Alert Breaking Spotlight Jumping Branch Fire now 95% contained, 420 acres burned Mike Conley Apr 3, 2026 Apr 3, 2026 Updated Apr 5, 2026 0 Light smoke can be seen from the Jumping Branch Fire. Photo by Allyson Pokrzywinski Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Conley As of Friday afternoon, the Jumping Branch Fire in northern McDowell County is 95% contained and has burned 420 acres.kAm~? uC:52J[ E96 &]$] u@C6DE $6CG:46 D6?E @FE 2? FA52E6 @? E96 H:=57:C6 E92E H2D 3FC?:?8 6:89E >:=6D ?@CE9 @7 |2C:@?] pE E92E E:>6[ 6:89E A6CD@??6= H6C6 H@C<:?8 E@ 4@?E2:? E96 7:C6]k^AmkAmpD 4@?E2:?>6?E :?4C62D6D[ 7:C6 4C6HD 2C6 36:?8 C6=62D65 @C C62DD:8?65 E@ ?6H H:=57:C6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> E96 &]$] u@C6DE $6CG:46]k^AmkAmpD 5@H?65 3C2?496D 2?5 @E96C 962GJ 7@C6DE 7F6=D 4@?E:?F6 E@ D>@=56C H6== H:E9:? 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Meet Marion's citizen of the month, a devoted educator In total, Medford devoted more than 50 years of her life to McDowell County Schools.
Marion woman charged in burglary cases from 2020, 2023 with DNA evidence 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.
Father injured, 18-year-old son killed in Burke County shooting along Mount Olive Church Road No charges have been filed in the shooting.
North Cove Elementary alumni turned love of creativity into career of service To her, having the heart of a lion means “leading with courage, creativity and compassion.”
Asian car-maker was supposed to build a $4B plant in NC. It's now being sued by the state “VinFast agreed to build a factory and create jobs for North Carolinians — it didn’t do either,” state Attorney General Jeff Jackson said.
