Alert Featured Top Story North Carolina Teaching Fellows award four local students for 2024-25 school year Special to The McDowell News Apr 6, 2024 Apr 6, 2024 Updated Apr 7, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm#p{txvw — %96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 %6249:?8 u6==@HD r@>>:DD:@? 92D D6=64E65 7@FC |4s@H6== r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED 2D 2 A2CE @7 E96 cea 2H2C5 C64:A:6?ED 7@C E96 a_ac\ad 24256>:4 J62C[ E96 9:896DE ?F>36C D:?46 E96 AC@8C2>’D C6EFC? :? a_`f]k^AmkAm%96 %6249:?8 u6==@HD AC@8C2> :D 2 4@>A6E:E:G6[ >6C:E\32D65 7@C8:G23=6 =@2? 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