There's no cheap way to get McDowell schools switched to a middle-school system.
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With the departure of Associate Superintendent Mike Murray, one sticky problem for the McDowell County Public Schools administration is solved. There are many more such problems looming.
Higher gas prices, the most congestion on the highways in the last 10 years and the threat of wintry weather are this year¹s Christmas Grinch for North Carolina motorists.
Providing one child with a public education all the way to high school graduation may cost a lot more than you think. A study released in September by the Civitas Institute finds the cost of education in the state and North Carolina ranges from $100,736 to $265,395.
McDowell High School has been the only public high school in the county since it opened nearly 40 years ago. That will change, if some in Old Fort get their wish.
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