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The Madness, Copper Penny Grill still coming to Marion, owners say McDowell County bridge temporarily closed for resurfacing Update: Gas leak in Marion Monday morning cleared; road reopened Lake James beach day, music highlight free things to around McDowell County area this weekend Pedestrian hit by train, killed in downtown Hickory Thursday Mission Ministries Alliance receives award from state health department Marion Juneteenth celebration is this week. Here's the 4-day schedule Adrienne Jones named new McDowell County Emergency Services director Should McDowell County's sales tax increase? Voters to decide this fall Marion man gets multiple drug charges after SWAT Team search kAm%96 9@DED 2=D@ 6IA=@C6 9@H >@56C? 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E96J :?:E:2==J 2AA62C]k^Am kAm%96 6A:D@56 2=D@ 6I2>:?6D E96 3C@256C :>A24E E96D6 :?E6C24E:@?D 42? 92G6 @? 4@>>F?:E:6D] r2DF2= 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 96=A 3F:=5 ECFDE[ DEC6?8E96? D@4:2= ?6EH@C<D 2?5 C6>:?5 A6@A=6 E92E E9@D6 2C@F?5 E96> 2C6 ?@E D:>A=J DEC2?86CD[ 3FE 76==@H 9F>2? 36:?8D] zJE6 5:D4FDD6D 9@H 4@>>F?:E:6D H:E9 DEC@?86C D@4:2= 4@??64E:@?D @7E6? 4C62E6 >@C6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C 36=@?8:?8[ 7C:6?5D9:A 2?5 64@?@>:4 >@3:=:EJ]k^Am Scott Rada is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 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