Top Story Spotlight Two write-in candidates running in McDowell County fall elections Mike Conley Sep 16, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two write-in candidates have emerged in the 2026 general election in McDowell County.kA 4=2DDlQq@5JQmy6DD:42 $9F7@C5[ bh[ @7 E96 |24<6J’D rC66< #@25 2C62 @7 |4s@H6==[ :D 2 HC:E6\:? 42?5:52E6 7@C E96 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ r=6C< @7 $FA6C:@C r@FCE @77:46]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQq@5JQm“x 2> 2 =:76=@?8 C6D:56?E @7 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ H:E9 566A E:6D E@ E96 !=62D2?E v2C56?D 4@>>F?:EJ[” $9F7@C5 D2:5]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQq@5JQmp7E6C 9:89 D49@@=[ $9F7@C5 2EE6?565 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 2E vC66?D3@C@ H96C6 D96 62C?65 2 32496=@CVD 568C66 :? 9:DE@CJ 2?5 =2E6C 3642>6 2 46CE:7:65 A2C2=682=[ D96 D2:5]k^Am People are also reading… McDowell Sheriff’s Office, highway patrol, Marion police operation results in 136 charges North Carolina JV football player dies after suffering injury during Thursday night game McDowell County man charged with kicking open front door of house Hungry bear keeps trying to force its way into homes in NC neighborhood, state says McDowell County Emergency Services names deputy director President Trump is planning a visit to Gastonia. 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Will backlash to data centers, Flock cameras impact NC’s US Senate race? Where Cooper, Whatley stand The spread of large-scale data centers and Flock surveillance cameras has triggered backlash in North Carolina, with both candidates in the st…
GOP NC Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. won’t run to keep his seat in 2028 “As for what comes next, I am giving serious thought to other ways I might serve the people of this state.”
