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Some exciting health news for McDowell County residents. The Mission Pediatrics office in Marion is finally back open.
A fast-growing wildfire broke out in northern McDowell County near Little Switzerland April 14, prompting evacuations of nearby residences.
McDowell arranged for one of North Carolina’s most skillful guides, Mike Johnson, to lead the hunt, and for all of them to stay in a double-wide trailer at the 1,500-acre Outfall Farm in Hyde County.
Full federal recognition by Congress or the Trump administration for the Lumbee, the Native American tribe in Robeson County NC, could bring funding and services.
One of Trump's earliest executive actions directed the feds to find a path forward for the Lumbee tribe, with a deadline of this week.
A wildfire burning in northern McDowell County has grown to more than 500 acres as of Thursday morning.
Evacuations have been issued after a wildfire began in McDowell County, North Carolina, on Tuesday. Interactive map of evacuation orders below: Sign up for our Newsletters If the interactive map ...
A wildfire in McDowell County near Little Switzerland grew to 175 acres April 14, with no additional evacuations or significant changes overnight.
The Bee Rock Creek Fire in McDowell County had grown to over 2,085 acres and was 94% contained, state officials said.