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On Tuesday, Josh Stein, the newly inaugurated governor of North Carolina, and Adrianne Todman, the head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited Old Fort and saw firsthand devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Tuesday morning, Stein arrived on Catawba Avenue and was greeted ...

4 days ago · The advisory was placed in effect Friday after a water leak occurred on a main water line in the town. The leak was fixed within a couple of hours.

At 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Linsey Burns, 21, of Marion, was driving alone on U.S. Highway 70 East between Marion and Nebo, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. J.E. Reid. As Burns got close to a bridge that goes over a railroad, her 2005 Subaru crossed the center line and ran off the ...

4 days ago · It was before 1 a.m. Sunday when deputies responded to a Lentz Road home for a reported gunshot wound. The victim, whose identity has not been released, had died from a single gunshot, the sheriff’s office said.

A portion of Fairview Road has been temporarily shut down with the assistance of the N.C. Department of Transportation. The Sheriff’s Office anticipates it being reopened shortly.

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4 days ago · One suspect was taken into custody following a Tuesday night shooting incident that injured three people in the Jacktown Road area of McDowell County.

Heard the latest situational report about Hurricane Helene from Emergency Services Director Will Kehler. He said work has begun on a temporary bridge along U.S. Highway 221 North at Mountain Paradise Campground.