Featured Top Story Spotlight McDowell County Emergency Services names deputy director Mike Conley Sep 11, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell County Emergency Services named Mitchell Ledford deputy director of EMS, effective Nov. 1.kAm{657@C5 H:== 368:? EC2?D:E:@?:?8 :?E@ E96 C@=6 :>>65:2E6=J 7@C 4@?E:?F:EJ @7 =6256CD9:A 2?5 @A6C2E:@?D 29625 @7 @77:4:2==J 2DDF>:?8 E96 A@D:E:@? :? }@G6>36C] {657@C5 92D DA6?E E96 A2DE 564256 D6CG:?8 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ t>6C86?4J $6CG:46D[ 25G2?4:?8 E9C@F89 E96 @C82?:K2E:@? 2D 2 A2C2>65:4[ 7:6=5 EC2:?:?8 @77:46C[ D9:7E 42AE2:? @G6CD66:?8 q $9:7E[ 2?5[ >@DE C646?E=J[ t|$ @A6C2E:@?D >2?286C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> E96 56A2CE>6?E]k^Am Mitchell Ledford PHOTO SUBMITTED kAm{657@C5 DE6AA65 :?E@ E96 t|$ @A6C2E:@?D >2?286C C@=6 7@==@H:?8 wFCC:42?6 w6=6?6 2?5 92D 366? :?DECF>6?E2= :? =625:?8 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ t|$ E9C@F89 E96 C64@G6CJ 2?5 EC2?D:E:@? 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Wildflowers flattened at Burke County I-40 exit, Highway Patrol investigating NCDOT said it also will file a state property incident report with the State Bureau of Investigation.
Marion nonprofit proposes community room space in city community building “What if there was a room built around one simple idea: bringing people together?” Alyssa Hughes said.
US House moves to censure Chuck Edwards after ethics probe Edwards apologized to the two former staffers at the center of a sexual harassment investigation and to his wife.
McDowell County commissioners approve six-month moratorium on data centers The six-month moratorium will give the county time to create rules on what kind of data centers can be built here.
