It all started when Dr. Ebb “Doc” Whitley Jr.’s Iaeger, West Virginia house went up in flames on the ... retired prosecuting attorney, in McDowell County on Accident, Suicide or Murder. “He was such a ...

However, the struggle came to a head on August 1, 1921, when pro-union sheriff Sid Hatfield was assassinated outside the McDowell County Courthouse. Miners throughout West Virginia flocked to the ...

A Medal of Honor recipient’s portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...

Charles was born July 18, 1937, to the late William and Cora Mae McDowell in Kearneysville, West Virginia. Charles was known as “Mac” to many of his family and friends. Upon graduation from ...

On Friday morning, the McDowell County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse in downtown Marion.As a precautionary measure, the courthouse and ...

Dr. Ingrida Barker says there was a misunderstanding after the game that left the public and an assistant football coach with ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – McDowell County’s 911 service is currently experiencing a disruption. According to officials, the state of North Carolina is experiencing a statewide network issue that ...

McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia (WV), was created in 1858 and named in honor of James McDowell, the governor of Virginia from 1824 until 1844. Its county seat is at Welch.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT HERE AT MCDOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE SCENE IS STILL ACTIVE. AFTER POLICE GOT AN ANONYMOUS TIP THAT THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection pulled a mining permit for Bluestone Coal’s Poca surface mine in McDowell County, West Virginia. The mine is owned by Justice’s family ...

On a late spring day in 2022, Rev. Brad Davis was riding along the twisting roads of McDowell County, West Virginia. Davis was soon to start his current job pastoring five United Methodist churches ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Firefighters caught a bit of good luck on Friday and made gains to contain and extinguish a wildfire burning in McDowell County. According to McDowell County ...