Featured Spotlight Old Fort High Class of 1968 donates $3,300 to elementary school Mike Conley Dec 16, 2025 Dec 16, 2025 Updated Jan 22, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Old Fort High School class of 1968 recently made another donation to the benevolence fund at Old Fort Elementary School.kAmy2?6E $A2<6 H:E9 E96 ~=5 u@CE r=2DD @7 `heg AC6D6?E65 2 5@?2E:@? @7 Sb[b__ E@ !C:?4:A2= y:== (2C5 7@C E96 DEF56?ED 2E E96 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@=]k^Am Janet Spake with the Old Fort Class of 1968 presented a donation to Principal Jill Ward for the students at the elementary school. SUBMITTED PHOTO kAm“pD 2=H2JD[ H6 H2?E @FC 4@?EC:3FE:@? E@ 8@ E@ E96 ?665D @7 ~=5 u@CE 49:=5C6? — E@ AC@G:56 E96 >@?6J ?66565 E@ 8:G6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[” C625D 2 DE2E6>6?E 7C@> E96 4=2DD @7 `heg] “(6 H2?E 2== @FC 49:=5C6? 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Meet Marion Rotary Club's athlete of the week, the 2nd girl at McDowell High to place at states The Rotary Club of Marion recognized Addison Jones of Marion from McDowell High School as the Athlete of the Week and Roby Franklin of Marion …
McDowell Tech program helps new, existing business owners The AIM program is made possible through a partnership with the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative at the University of Notre Dame.
Marion hospital accepting applications for Kesha Young Scholarship Now in its 29th year, the aim of this scholarship is to support education goals for high school seniors and college students in western North …
Rotary Club of Marion awards Marshall Dark scholarships to McDowell County students The presentation of the scholarships took place during the club’s weekly meeting at the Marion Community Building.
Full circle: One of McDowell Early College's first students now back working with ninth graders “I am grateful and excited to be back, 15 years later, doing what I have worked for and prayed for all this time," Steven said.
