Alert Featured McDowell students back to class on Wednesday on 2-hour delay Eric Millsaps Oct 8, 2024 Oct 8, 2024 Updated Nov 14, 2025 0 Old Fort Elementary School sustained flood damage and did not reopen on Wednesday. Dan Crawley, McDowell News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eric Millsaps McDowell County Schools students returned to school on Wednesday.kAm$FA6C:?E6?56?E %C24J vC:E >256 E96 2??@F?46>6?E 23@FE 4=2DD6D C6DF>:?8 =2E6 |@?52J 27E6C?@@?]k^AmkAmr=2DD6D H:== 36 @? 2 EH@\9@FC 56=2J 2== H66<[ vC:E D2:5 2D E96 D49@@=D H@C< E@H2C5 2 C68F=2C D4965F=6 7@==@H:?8 wFCC:42?6 w6=6?6 H9:49 C:AA65 FA C@25D[ 52>2865 9@>6D 2?5 =67E 2=>@DE 2== @7 E96 4@F?EJ H:E9@FE A@H6C]k^Am Grit kAmw6 25565 E92E ~=5 u@CE t=6>6?E2CJ $EF56?ED H:== C6EFC? E@ D49@@= :? 2 ?6H =@42E:@? :? 2 DE2886C65 6?ECJ 368:??:?8 |@?52J]k^Am kAm“{:>:E65 3FD C@FE6D H:== 36 5:776C6?E 7@C 6249 @7 @FC D49@@=D[ 32D65 @? 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Marion hospital accepting applications for Kesha Young Scholarship Now in its 29th year, the aim of this scholarship is to support education goals for high school seniors and college students in western North …
Meet the Rotary Club of Marion Students of the Week from McDowell Academy for Innovation The Rotary Club of Marion recognized Yasuri Ibarra of Nebo from McDowell Early College and Ashley Olvera-Martinez of Marion from McDowell Acad…
McDowell Tech program helps new, existing business owners The AIM program is made possible through a partnership with the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative at the University of Notre Dame.
Meet Marion Rotary Club's athlete of the week, the 2nd girl at McDowell High to place at states The Rotary Club of Marion recognized Addison Jones of Marion from McDowell High School as the Athlete of the Week and Roby Franklin of Marion …
Rotary Club of Marion awards Marshall Dark scholarships to McDowell County students The presentation of the scholarships took place during the club’s weekly meeting at the Marion Community Building.
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