Alert Top Story Your expanded The McDowell News coming soon Dimon Kendrick-Holmes May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 Updated Jun 10, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For more than 95 years, The McDowell News has been proud to serve as your leading provider of local news in the place we call home.kAmuC@> AF3=:4 D49@@=D E@ AF3=:4 D276EJ[ 7C@> DE2CE\FAD E@ D@446C[ 7C@> E96 2CED E@ =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E[ H6 92G6 366? 4@>>:EE65 7@C 564256D E@ :?7@C>:?8[ 65F42E:?8 2?5 6?E6CE2:?:?8 @FC C6256CD] p?5 H6 4@F=5?’E 5@ :E H:E9@FE J@FC DFAA@CE @7 @FC =@42= ;@FC?2=:DED H9@ AC@5F46 :>A@CE2?E H@C< =:<6 |:<6 r@?=6J 2?5 s2? rC2H=6J] |@C6 E92? 6G6C[ H6’C6 565:42E65 E@ AC@G:5:?8 F?:BF6 =@42= ;@FC?2=:D>]k^AmkAm~FC 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 36:?8 E96 DEC@?86DE =@42= ?6HD AC@G:56C C6>2:?D DE62572DE[ 3FE H6 2=D@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 492?86 H:E9 E96 923:ED @7 @FC C6256CD] %@52J[ E96 4@>>F?:E:6D H6 D6CG6 2C6 5:776C6?E] yFDE 2D E96 3FD:?6DD6D E92E 5@E |2:? $EC66E :? |2C:@? 92G6 492?865[ H6 2E %96 |4s@H6== }6HD 2C6 6G@=G:?8[ E@@]k^Am People are also reading… McDowell County NC woman charged after 10-year-old tests positive for drugs Report says Davidson Fort unsafe, costly to repair. 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E9:D 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am kAm%92?< J@F 7@C DFAA@CE:?8 %96 |4s@H6== }6HD 2?5 :ED ;@FC?2=:DED] (6’C6 96C6[ 2D H6’G6 2=H2JD 366?[ E@ D6CG6 J@F]k^Am Dimon Kendrick-Holmes is the North Carolina editor for Lee Enterprises. 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular McDowell County NC woman charged after 10-year-old tests positive for drugs The sheriff's office received a referral from the McDowell County Department of Social Services about a child being neglected Report says Davidson Fort unsafe, costly to repair. What is the future of the Old Fort property? A town meeting brought new ideas to light for the property. U.S. 221 may be widened, bridge over I-40 replaced. Learn more about project at meeting The N.C. 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McDowell County NC woman charged after 10-year-old tests positive for drugs The sheriff's office received a referral from the McDowell County Department of Social Services about a child being neglected
Report says Davidson Fort unsafe, costly to repair. What is the future of the Old Fort property? A town meeting brought new ideas to light for the property.
U.S. 221 may be widened, bridge over I-40 replaced. Learn more about project at meeting The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting for the proposed project from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday.
How young is too young to leave your kids at home alone in NC? Here’s the law The only statewide law with a specific age restriction is in the North Carolina Fire Code.
30 acres of Marion Mount Ida property protected, to be added to city park "We're not just protecting 30 acres, we're protecting the opportunity for future generations to experience Mount Ida much as we do today."
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Warns Supreme Court E. Jean Carroll's $83.3M Defamation Judgment Threatens Future Presidents
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Warns Supreme Court E. Jean Carroll's $83.3M Defamation Judgment Threatens Future Presidents
