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McDowell County board opposes state property tax restriction proposal "... the McDowell County Board of Commissioners opposes broad constitutional or statutory limitations that would unnecessarily restrict county…
Father injured, 18-year-old son killed in Burke County shooting along Mount Olive Church Road No charges have been filed in the shooting.
State lawmaker from Guilford calls on Foxx to resign after her response to fourth grader “A child wrote you a letter. And the teacher in you wrote back to call his teachers liars,” Garrett said. “That is not a policy disagreement. …
America 250: A look at McDowell County's origins, and its namesake “Proudly, McDowell County acknowledges being named for so distinguished a man."
Marion man injured in shooting in Newton; police say 1 gunman charged A Marion woman and a baby were also named as victims.
