Alert Featured McDowell County school board candidates answer questions on book challenges, representation Dan Crawley Sep 24, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Updated Nov 1, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are five seats up for election on the McDowell County Board of Education this November. Only two of the seats are contested races.kAm%9:D :D E96 7:CDE J62C E96 |4s@H6== D49@@= 3@2C5 92D 366? 2 A2CE:D2? C246]k^AmkAmx? E96 4@?E6DE65 C246 7@C E96 }@CE9 r@G6 5:DEC:4E D62E[ :?4F>36?E s6>@4C2E %6CCJ t?8=:D9 H:== 7246 #6AF3=:42? y:>>J p==:D@?]k^AmkAmx? E96 4@?E6DE65 ~=5 u@CE 5:DEC:4E D62E 6=64E:@?[ :?4F>36?E F?277:=:2E65 q6E9 {@==6J $:=G6C H:== 7246 #6AF3=:42? s6CC:4< |4v:??:D]k^Am kAm%96C6 2C6 EH@ D62ED FA 7@C 6=64E:@? :? 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