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Marion Business Association reports new openings, closings and property sales Ledbetter gave the quarterly report of Marion’s business activity from July to September 2026 during Tuesday’s meeting of the Marion City Council.
Hiker plummets from recently reopened trail at popular Linville Falls in Blue Ridge Mountains On social media, Burke Rescue didn’t say how far the hiker fell from the recently reopened Plunge Basin Trail or disclose the hiker's injury.
NC joins federal lawsuit about deceptive pricing practices by Dollar General “Dollar General has betrayed the trust of millions of American consumers and imposed significant financial harm on communities and consumers."
Marion man charged with stealing, selling $7,000 lawn mower in McDowell County NC An investigation by Detective Derrick McGinnis with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Nanney was responsible for the inciden…
Old Fort man charged with breaking and entering at Marion warehouse A sheriff's deputy saw a man fleeing from the area following a breaking and entering report.
