Featured Top Story McDowell Endowment awards 12 grants to local nonprofits Mike Conley Jun 18, 2025 Jun 18, 2025 Updated Dec 10, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell Endowment has awarded 12 grants to support nonprofit organizations in McDowell County.kAm$E2CE65 :? `hhd[ E96 |4s@H6== t?5@H>6?E :D 2 A6C>2?6?E 492C:E23=6 6?5@H>6?E E@ DFAA@CE =@42= ?@?AC@7:ED] %96 7F?5 :D DECF4EFC65 E@ 252AE E@ E96 492?8:?8 ?665D @7 E96 4@F?EJ] %9:D DAC:?8[ E96 t?5@H>6?E DFAA@CE65 @C82?:K2E:@?D :? E96 =@42= 4@>>F?:EJ 565:42E65 E@ 8:G:?8 324< 3J 2H2C5:?8 `a 8C2?ED E@E2=:?8 Sdd[hf_ E@ ?@?AC@7:ED D6CG:?8 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ] %96 8C2?ED H6C6 2H2C565 yF?6 `a E@ E96 7@==@H:?8 @C82?:K2E:@?Dik^AmkAmSd[___ E@ q=24< |@F?E2:? r@F?D6=:?8 r6?E6C E@ AC@G:56 >6?E2= 962=E9 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ DFAA@CE D6CG:46D]k^Am kAmSb[d__ E@ r2C6#6249 7@C 2 DF3DE2?46 255:4E:@? 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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…
McDowell Endowment giving $56,950 in grants to local nonprofits Here are the 13 organizations getting money.
Marion sixth graders say city needs a dog park; family nonprofit aiming to create toddler park The council approved a concept for a park for children ages 1 to 3.
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.
