Top Story Spotlight McDowell County Schools remote on Feb. 2; other area districts have snow day for students Billy Chapman Feb 1, 2026 Feb 1, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many school systems in the Catawba County area will be out for a snow day on Feb. 2.kAmr2E2H32 r@F?EJ[ w:4<@CJ r:EJ[ qFC<6 r@F?EJ 2?5 r2=5H6== r@F?EJ AF3=:4 D49@@= DJDE6>D D2:5 |@?52J H:== 36 2 52J @77 7@C DEF56?ED 2?5 DE277] r2E2H32 r@F?EJ 2?5 w:4<@CJ r:EJ D2:5 E62496CD 42? 49@@D6 E@ 92G6 2? @AE:@?2= C6>@E6 H@C<52J]k^AmkAmtIEC2\4FCC:4F=2C 24E:G:E:6D 7@C E9@D6 D49@@= DJDE6>D 2C6 2=D@ 42?46=65]k^AmkAm}6HE@?\r@?@G6C r:EJ $49@@=D 2?5 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ $49@@=D D2:5 E96J H:== 92G6 2 C6>@E6 =62C?:?8 52J @? u63] a]k^Am kAm“$E2J D276[ DE2J H2C>[ 2?5 >2J36 9:56 E96 G:56@ 82>6 4@?EC@==6CD 7@C 2? 9@FCn W~C 5@?VE[ H6 2C6?VE ;F58:?8X] |2J J@FC 4@7766 36 DEC@?8 2?5 J@FC A2E:6?46 36 DEC@?86C[” r2=5H6== r@F?EJ $49@@=D D2:5 :? 2 D@4:2= >65:2 A@DE]k^Am People are also reading… Mace wins sheriff’s office in Republican primary; unopposed in general election Old Fort’s B Side Bakery & Books offers fresh made breads, books and more ‘Cult’ church member who allegedly molested boy in pews faces new criminal charges Election final update: Final election results are in for McDowell County Meet two nurses at Mission Hospital McDowell awarded for their patient care Old Fort fire chief says Stuckey’s and Dairy Queen fire cause under investigation Allison, Walker, Brown win Republican primary for McDowell County Board of Commissioners See photos: Stuckey’s and Dairy Queen building near Old Fort burns on Saturday Sheriff: Eden dump truck driver dies in Central Prison hospital. He was charged in crash that killed 4 Amtrak’s western North Carolina expansion: Bringing passenger rail back to Asheville and beyond Marion man charged after 200 grams of cocaine found in search of home near school McDowell County Commissioners to talk grant partnership with Freedom Life Monday Old Fort to get $1.24 million in FEMA money for repairs for Westerman Street Marion dam gets $2.7 million for repairs; dam behind condemned Westwood Chateau apartments Meet Marion Rotary Club's athlete of the week, the 2nd girl at McDowell High to place at states Snow on a Hickory street at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. 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