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… Highway patrol: Juvenile killed in McDowell County wreck while driving electric bike One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Marion woman charged with starting wildfire in northern McDowell County McDowell County women's powerlifter inducted into North Carolina hall of fame ‘No kings’ rally in downtown Marion draws more than 275 people, organizers say 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Investigation continues into fatal wreck that killed juvenile on Sunday Marion, McDowell leaders seek public’s input on future of Drexel Heritage site Fire in Buck Creek section of McDowell still 175 acres Monday morning, 0% contained NC high school senior accepted to 90+ colleges, received $5.3 million in scholarship offers Tanker truck crashed on I-40 at McDowell, Burke line; milk spills into creek See events that will close Marion downtown streets this year, including Friday night concerts McDowell County NC East Marion, Clinchfield, Stumptown homecoming to celebrate community Marion man charged with death by distribution in 22-year-old's 2025 overdose death Multiple departments responding to wildfire in Buck Creek section of McDowell County Snow on a Hickory street at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. 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