Alert Featured Editor's Pick McDowell Academy for Innovation and McDowell Early College present STEAM Showcase Special to The McDowell New May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 Updated Jun 6, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmpD uC:52J[ pAC:= `c[ 52H?65[ 3FDE=:?8 DEF56?ED 2E |4s@H6== p4256>J 7@C x??@G2E:@? W|pxX 2?5 |4s@H6== t2C=J r@==686 W|trX AFE E96:C 7:?2= E@F496D @? 42C53@2C5 2C4256 82>6D E96J DA6?E >@?E9D 56D:8?:?8 2?5 4C62E:?8 :? 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Rotary Club of Marion honors Students of the Week The students were introduced to the club by Rotarian J.W. Kelley and received certificates from President-Elect Stacy Buff.
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