Featured Spotlight Developer gets $11 million to turn McDowell County mill into affordable senior apartments From the Read all of our coverage Marion's Clinchfield Mill, which is being converted into senior housing series Mike Conley Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 Updated Sep 17, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An $11 million grant will pay for a project to convert a former mill into apartments in McDowell County.kAm~? uC:52J[ $6AE] ae[ E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@FD:?8 2?5 &C32? s6G6=@A>6?E 2H2C565 S`` >:==:@? E@ v:G6?D r@>>F?:E:6D 7@C :ED r=:?497:6=5 |:== AC@;64E :? |2C:@?]k^AmkAm%96 $64E:@? a_a 7F?5:?8 H:== 8@ E@H2C5 4@?G6CE:?8 E96 9:DE@C:4 DECF4EFC6 :?E@ `c` 277@C523=6 2A2CE>6?ED 7@C @=56C 25F=ED] %9:D AC@;64E H:== ?@E @?=J AC6D6CG6 2?5 C6AFCA@D6 2 9:DE@C:4 =2?5>2C<[ 3FE :E H:== 2=D@ 96=A >66E 2 8C@H:?8 ?665 7@C D276 2?5 277@C523=6 D6?:@C 9@FD:?8 :? 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Here’s what high school students will now take Biggest takeaways from the Carolina Panthers' prime-time Week 4 win over Lions The old Clinchfield Mill in Marion was built in 1917. FILE PHOTO kAm%96 8C2?E 4@G6CD 2 7:7E9 @7 E96 2AAC@I:>2E6=J Sd_ >:==:@? C6?@G2E:@?[ E96 C6=62D6 D2:5] %96 C6>2:?:?8 7F?5:?8 H:== 4@>6 7C@> ?@?\4@>A6E:E:G6 D@FC46D DF49 2D cT {@H x?4@>6 w@FD:?8 E2I 4C65:ED[ u656C2= w:DE@C:4 E2I 4C65:ED[ }]r] |:== %2I 4C65:ED[ 2?5 AC:G2E6 A6C>2?6?E 7:?2?4:?8] %96 w&s 2H2C5 2=D@ 2FE@>2E:42==J :?4=F56D 2 AC@;64E\32D65 DF3D:5J 4@?EC24E E92E 2==@HD v:G6?D E@ D6CG6 9@FD69@=5D H:E9 E96 =@H6DE :?4@>6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 DA@<6D>2? 7@C v:G6?D]k^Am kAmu@C d_ J62CD[ v:G6?D 92D D6CG65 @=56C 25F=ED H:E9 5:8?:EJ[ 4@>A2DD:@? 2?5 :??@G2E:@? :? 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Historic Greensboro mansion on market for $5.1 million. Its pool table was placed by crane “I'm sure it was a marvel that a crane was on Sunset Drive and putting a pool table, a lead pool table, on the third floor before the roof cou…
