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North Carolina State Parks are offering at least 19 first day hikes throughout the state.
12/29/2025

North Carolina State Parks are offering at least 19 first day hikes throughout the state.

See the 10 priciest property sales in McDowell County this year.
12/29/2025

See the 10 priciest property sales in McDowell County this year.

Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
12/29/2025

Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.

Patchy Dense Fog Reducing Visibility Through Early Morning
12/29/2025

Patchy Dense Fog Reducing Visibility Through Early Morning

Today’s most-clicked post: The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americ...
12/29/2025

Today’s most-clicked post: The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say.

The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say.

President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal, but he acknowledges that n...
12/29/2025

President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal, but he acknowledges that negotiations could still break down.

Patchy Dense Fog Reducing Visibility Through Tonight
12/29/2025

Patchy Dense Fog Reducing Visibility Through Tonight

No worries if it’s too late to invite these recipes to your holiday party, just remember the Super Bowl is only six week...
12/28/2025

No worries if it’s too late to invite these recipes to your holiday party, just remember the Super Bowl is only six weeks away.

In “Marty Supreme,” a wild, ever-moving account of a ping-pong player’s life, Timothee Chalamet seizes every moment and ...
12/28/2025

In “Marty Supreme,” a wild, ever-moving account of a ping-pong player’s life, Timothee Chalamet seizes every moment and comes away with a performance for the ages.

French 1960s s*x symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91. Bardot became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th ...
12/28/2025

French 1960s s*x symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91. Bardot became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist.

Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur outside the uterus. This one made it to full term.
12/28/2025

Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur outside the uterus. This one made it to full term.

Graphite is crucial for lithium-ion batteries, and demand is surging amid trade tensions with China.
12/28/2025

Graphite is crucial for lithium-ion batteries, and demand is surging amid trade tensions with China.

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The McDowell News is a daily newspaper based in Marion, North Carolina. The newspaper is owned by Berkshire Hathaway. CONTACT US Lamar Smitherman, Publisher [email protected] News Scott Hollifield, Editor/General Manager [email protected] Marty Queen, Sports Editor [email protected] Mike Conley, Staff Writer [email protected]

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