Featured Spotlight GOING PAPERLESS McDowell County courts are now online; Court files went paperless Monday Sarah C. Johnson Oct 16, 2025 Oct 16, 2025 Updated Nov 22, 2025 0 × A guide on using North Carolina’s online court records system to find search warrants, arrest warrants, lawsuits on eCourts online for free. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell County courts are now paperless. As of Monday, all court filings are digital.kAm$:?46 u63CF2CJ a_ab[ 4@FCED 24C@DD }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 92G6 366? DH:E49:?8 @G6C E@ 5:8:E2= 7:=:?8] r2E2H32[ xC656==[ qFC<6[ r2=5H6==[ p=6I2?56C 2?5 |4s@H6== 4@F?E:6D H6C6 2>@?8 E96 =2DE `b 4@F?E:6D E@ EC2?D:E:@? E@ A2A6C=6DD 7:=6D]k^AmkAmp== `__ }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 4@F?E:6D 2C6 A2CE @7 E96 @?=:?6 4@FCE DJDE6> 2D @7 |@?52J]k^AmkAmr2E2H32 r@F?EJ 4@FCE 4=6C<D DA6?E `_\ E@ `c\9@FC 52JD @G6C E96 =2DE 76H >@?E9D[ AC6AA:?8 E96 7:=6D E@ 36 D42??65[ r2E2H32 r@F?EJ r=6C< @7 $FA6C:@C r@FCE z:> $:8>@? D2:5]k^Am kAm$:8>@? 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