Top Story Editor's Pick McDowell County to offer on-demand transportation around Marion; requests made through an app Mike Conley Mar 27, 2025 Mar 27, 2025 Updated Sep 29, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In May, McDowell County will start a new transit service to help people get to where they want to go.kAm%96 ?6H @?\56>2?5 >:4C@ EC2?D:E D6CG:46 :D 56D:8?65 E@ :?4C62D6 =@42= EC2?DA@CE2E:@? @AE:@?D 7@C C6D:56?ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> |4s@H6== r@F?EJ] |4s@H6== tIAC6DD :D 7656C2==J 7F?565 E9C@F89 2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@? 8C2?E] xE H:== =2F?49 @? |2J `]k^AmkAm}@ =@42= 7F?5:?8 >2E49 :D C6BF:C65 7@C E96 :?:E:2E:G6]k^AmkAm%96 ?6H D6CG:46 H:== @A6C2E6 |@?52J E9C@F89 uC:52J 7C@> f 2]>] E@ g A]>][ 2?5 $2EFC52JD 7C@> h 2]>] E@ d A]>][ @776C:?8 @?\56>2?5 C:56D H:E9:? 2 D6G6?\>:=6 C25:FD @7 5@H?E@H? |2C:@?[ E96 4@F?EJ D2:5]k^Am People are also reading… Highway patrol: Juvenile killed in McDowell County wreck while driving electric bike One person critically injured in Sunday crash involving bicycle in McDowell County Marion man charged with death by distribution in 22-year-old's 2025 overdose death ‘No kings’ rally in downtown Marion draws more than 275 people, organizers say Marion woman charged with starting wildfire in northern McDowell County McDowell County Emergency Services Director Will Kehler to retire McDowell County women's powerlifter inducted into North Carolina hall of fame Firefighters battle blaze off Armstrong Creek Road in northern McDowell County Multiple departments responding to wildfire in Buck Creek section of McDowell County Marion, McDowell leaders seek public’s input on future of Drexel Heritage site Fire in Buck Creek section of McDowell still 175 acres Monday morning, 0% contained NC high school senior accepted to 90+ colleges, received $5.3 million in scholarship offers McDowell County man charged with abuse of child, adults with special needs McDowell County NC East Marion, Clinchfield, Stumptown homecoming to celebrate community Old Fort mayor suddenly resigns from office, mayor pro tem appointed acting mayor kAm%96C6 2C6 6IA2?D:@? 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