Alert Featured Top Story North Carolina State Parks offer first day hikes to kick off 2024 Special to The McDowell News Dec 27, 2023 Dec 27, 2023 Updated Feb 1, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm#p{txvw — p? 2??F2= ?2E:@?H:56 EC25:E:@? 4@?E:?F6D @? y2?] `[ 2D }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 ;@:?D @E96C DE2E6D :? @776C:?8 u:CDE s2J w:<6D 2E DE2E6 A2C<D[ E96 }]r] s:G:D:@? @7 !2C<D 2?5 #64C62E:@? 2??@F?465]k^AmkAmuC6D9 @77 46=63C2E:?8 E96 *62C @7 E96 %C2:=[ }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 DE2E6 A2C<D H:== 9@DE >@C6 E92? d_ DE277\=65 9:<6D E@ D9@H42D6 E96 H@?56CD @7 E96 vC62E %C2:=D $E2E6] ':D:E@CD 42? 49@@D6 7C@> 62DJ 2?5 D9@CE DEC@==D @? 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