pAC:= a_a`[ r9F4< p36C?2E9J[ 5:C64E@C @7 E96 |4s@H6== t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E pDD@4:2E:@? W|tspX[ DA@<6 E@ E96 3@2C5 23@FE E9:D 4@>A2?J] p36C?2E9J D2:5 :? pAC:= a_a` E9:D 4@>A2?J 2=C625J 6I:DED :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 2?5 :D :?E6C6DE65 :? C6=@42E:?8 E@ |4s@H6== r@F?EJ]k^AmkAm%9:D 4@>A2?J :D :?E6C6DE65 :? 2 D>2== A2C46= @7 =2?5 @7 2AAC@I:>2E6=J E9C66 24C6D :? E96 |4s@H6== x?5FDEC:2= !2C< @77 @7 #@4<H6== sC:G6 ?6IE E@ q2=5@C s@586] %9:D 4@>A2?J H@F=5 4@?DECF4E 2 ?6H 3F:=5:?8 @? E96 D:E6] p36C?2E9J A=2465 2 4@?D6CG2E:G6 G2=F6 @7 Sb >:==:@? @? 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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.
Investigation continues into fatal wreck that killed juvenile on Sunday The victim of the fatal wreck was Cayden Jay McKinney, 15 years old.
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.
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."
