Top Story Editor's Pick Marion mayor: Kindness, compassion, cooperation getting McDowell County back on its feet Marion Mayor Steve Little Oct 10, 2024 Oct 10, 2024 Updated Nov 16, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thank you to all who have shown kindness and compassion to your neighbors during the past 12 days.kAmwF?5C65D @7 A6@A=6 7C@> |2C:@?[ 2== A2CED @7 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ[ >2?J @E96C 4:E:6D 2?5 4@F?E:6D 7C@> 62DE6C? 2?5 A:65>@?E }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ 2?5 7C@> @E96C DE2E6D 92G6 G@=F?E66C65 :? >2?J A=246D 2?5 :? >2?J H2JD]k^AmkAm~FC @G6C2== 4@?5:E:@? :? |2C:@? 2?5 :? |4s@H6== r@F?EJ :D >F49 36EE6C[ >F49 D@@?6C[ E92? H6 6IA64E65 2 H66< 28@] p =@E @7 E9:D :D 5F6 E@ E96 E:C6=6DD H@C< @7 2== E96 G@=F?E66CD]k^Am k2D:56 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E E?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E\9:89=:89ED E?4>D\:?=:?6\2=:8?>6?E\C:89E E?4>D\:?=:?6\H:5E9\@?6\E9:C5Qmk9cmt5:E@CUR_bhjD }@E6k^9cmkAm~? 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