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Fast-growing wildfire in McDowell County triggers evacuations south of Little Switzerland
A fast-growing wildfire broke out in northern McDowell County near Little Switzerland April 14, prompting evacuations of ...
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Multiple fire crews battling wildfire in McDowell County
North Carolina Forest Service, US Forest Service and Woodlawn Fire Department responded to the wildfire on Armstrong Creek ...
Evacuation order issued as crews battle 175-acre wildfire in McDowell Co.
Officials with the city of Marion report the NC Forest Service, US Forest Service and Woodlawn Fire Department are responding ...
Bee Rock Branch Fire prompts evacuation on Wild Acres Road as blaze hits 175 acres
The fire, now being referred to as the Bee Rock Branch Fire, is currently burning south of Wild Acres Road and north of ...
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McDowell County kicking off a year of celebrating U.S. 250th year with event
McDowell County is fortunate,” Swaim said. “We have plenty of good, authentic Revolutionary history that happened right here.
Two men sentenced for 2022 Nebo shooting; one faces up to 82 years in prison
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Two men were charged and sentenced for a 2022 shooting in Nebo, a McDowell County press ...
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McDowell County man arrested for inappropriate contact with a minor, deputies say
HE IS BEING HELD IN T On Tuesday, deputies in McDowell County, North Carolina, announced that a man has been charged with felony indecent liberties with a child.On Feb. 20, Detective Billie Brown ...
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McDowell Children’s Advocacy Center helps abused children. Federal funding to do so is dwindling
We’re, right now, writing some grants and, again, working on the federal level to see if we can get some federal money to shift over, working with the state to ...