This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
Twenty-six years ago this week, ninth-grader Joey Anderson was named as the Student of the Week by The McDowell News. The East McDowell Junior High School student was both a musician and a sportsman. He played drums, piano and guitar and was selected to serve as a band tutor to younger students. He was the son of Larry and Rebecca Anderson of Nebo.
During the week of Aug. 18, 2000, Vinita Stoddard (left) and her mother Frances Stoddard show a few examples of their work on display in the MACA gallery. The artworks by the mother and daughter team were on exhibit at MACA through the end of August that year.
These were the 2000 McDowell Titan varsity cheerleaders. They were (front) Kelsey Rhinehart and (second row, from left) Kasi Anderson, Tyler Pool, Althea Grindstaff, Tiffany Hall and (third row, from left) Ashley Butler, Erica Medford, Ashley Barnes and Nikki Beam and (back row, from left) Nicki Bradley, Jessica Bartels, Kendal Smith, Sherry Brookshire, Candice Lowdermilk, Emily Calhoun and Meleah Whitmoyer.
These were the 2000 McDowell Titan jayvee cheerleaders. They were (front row, from left) Jessica Vess, Erica Gladder, Lauren Cook and Carly Robinson (second row, from left) Hannah Ross, Emily Bradley, Claire Hunter, Heather Younts and Suni Bouthiller (back row, from left) Kristin Vetter, Jaimie Harris, Kievi Whitesides, Jennifer Handley and Michelle Taylor.
McDowell High Titan varsity football team was ready for another season. The team consisted of (front row, from left) Head Coach David Riggs, defensive coordinator Henry Weaver, John McGuire, Turner Kincaid, Bryan Gunter, Chad Inman, Wayne McLaughlin, Terry Evans, Justin Dalton, Matt Reel, Larry Cormican, Colby Grant, Will Ross, Jack Bridges, Jeremy Dobson, wide receivers Coach Scott Helms, defensive ends Coach Andy Morgan (second row, from left) Rory Kelly, Josh Addison, Jeff Byrd, Josh Effler, Jacob Creson, Trey White, R.J. Hink, Ben Cope, Nathan Harrell, Luke Decker, Mike Morris, Gary Bass, Brian Mitchem, Mitch Aldridge (back row, from left) trainer/kicking Coach Burt Blankenship, offensive line Coach Jay Morgan, Phillip Randolph, Andy McMahan, Jimmy Reel, Nick Tucci, Daniel Mace, Dustin Wiseman, Daniel Stafford, Michael Boone, Taj Cash, Isaac Stockton, Josh Toms, Derek Conley, Kingsley Agbaeze, Nick MacKinnon, Adam Marlowe, defensive backs Coach Joe Cash, defensive line Coach Carson Gowan and tight ends Coach Tim Torvinen. McDowell was scheduled to host Tuscola that week in the season opener.
The McDowell Titans got off to a good start by defeating Tuscola 27-7 in the season opener. In this photo, McDowell fullback Jeremy Dobson stiff-arms a Tuscola defender during the game at McDowell. Dobson rushed for 107 yards and scored two touchdowns in the win.
The MACA building in downtown Marion was getting a makeover. A painter climbed into a cherry picker to prepare the area where the false windows would be placed. The renovation project was paid for with grants and corporate help.
Local leaders were looking forward to the renovation of the Marion and Old Fort depots as part of the state’s effort to bring passenger rail service to the mountains. This is what the Marion depot looked like at that time. The state had allocated more than $1.3 million to move the Marion depot, which was requested by its owner Norfolk Southern Corp. as part of the negotiations with the state about passenger rail. Old Fort was slated to receive almost $1 million for the rehabilitation of its depot and to make track improvements. Officials with the N.C. Rail Division predicted passenger trains would return to the western part of the state by 2001.
These kindergarten students at Nebo Elementary showed off the pictures they drew of their families. They were (from left) Casey Taylor, Lauren Roberts and Grace Wilkerson. The drawings were on display at Nebo Elementary’s open house. All three children were students in Joyce Poplin’s class.
Students at Pleasant Gardens Elementary benefited from having donated bottled water. At that time, Pleasant Gardens was one of the schools in McDowell without air conditioning throughout its entire building.
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This feature mines our archival photos for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
