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On Thursday, the Rotary Club of Marion honored the 2024-2025 Lady Titans basketball team from McDowell High School. The team had a standout season as they went all the way to the West Regional Finals.

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

WE START WITH SEVERAL BREAKING NEWS UPDATES IN ANDERSON COUNTY. THE CORONER SAYS A BODY ... EDUCATION IS A MAJOR FOCUS FOR NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN, WHO RECENTLY RELEASED HIS PROPOSED ...

Michael McDowell will lead the field to the green flag for the seventh time in his career and for the first time for his team, Spire Motorsports. McDowell earned his six previous poles last year ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — High fire risks led to burn bans to be placed in several areas of Western North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning on March 1 due to dry and ...

beat Avery County in girls basketball playoffs The defense was back in third quarter, giving up only four points to the Mavericks. By the time the fourth rolled around, McDowell was content ...

34-year-old Ashley Nicole Long of Hickory and 39-year-old David Orostica of Marion were arrested by McDowell County Sheriff’s Officers. They’re both charged with felony counts of possession of ...

Buck Creek McDowell County, NC — “The ceiling is caved in, the walls are caved in, it’s pretty dangerous to go in there,” said Colleen Gormley of her McDowell County home. The couple’s ...

MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Thousands in Western North Carolina have signed up to get ... Transylvania, Polk, Mitchell and McDowell counties chose the U.S. Army Corps program.

WELCH, W.Va. — McDowell County Schools is now trying to catch students up after the devastating floods that wiped out communities three weeks ago. Assistant Superintendent Amanda Peyton says ...

welch — McDowell County students were welcomed back to class Monday as the school system worked to address their emotional needs following the devastating Feb. 15 flood. All of McDowell County ...