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mcdowellnews.com | Julia Nikhinson
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2 days ago | 
mcdowellnews.com | Mike Conley
A Nebo woman was charged with having a large amount of methamphetamine at her home, the McDowell County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies also seized cash and numerous guns from the home. On Wednesday, May 21, drug enforcement detectives executed a narcotics search warrant at the home of 65-year-old Terry Jo Lowery, of Nebo, after assisting the North Carolina Department of Revenue with a tax warrant, according to a news release from McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.
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2 days ago | 
mcdowellnews.com | Mike Conley
This weekend, both the town of Old Fort and the city of Marion will hold ribbon-cutting ceremonies during Saturday festivals. The ribbon-cutting ceremonies will not be held for the opening of one restaurant, shop or pub. Rather, the ceremonies represent Old Fort, Marion and the rest of McDowell County’s recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. The intention is to let both tourists and local residents know that the business community is open for business.
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2 days ago | 
mcdowellnews.com | Mike Conley
Marion will celebrate the 17th annual Livermush Festival on Saturday. The festival is a celebration of livermush and the history of making it in Marion and McDowell County. The festival will take place from 5-9 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Marion, according to a news release from the Marion Business Association. Mayor Steve Little will open the festival at 5 p.m. at the City Stage with the McDowell County Chamber of Commerce to cut a ribbon celebrating Marion businesses.
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2 days ago | 
mcdowellnews.com | Mike Conley
On Tuesday, the Marion City Council recognized downtown property owners Crystal and Alan Ledbetter as the Citizens of the Month for June. The Ledbetters were chosen for this honor by Councilwoman Ann Harkey. In 2023, Crystal and Alan Ledbetter were honored as the 2023 Main Street Champions for Marion by the Marion Business Association. “Crystal and Alan Ledbetter are true downtown Marion champions,” reads the statement from 2023.
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2 days ago | 
mcdowellnews.com | Eileen Ogintz
Let’s hear it for ambitious kids!A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was struggling. For years, he’d been searching unsuccessfully for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the “boy king,” who died as a teenager. His patron, George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and an avid collector of Egyptian antiquities, told Carter he was cutting off his funding after the season.
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3 days ago | 
mcdowellnews.com | Mike Conley
This weekend, McDowell County’s North Carolina Gold Festival will celebrate the area’s history of mining. There will be a coin and currency show as part of the festival. The 21st annual N.C. Gold Festival will be held Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, at Lucky Strike Gold and Gem Mine, located at 251 Lucky Strike Drive, south of Marion. The festival will be held from 2-9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the event’s website.