Featured Top Story Spotlight This year, McDowell High students can attend home athletic events for free Mike Conley Sep 2, 2026 Sep 2, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the first day of school, McDowell High School’s athletic department had a big announcement to make. Mike Conley kA 4=2DDlQq@5JQm|4s@H6== w:89 pE9=6E:4 s:C64E@C y@6 r2D9[ 8@=7 2E9=6E6D r@??6C p=5C:586 2?5 }2E92? %:AA6C 2?5 pDD:DE2?E pE9=6E:4 s:C64E@C y6??:76C z:??:?86C 2??@F?465 E92E E9:D D49@@= J62C[ 2== DEF56?ED 2E |4s@H6== w:89 $49@@=[ |4s@H6== t2C=J r@==686 2?5 |4s@H6== p4256>J 7@C x??@G2E:@? 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McDowell County Schools alumni spotlight: Early College grad's career brings her back home Today, she gets to be a helping hand for the next group of students
Rotary Club of Marion honors Students of the Week Alejandro Juarez Hurtado and Zulema Rincon-Cardenas of McDowell Academy for Innovation were the Students of the Week.
McDowell alumni spotlight: From Marion Elementary to leading the county's parks and rec "His story is a reminder that the experiences children have in their schools and communities can reach far beyond their childhood years."
Meet the Rotary Club of Marion's Students of the Week The club recognized Emma Kate Brackin and Lauren Roland of McDowell Early College as the Students of the Week.
