International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro preserves history of Greensboro Four 65 years later
Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...
The McDowell News8h
Wildfire north of Marion now 350 acres, 40% contained. The cause is still under investigation.
Firefighters made progress on containing the North Fork fire in northern McDowell County Thursday evening. It is now 40% ...
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North Fork Fire in McDowell Co. up to 350 acres, now 40% contained
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which has burned around 350 acres, is now 40% contained. The United States Forest Service said there are around 100 personnel ...
Firefighters contain 100% of wildfire that prompted evacuations east of Asheville
Fire crews were able to contain the rest of the remaining 220-acre wildfire in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County ...
WTVD12h
Western NC wildfire fully contained after prompting evacuations in Old Fort area
The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...
Statesville Record & Landmark15h
Were 81 graves bulldozed over in 1990s? Statesville library to explore the question
As part of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence known as the Semiquincentennial to be celebrated on July 4, 2026, the library local history department has ...
Proposition 20621h
Redistricting in North Carolina after the 2020 census
The maps are an extreme partisan gerrymander by Republican legislators that totally screw North Carolina voters." [18] Senate majority leader Phil Berger said, “We wouldn’t pass these maps if we ...
WYFF23h
As one fire is contained, another one grows in McDowell County
An out of control wildfire is currently burning in the Bat Cave Road area in Old Fort, North Carolina and has forced some ...