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Marion man accused of waving gun at people floating on Catawba River He was found sitting in a chair by the river with two firearms and an empty liquor bottle.
Baxter International issues recall of IV solutions made at McDowell County plant As of Friday, Baxter has not received any reports of adverse events associated with the recalled product.
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.
McDowell County animal advocate says well-known cat who lived along greenway missing "There are mean people that do not want the cats there. And there are very sweet people that come see the cats and love them.”
