Author: Anna Burton
Advisory: NWS issues Winter Weather Advisory for high elevations of NW McDowell County 7 PM Thurs. – 7 AM Fri.
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations from a trace to one inch, with the higher amounts along the highest ridge tops. Ice accumulations of a trace to a few hundredths of an inch, except up to one to two tenths of…Read More »
Community: McDowell EMS resumes non-emergency transfers to Mission Hospital in Asheville.
January 18, 2024 McDowell County EMS resumes non-emergency transfers to Mission Hospital in Asheville. Effective January 18, 2024, McDowell County EMS will lift the temporary transfer pause to Mission Hospital in Asheville, following a comprehensive evaluation of operational metrics. Since the pause…Read More »
Arms Smuggling in RC? Were our 2011 County Commissioners & EDC Complicit?
Were international arms trafficking operations happening in Rutherford County, N.C. in plain sight? A number of legal documents – including several formerly-sealed affidavits from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms – were recently attained by Foothills Catalyst that describe a…Read More »
Congressman Patrick McHenry To Retire
WASHINGTON — Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement: “I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term. This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and—for me—this…Read More »
Reason for RC’s Convenience Center Operating Hours Change
Editor’s Note: We apologize for the publication delay of this story. While for many this is old news, however with the new budget being formulated, the reason behind the operating hours change earlier this year is important to understand. ________________________________________________________ Last year…Read More »
Advisory: Marion Woman Charged with Identity Theft
Detective Derrick McGinnis with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 34-year-old Megan Noelle Vance with felonious Identity Theft. Vance was issued a Written Promise to Appear. On February 23rd, 2022, the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office took a report of fraud alleging Vance…Read More »
MCSO: Felon Charged with Gun Possession
Lieutenant Chris Taylor with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 36-year-old Jason Darryl Causby with felonious Possession of Firearm by Felon. A magistrate issued Causby a $25,000 secured bond. On January 4th, 2023, Lieutenant Taylor and Community Supervision Officers searched Causby’s residence.…Read More »
NCDHHS Offering Free Residential Radon Test Kits Governor
Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed January as National Radon Action Month to help educate people about how to reduce their risk of lung cancer from radon. Because testing is the only way to know if your family is at risk, the North Carolina…Read More »
Investigators need your help identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a theft of a trailer
On December 9th, 2022, a trailer was stolen from the parking lot of Baldor in Marion. Investigators need help identifying the vehicle in this photo attached. Anyone with information concerning the theft, or whereabouts of the vehicle in question is asked to…Read More »