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Murphy Oil opens, creates price drop in Marion
Only a week after it opened, the new Murphy Oil at the Grandview Station shopping center has taken local gas prices to a new low.
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Officials will dedicate McDowell's newest walking trail Friday
Friday afternoon, McDowell County’s newest walking trail will be officially opened for public use.
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McDowell animal shelter fined $1,000
The county’s new animal shelter, operated by McDowell County Animal Outreach, is facing a $1,000 fine from the state because an inspector found in April that the conditions there had not improved since a previous inspection the month before.
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Old Fort aldermen delay budget discussion until next time
Old Fort officials did not talk much about the proposed 2012-13 budget at their regular meeting on Monday, saying it would be brought up at the regular meeting for next month.
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Carolina Cross Connection coming back to help
The young volunteers from the Carolina Cross Connection are coming back this summer to help deserving folks with their minor home repairs.
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MMA event "Border Wars," set for Saturday
Order tickets now for “USFFC 4: Border Wars,” a Triangle Fight Promotions Mixed Martial Arts event set for 7 p.m. Saturday night at The Swamp Fox, and you’ll see a local fighter in action.
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Spring muster set for this weekend at Davidson's Fort
Folks will be able to travel back in time this weekend to 1776, when this area was the frontier and colonial settlers were seeking independence from Great Britain.
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Lake James cleanup and triathlon set for Saturday
This Saturday, folks in both McDowell and Burke counties are going to pitch in and clean up Lake James. And at the same time, the McDowell Trails Association will hold its third annual triathlon at the lake.
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McDowell Commissioners get proposed budget with no tax hike
At a special meeting on Wednesday, County Manager Chuck Abernathy gave the County Commission a proposed $35.4 million budget for 2012-2013 that doesn’t call for a property tax rate hike.
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Marion City Council gets proposed 2012-2013 budget
At Tuesday’s regular meeting, City Manager Bob Boyette presented the Marion City Council with the proposed $9.7 million budget for fiscal year 2012-2013, which does not call for an increase in the city’s property tax rate.
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DOT lays out plans at McDowell County Commission meeting for road work
The N.C. Department of Transportation unveiled its plans Monday to improve and pave secondary, rural roads in McDowell for year 2012-2013.
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Marion police looking for laptop thief
Police hope local folks might have the key that would help them solve a case of computer theft.
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McDowell officials approve incentives for economic projects
McDowell County officials held public hearings on Monday about two different economic development projects and approved incentives for both of them. They declined to provide specific details about the first project but talked openly about the second one.
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Official: McDowell's Red Cross will remain but change
The American Red Cross will not close the McDowell County office and the local advisory board can remain in place here. In addition, the Red Cross is reinforcing it’s commitment to service for McDowell residents.
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Red Cross leaving McDowell?
Chartered in 1917, the McDowell County branch of the American Red Cross has been there to help local residents through large disasters, like floods and blizzards, and more personal disasters, such as the loss of a home through a fire. The Red Cross has held countless blood drives, helped with military families and offered numerous programs to benefit the lives of McDowell residents.
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Marion police charge three in textbook scam
These suspects’ actions speak louder than the words police say they stole.
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Man charged with exposing himself in Marion store
MARION, N.C. -- Police arrested a man they say exposed himself to a store employee Tuesday.
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McDowell Register of Deeds race could see runoff
After counting the provisional ballots on Thursday, McDowell County election officials said Republican candidate Brenda Vaughn can legally call for a runoff election against fellow Republican Tonia Hampton in the race for the county Register of Deeds office.
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Thursday's count could determine runoff for McDowell
The McDowell County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting Thursday to count the provisional ballots from the primary elections. This could determine whether or not there will be a runoff in the County Commission and Register of Deeds races.
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Officials tout innovative meat processing plant in McDowell
On Wednesday, local officials held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Foothills Pilot Plant, which processes meat raised by local and area growers.
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Much of downtown Marion loses power after wreck
Much of downtown Marion was without electricity for almost two hours Wednesday morning after a motorist struck a power pole on State Street.
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Aldridge unveils his Appalachian Trail art at Marion's Low Country
Last year, Chuck Aldridge fulfilled a long-held dream of hiking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, which runs 2,181 miles from Georgia to Maine.
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Flower power: City adding color to downtown Marion
The city is making downtown Marion more colorful this week.
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McDowell County officials talk privately about new industry
The McDowell County Board of Commissioners met in closed session for more than an hour on Monday to talk about a possible new industry.
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Marion students hold duct tape fundraiser for cancer research
Teachers at Marion Elementary got especially creative during the school’s Relay for Life fundraiser.
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