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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McDowell County Schools alum went from Battle of Books to biomedical engineering Today, Morgan works at Moderna, a biotechnology company known for developing mRNA-based medicines.
Rotary Club of Marion honors Athlete, Student of the Week They are both students at McDowell High School and were introduced to the club by Rotarian Madalyn Gaito.
High school students raised about 50 trout, released them at South Mountains State Park "They have the opportunity to release these fish back into nature after nurturing them and taking care of them for months. It's really just a …
