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Wildfires break out in North Carolina town ravaged by Hurricane Helene
The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...
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In West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields, a Grassroots ‘Jubilee’
Davis and Ware want to use the church that once divided McDowell County into miners and management to reclaim what has been ...
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Flying kick, ensuing brawl ends local high school basketball game early
WELCH, WV (WVNS) — No, we are not talking about MMA here. A flying kick, and the bench clearing brawl that followed, ended a high school basketball game early in McDowell County on Tuesday ... will ...
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FEMA takes final Mercer County applications as deadline arrives
West Virginia ... County," Dragoiu said. "More than $1.4 million of that has been for housing assistance and that's included basic home repairs, rental assistance, coverage for personal property ...
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Here Are 10 Downright Unsettling Tales From History That Prove Everything You Learned In School Was A Lie
Due to Britain conquering and exerting its rule over the Irish people, vast plots of land were ... outside the McDowell County Courthouse. Miners throughout West Virginia flocked to the outskirts ...
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Deputies investigate shooting in McDowell Co.
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting off Vein Mountain Road. On February 10, deputies responded to a shooting incident off ...
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McDowell Co. Courthouse cleared after bomb threat
MARION, N.C. (WSPA) – The McDowell County Courthouse has reopened after an evacuation for a bomb threat Friday morning. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office responded after the courthouse in ...
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No shooter, victims found after possible shooting reported at McDowell High School, officials say
MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT HERE AT MCDOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE SCENE IS STILL ACTIVE. AFTER POLICE GOT AN ANONYMOUS TIP THAT THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER.
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Crews starting work to remove hurricane debris from rivers, streams in McDowell County
The Army Corps of Engineers continues to work on collecting land debris. As of Monday, Feb. 10, about 54,509.00 cubic yards of debris and 36,275.00 tons of soil have been collected in McDowell County.
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As McDowell County investigates social services, child protective services supervisor resigns
A McDowell County social services supervisor resigned one week after McDowell County's social services director and child protective manager were put on administrative leave. On Feb. 3, the McDowell ...
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McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia (WV), was created in 1858 and named in honor of James McDowell, the governor of Virginia from 1824 until 1844. Its county seat is at Welch.