View all of our stories about America's 250th anniversary Follow this Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Apr 19, 2026 Apr 19, 2026 Updated Apr 21, 2026 America commemorates its 250th anniversary in 2026. Here's how our community is marking this historic national milestone. Load more Related to this collection Most Popular See photos, video of Norfolk Southern freight train rolling through Old Fort, the first since 2024 The first official train to travel on the tracks between Old Fort and Black Mountain since Hurricane Helene went through on Saturday. The trai… From our Archives: Here’s a look at photos from McDowell County this week in 2003 This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history. See drone photos, video of freight train coming through Old Fort for first time since hurricane Eighteen months after Hurricane Helene tore up the railroad between Old Fort and Black Mountain, a Norfolk Southern freight train once again r… Test train travels through Old Fort on repaired tracks once damaged in hurricane On Tuesday, a Norfolk Southern train traveled through Old Fort and up the Old Fort Loops around Andrews Geyser for the first time since before… From the Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1983 This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history. From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1991 This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history. Marion neighbors: Obituaries for April 14 Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News. From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 2001 This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history. Marion neighbors: Obituaries for April 9 Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News. Marion neighbors: Obituaries for April 8 Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
See photos, video of Norfolk Southern freight train rolling through Old Fort, the first since 2024 The first official train to travel on the tracks between Old Fort and Black Mountain since Hurricane Helene went through on Saturday. The trai…
From our Archives: Here’s a look at photos from McDowell County this week in 2003 This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
See drone photos, video of freight train coming through Old Fort for first time since hurricane Eighteen months after Hurricane Helene tore up the railroad between Old Fort and Black Mountain, a Norfolk Southern freight train once again r…
Test train travels through Old Fort on repaired tracks once damaged in hurricane On Tuesday, a Norfolk Southern train traveled through Old Fort and up the Old Fort Loops around Andrews Geyser for the first time since before…
From the Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1983 This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.
From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1991 This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
Marion neighbors: Obituaries for April 14 Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 2001 This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.
Marion neighbors: Obituaries for April 9 Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Marion neighbors: Obituaries for April 8 Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
