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<title><![CDATA[For some, a reverse mortgage can help make ends meet ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It's like selling your house and still getting to live in it. But as with many loans, the devil is in the details and you should carefully consider your options before deciding a reverse mortgage is right for you and your family.	]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Dept names new director]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[James H. "Jimmy" Hines Jr. became the new director of the Rutherford-Polk-McDowell District Health Department ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:28:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Corpening YMCA celebrates seventh anniversary ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA["The best is yet to come," said Blenco.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Switzerland celebrates big birthday in 2010 ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[This summer, the mountain resort community of Little Switzerland will celebrate its centennial with a series of special events and a new book about its rich and fascinating history.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:22:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyers answer your questions for free]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[N.C. Bar Association's third annual Statewide Service Day is Friday. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:25:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Major roof mods coming to W Marion Elementary. ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The roof at West Marion Elementary School is shot. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:59:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State responds to Old Fort pollution questions ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Years of questions and private research into the history of environmental pollution in Old Fort have finally gotten a positive response from the state of North Carolina. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:27:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank of America willing to listen on mortgages]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan acknowledged that some struggling homeowners won't be helped by any of the current programs that are meant to rescue them. And he said the bank is "willing to listen to any good ideas" on how to help them.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wise takes over at Autumn Care]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[After seven years at the helm, Autumn Care Administrator Mike Weaver is stepping down. He worked his last day Friday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eleven candidates file on opening day]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[candidates for McDowell County Commission, the Board of Education, the N.C. House of Representatives, the clerk of Superior Court, the Sheriff's Office and district attorney.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Area nursing homes receive mixed ratings]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two McDowell nursing homes have received mixed grades from the federal Department of Health and Human Services. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rains cause some road problems]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/25/rains-cause-some-road-problems/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Heavy rains in McDowell Sunday and early Monday morning caused a couple of traffic delays]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:59:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Home repair is home ripoff; two scam elderly woman]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The McDowell County Sheriff's Office is warning folks, especially the elderly, to be on the alert for scam artists preying on local homeowners.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morehead Cemetery nearly overgrown]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Martin said folks interested in taking better care of the old Morehead Cemetery could contact him. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former EMS boss to run for office  ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Carroll Hemphill, the former director of McDowell County's Emergency Services, will run this year for county commissioner.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:58:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church collects supplies for Haiti]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/21/church-colects-supplies-haiti/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With each passing day, the extent of the need in Haiti becomes more clear. With as many as 200,000 dead, the devastated Caribbean nation now must find support for more than a million left homeless by this month's earthquake.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:58:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Old Fort play benefits house fire victims]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The performance will take place Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. For more information, call 668-7646. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Few McDowell bridges on annual AAA substandard list]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/19/few-mcdowell-bridges-annual-aaa-substandard-list/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[AAA of the Carolinas has released its annual report on the state of bridges in North Carolina. While several local bridges made the list, none are anywhere near the top of the danger list. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MBA report shows biz activity downtown]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Downtown Marion has been quite busy for the past few months and city officials are looking forward to a better and more prosperous new year.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poteat named Deputy of the Year]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[At the McDowell County Sheriff's Office, April Poteat is a jack of all trades.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:14:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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