Top Story Telehealth services to expand in McDowell and Avery counties From staff reports Mar 10, 2020 Mar 10, 2020 Updated Mar 10, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From staff reports A $100,000 grant from the Baxter International Foundation will address barriers to health care in McDowell and Avery countieskAmr9:=5C6?’D w62=E9 uF?5 E@52J 2??@F?465 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 q2IE6C x?E6C?2E:@?2= u@F?52E:@? E@ 6IA2?5 E6=6962=E9 D6CG:46D 7@C 49:=5C6? :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2’D CFC2= |4s@H6== 2?5 pG6CJ r@F?E:6D] %96 S`__[___ 8C2?E H:== 36 25>:?:DE6C65 3J r9:=5C6?’D w62=E9 uF?5 2?5 6?23=6 E96 r6?E6C 7@C #FC2= w62=E9 x??@G2E:@?’D w62=E9\6\$49@@=D AC@8C2> E@ AC@G:56 2446DD E@ E6=6962=E9 D6CG:46D E@ ?62C=J `_[___ AC6\z E9C@F89 `aE9 8C256 DEF56?ED 2?5 D49@@= DE277]k^AmkAm%9:D H:== 6IA2?5 2446DD E@ 962=E9 42C6 :? 2 C68:@? 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Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly.
1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality.
Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16.
This new spot in Marion is offering locally grown food and beer, run by farmers and a brewer “We are a market that is focused on showcasing local goods and vegetables and in the process of getting a brewery up and running."
