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State releases homeschool stats

homeschools taught 563 students between the ages of 7 and 16 in McDowell County during the 2010-11 school year.

08/11/2011 6:20 PM

Old Fort aldermen adopt budget

During a brief Monday meeting, the Old Fort Board of Aldermen adopted a $1.1 million budget for 2011-2012 that does not call for a tax rate increase.

06/21/2011 4:58 PM
Budget hearing draws no comments

County officials are still working on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012, a budget that does not call for a property tax increase.

06/15/2011 4:51 PM
Lawyer: School board action illegal

And if the decision to let Campbell go is invalid, the board would have to vote again, this time in open meeting with the public present.

05/14/2011 6:16 PM
County agrees to keep tag office in operation

At Monday’s meeting, the McDowell County Commissioners agreed that they want the county to keep operating the tag office.

05/10/2011 5:54 PM
What information is public about dismissal? Not much

When someone takes a state job in North Carolina, he knows his secrets will be protected if he gets into trouble.

04/27/2011 5:40 PM
County debating pros, cons of keeping tag office

The future of the local tag office hangs in the balance.

04/13/2011 5:20 PM
More modern McDonald's? We're lovin' it

The McDonald’s on West Henderson Street, the first that came to McDowell County, might be making way for a more modern version of the venerable Golden Arches.

04/06/2011 5:33 PM
County offers land to entice industry

After a public hearing that drew several comments, the McDowell County Commissioners voted unanimously Friday to offer a 125-acre site on Ashworth Road to a new $30 million industry that could create more than 100 new jobs.

04/02/2011 7:13 PM
$30M industry sets sights on McDowell

The McDowell County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Friday about a new $30 million industry that could create 113 jobs locally.

03/29/2011 5:19 PM
DOT plans to resurface downtown Marion, five lane, secondary roads

The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $2.8 million contract to resurface 18.2 miles of roads in McDowell. This includes the milling work which will take place in downtown Marion this spring and summer.

03/09/2011 5:08 PM
Schools present calendar for next year

With no legislative relief from the school calendar restrictions in sight, McDowell County Public School administrators have unveiled a calendar for next school year very similar to the current one.

02/26/2011 12:07 PM
Gillespie foresees no big changes to school calendar law

If you don't like the school calendar law in North Carolina, Rep. Mitch Gillespie says it won’t change anytime soon.

02/26/2011 12:04 PM
Decision to hold classes on holiday draws crowd to school board meeting

If the McDowell school board and administrators thought they had put Martin Luther King Day behind them for the year, they found out Tuesday night that they were wrong.

01/19/2011 4:46 PM
Top Stories of 2010, No. 5: restaurants and nightlife

Nightlife has come to Marion.

12/27/2010 6:10 PM
Board of Elections denies appeal about the moving of polling place marker

A Democratic Party supporter, who recently accused a Republican Party official of illegally moving a boundary marker at the Old Fort polling place, will not be able to appeal a recent decision by the county Board of Elections to the state board.

10/26/2010 5:42 PM
Precious cargo; Schools, child advocates emphasize school bus safety

Thousands of McDowell students ride dozens of school buses each day. Many are out before daylight. Soon they'll be out after dark. It's never a bad time to review school bus safety -- and the responsibilities everyone shares, both on and off the bus.

10/21/2010 5:02 PM
Homeschools more popular than private schools in McDowell

"We had never heard of homeschooling until a friend, disgusted with every public and private school in the county, kept her child at home."

07/07/2010 5:03 PM
Polls open today for Senate runoff

Today, local Democrats and unaffiliated voters can cast their ballots for the person they want as their candidate for the U.S. Senate.

06/21/2010 5:39 PM
Old Fort budget calls for a 10-cent tax decrease

Old Fort officials are looking to adopt a budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 that calls for a 10-cent decrease in the property tax rate, which they say led to their controversial decision about the town’s police force.

06/01/2010 6:16 PM
With budget cuts, schools feel the squeeze

State budget debates have many on pins and needles, waiting to see if they will still have a job when the new fiscal year begins this summer. Few state programs receive more attention than public schools and the employees who operate them.

05/31/2010 2:57 PM
Old Fort police issue sits with county

Next week, the McDowell County Commissioners will hold a special meeting to discuss the Sheriff’s Office’s possible takeover of law enforcement protection in Old Fort.

05/26/2010 5:37 PM
Rabid fox found in Marion

County health officials are urging residents to take extra precautions for themselves and their pets now that a confirmed rabid fox has been found in Marion.

04/16/2010 11:48 AM
Lots to do this weekend in McDowell

There's so much going on in McDowell this weekend, you'll be hard-pressed to take in half of it.

04/15/2010 6:11 PM
On agendas: Annexing, training Webinar

On Tuesday, the Marion City Council will hold a public hearing about annexations for 2010 and also consider applications for the Main Street Solutions fund. And on Thursday, the city of Marion will host a training program about ethics for local government officials.

03/21/2010 9:38 PM