As of Sunday, the McDonald’s restaurants in Marion, Spruce Pine and Burnsville will come under new owners. For the past 32 years, K-21 Corp. of Marion has owned and operated these fast-food eateries. Chairman John Karas (front) and Vice President and Secretary Ryan Kelley (left) and his father President Bob Kelley (right) of the K-21 Corp. of Marion said they wanted to thank their customers and employees for all their support and dedication.
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The McDonald’s restaurants in Marion, Spruce Pine and Burnsville are now under the ownership of R&J Investments in Hickory. R&J Investments, owned and operated by Heather and Patrick Joyner, has 22 McDonald’s restaurants in Burke, Mecklenburg, Wilkes and Avery counties. In this photo, Heather and Patrick Joyner are with their children. They are ( back row from left) Maddie, 16; Sam, 18; Ann Carson 14; Patrick Joyner; and Heather Joyner; and (front row) Jeb, 7; and Shade, 8.
For more than three decades, their restaurants have served up countless Big Macs, Quarter-Pounders, french fries, Chicken McNuggets, sodas and milkshakes to folks in McDowell and neighboring counties. Now, the owners of the McDonald’s restaurants in Marion and two other nearby towns are ready to turn their Golden Arches over to new proprietors.
As of Sunday, the McDonald’s restaurants in Marion, Spruce Pine and Burnsville will come under new owners. For the past 32 years, K-21 Corp. of Marion has owned and operated these fast-food eateries. Chairman John Karas (front) and Vice President and Secretary Ryan Kelley (left) and his father President Bob Kelley (right) of the K-21 Corp. of Marion said they wanted to thank their customers and employees for all their support and dedication.
The McDonald’s restaurants in Marion, Spruce Pine and Burnsville are now under the ownership of R&J Investments in Hickory. R&J Investments, owned and operated by Heather and Patrick Joyner, has 22 McDonald’s restaurants in Burke, Mecklenburg, Wilkes and Avery counties. In this photo, Heather and Patrick Joyner are with their children. They are ( back row from left) Maddie, 16; Sam, 18; Ann Carson 14; Patrick Joyner; and Heather Joyner; and (front row) Jeb, 7; and Shade, 8.
