At the regular May 12 meeting, the issues surrounding animals in McDowell dominated the discussion. McDowell County has had a ...

Three McDowell County elementary schools, Welch, Fall River, and Kimball, are closing to consolidate into one.

A wildfire burning in northern McDowell County has grown to more than 500 acres as of Thursday morning. Read more: <a href="https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Some families in northern McDowell County were under an evacuation order Wednesday while crews battled a wildfire, emergency officials said. WLOS reports that by ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The McDowell County Emergency Management has issued an evacuation order due to the Bee Rock Branch Fire. All residences on Wild Acres Road, off of NC 226 A near ...

fairmont – When Mike Estep got the call to travel to McDowell County, West Virginia, he did not hesitate. Estep, the lead pastor of LIFE United Methodist Church in Fairmont, has deep roots in ...

COMING UP. WELL, NEW AT NOON, A MCDOWELL COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD. DEPUTIES SAY 65 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PHILLIPS WAS ARRESTED ON FEBRUARY 27TH.

PANTHER, WV (WVNS) — Many people in southern West Virginia were affected by flooding that swept through the state in February 2025. Heather Bailey, a resident of the Panther area of McDowell ...

The governor, who met with McDowell County officials and residents Monday while visiting flooded communities across southern West Virginia, has requested a major disaster declaration for the state.

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained. McDowell County Emergency ...

McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia State Police have arrested a man accused of killing his wife in McDowell County. Brady Mullins, 60, of Bradshaw has been charged with second-degree ...