Alert Featured Top Story McDowell County Schools McDowell County Schools Alumni Spotlight: Beth Silver Special to The McDowell News Feb 1, 2024 Feb 1, 2024 Updated Mar 7, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmq6E9 $:=G6C DE2CE65 D6G6?E9 8C256 2E (6DE |4s@H6== yF?:@C w:89 $49@@= :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 J62C :? `hfg] w6C 72>:=J >@G65 E@ ~=5 u@CE 3642FD6 96C 525 925 ;FDE 364@>6 E96 A2DE@C 2E u:CDE q2AE:DE r9FC49 @7 ~=5 u@CE] sFC:?8 96C E:>6 2E (6DE[ D96 H2D E96 D4@C6<66A6C^>2?286C 7@C E96 {25J $A2CE2?D 32D<6E32== E62>D[ D96 H2D :? E96 sC2>2 r=F3 2?5 D96 A=2J65 E96 4=2C:?6E :? 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