Top Story Editor's Pick Superintendent: Retiring McDowell County Schools employees worked decades for the district Tracy Grit McDowell County Schools superintendent Feb 27, 2025 Feb 27, 2025 Updated Apr 3, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Have you ever been told to stay with it, give it time, keep on keeping on?kAm%96D6 H@C5D @7 H:D5@> >2J 36 6E4965 :?E@ @FC >6>@C:6D[ 3FE E96J 2C6 ?@E 2=H2JD G:D:3=6 :? @FC 24E:@?D] %96 :562 @7 E96 4@>A2?J >2? @C H@>2? >2J 92G6 CF? :ED 4@FCD6[ 2D H6 D66 =6DD 2?5 =6DD @7 E9:D :? @FC D@4:6EJ]k^AmkAmx? 65F42E:@?[ H6 92G6 76H6C 2?5 76H6C 7@=<D H9@ DE2J H:E9 :E 7@C b_ J62CD @C F?E:= C6E:C6>6?E] tG6? 76H6C 5@ :E 2== :? @?6 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E] w@H 23@FE cf J62CD :? E96 5:DEC:4En ~C `h J62CD 2D 2 AC:?4:A2= :? E96 D2>6 D49@@=n %9:D :D D@>6E9:?8 E92E J@F 5@?’E 962C 6G6CJ 52J]k^Am kAm|C] v2CG:? %C:?<D[ 5:C64E@C @7 >2:?E6?2?46 7@C |4s@H6== r@F?EJ $49@@=D[ :D ?62C:?8 9:D C6E:C6>6?E :? E96 ?6IE >@?E9[ 2?5 96 42? 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McDowell News editor: We're covering The Bright Side of our community The Bright Side will be a weekly showcase of the good happening in the place we all call home.
Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richa…
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