Top Story Spotlight What will be closed for MLK Jr. Day? Government schedules for McDowell County Sarah C. Johnson Jan 17, 2026 Jan 17, 2026 Updated Apr 13, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the nation celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, government offices will close and local trash collections will be delayed.k9am|4s@H6== r@F?EJk^9amkAmkDEC@?8m|4s@H6== r@F?EJk^DEC@?8m @77:46D H:== 36 4=@D65 @? |@?52J] $@=:5 H2DE6 724:=:E:6D H:== 36 4=@D65 @? |@?52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4@F?EJ’D H63D:E6]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|2C:@?k^DEC@?8m 4:EJ @77:46D H:== 36 4=@D65 @? |@?52J] %96C6 H:== 36 ?@ EC2D9 4@==64E:@? @? |@?52J] %96C6 H:== 36 ?@ 3F=< 82C3286 4@==64E:@? 7@C E96 H66< @7 y2?] `g\y2?] ac[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4:EJ’D H63D:E6]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m~=5 u@CEk^DEC@?8m %@H? w2== H:== 36 4=@D65 |@?52J] %96C6 H:== 36 ?@ EC2D9 A:4<FA |@?52J] v2C3286 H:== 36 A:4<65 FA %9FCD52J[ y2?] aa]k^Am People are also reading… North Carolina sets first elk hunt for 2027. 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