Spotlight Marion Business Association designated as 2025 Main Street America program Mike Conley Jul 26, 2025 Jul 26, 2025 Updated Sep 1, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Marion Business Association has been designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards.kAmt249 J62C[ |2:? $EC66E p>6C:42 2?5 :ED A2CE?6CD 2??@F?46 E96 =:DE @7 56D:8?2E65 AC@8C2>D E@ C64@8?:K6 E96:C 6I46AE:@?2= 4@>>:E>6?E E@ AC6D6CG2E:@?\32D65 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ C6G:E2=:K2E:@? E9C@F89 E96 |2:? $EC66E pAAC@249[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> E96 |2C:@? qFD:?6DD pDD@4:2E:@?]k^AmkAm|2:? $EC66E p>6C:42 C64@8?:K6D EH@ E:6CD @7 ?2E:@?2= 56D:8?2E:@? — 277:=:2E6 2?5 244C65:E65] %96D6 56D:8?2E:@?D 2C6 2 A@H6C7F= 25G@424J E@@=[ D:8?2=:?8 E@ =@42= DE2<69@=56CD[ 2D H6== 2D 4:EJ[ DE2E6 2?5 ?2E:@?2= 7F?56CD[ E92E 2 |2:? $EC66E AC@8C2> 92D 2? 6DE23=:D965 A@D:E:@? H:E9:? 2 ?2E:@?H:56 >@G6>6?E H:E9 2 cd\J62C AC@G6? 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McDowell Endowment giving $56,950 in grants to local nonprofits Marion sixth graders say city needs a dog park; family nonprofit aiming to create toddler park Marion native assumes command of U.S. Army rapid response task force McDowell County man charged with sexual assault of employee This new spot in Marion is offering locally grown food and beer, run by farmers and a brewer McDowell County leaders to hear updates on trains, parks Monday One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Frye Regional Medical Center given Immediate Jeopardy status. What does that mean and what's next? Buncombe County celebrates soon-to-be mountaintop public park McDowell County quilters guild donates to Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort Marion City Hall's cupola gets some repairs after leak, damage in winter storm kAm“|2:? $EC66E p>6C:42 :D AC@F5 E@ C64@8?:K6 E9:D J62C’D ga` p44C65:E65 |2:? $EC66E p>6C:42 AC@8C2>D 7@C E96:C 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 3F:=5:?8 DEC@?8 2?5 G:3C2?E 4@>>F?:E:6D[” tC:? q2C?6D[ AC6D:56?E 2?5 rt~ @7 |2:? $EC66E p>6C:42[ D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6] “%96:C E:C6=6DD 677@CED D9@H H92E’D A@DD:3=6 H96? 6?82865 =6256CD H@C< E@86E96C E@ D92A6 A=246D E92E C67=64E E96 A6@A=6 E96J D6CG6] %96 4@?E:?F65 :>A24E @7 @FC ?6EH@C< D9@HD E92E E96 |2:? $EC66E >@G6>6?E C6>2:?D 2 A@H6C7F= 7@C46 7@C A@D:E:G6 EC2?D7@C>2E:@?]”k^Am In 2024, Marion had $3,869,936 in reinvestment in its downtown district. 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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…
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."
Caldwell County furniture maker enjoys a challenge, the ability to do "a lot of crazy stuff" “We do all this crazy stuff because we want people to realize what all we can do,” Landrum said. “The possibilities are really limitless."
Novant goes west: Healthcare system gains NC regulatory approval for Asheville community hospital “We’ve been steadfast in our commitment to bring that same model to western North Carolina," Novant president and chief executive Carl Armato …
Art gallery in Old Fort champions western North Carolina art "We believe in illuminating the profound richness of their work, striving always to make the experience of sharing and creating art accessible…
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