McDowell County News

A local veteran wants to bring a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to McDowell County.

McDowellnews.com reports : The chairman of the board of directors for the Ford Motor Co.

Rick Parker's existence is baffling. He credits part of it to a miracle and the other part to state-of-the-art treatment given to him by McDowell County Emergency Services paramedics.

A Marion man has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a 3-year-old child.

Loyal customers gathered Saturday at Legendary Ford-Mercury to thank the dealership's staff for their years of dedicated service and also express their outrage with how the business was suddenly shut down by Ford Motor Co.

In December, three McDowell County School representatives will travel to China. The voyage is part of a deal that will see at least two -- possibly three -- teachers of the Mandarin dialect of the Chinese language fully funded to teach in McDowell school for three years.

The environmental education program at Lake James State Park is offering an astronomy program on Saturday evening November 7, 2009.

Guns used for battle reenactments across North Carolina are being tested at a Marine base to make sure they pass state regulations.

The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating a traffic accident on Interstate 40 in McDowell County this morning.

What to do and where to go to enjoy a colorful fall: What: A fall color hike at Lake James.

McDowell County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man charged with beating a man to death over $4.25. Authorities responded about 7:15 p.m. Monday to an assault at Cedarbrook Residential Center on Pinnacle Church Road in South McDowell County, sheriff's Capt.

23 on two counts of forgery of an instrument, Sheriff's Detective Andrew Alvarado said.

As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, only 58 people had cast their ballots in the early voting period for the Marion and Old Fort elections.

A judge added more than a year to an inmate's prison stint for an escape in June.

A pair accused of robbing a man of his motorcycle at knifepoint will face their charges in McDowell County Superior Court.

For the month of September, McDowell County reported a jobless rate of 14.1 percent, which is almost unchanged from the previous month.

Saturday will be a day for people to make a difference in McDowell County. On the fourth Saturday of October, people all over the United States celebrate Make a Difference Day, which is "the national day to help others." Started by USA WEEKEND magazine in 1992, it soon grew into the largest community service effort in the nation.

Authorities have arrested a Marion man they say showed pornographic material to a couple of youngsters.

A second Republican has announced plans to run for the 11th Congressional District seat held by Democrat Heath Shuler.

North Carolina's teen pregnancy rate fell to a 30-year low in 2008, according to new data released on Thursday.