Featured Spotlight McDowell Technical Community College honors 2025 alumni award recipients MICHAEL LAVENDER Director of Communications, MTCC Jul 16, 2025 Jul 16, 2025 Updated Jan 11, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell Technical Community College announced the recipients of its sixth annual Alumni Awards during the college’s recent commencement.kAm%96D6 2H2C5D C64@8?:K6 @FEDE2?5:?8 2=F>?: 7@C 6I46==6?46 :? 42C66C 249:6G6>6?E 2?5 6I46AE:@?2= D6CG:46 E@ E96 4@==686 2?5 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ] %96 a_ad 9@?@C66D C6AC6D6?E >@C6 E92? bd J62CD @7 |4s@H6== %649 8C25F2E6D >2<:?8 2 =2DE:?8 :>A24E :? |4s@H6== r@F?EJ 2?5 36J@?5]k^AmkAm“%96D6 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ 2=F>?: 2C6 =:G:?8 AC@@7 E92E 65F42E:@? @A6?D 5@@CD 2?5 6>A@H6CD :?5:G:5F2=D E@ 3F:=5 36EE6C 7FEFC6D — 7@C E96>D6=G6D 2?5 7@C E96 4@>>F?:E:6D E96J D6CG6[” D2:5 sC] y](] z6==6J[ AC6D:56?E @7 |4s@H6== %649] “(6 2C6 AC@F5 E@ 46=63C2E6 E96:C 244@>A=:D9>6?ED 2?5 D92C6 E96:C DE@C:6D H:E9 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^Am People are also reading… One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Marion man charged with death by distribution in 22-year-old's 2025 overdose death McDowell County Emergency Services Director Will Kehler to retire ‘No kings’ rally in downtown Marion draws more than 275 people, organizers say Old Fort mayor suddenly resigns from office, mayor pro tem appointed acting mayor McDowell County man charged with abuse of child, adults with special needs No Kings protests will happen in area for a 3rd time this Saturday. 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