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Incident at License Plate Agency on E. Court Street

Around 9:45am today, Law Enforcement responded to an incident reported as an active shooter inside the License Plate Agency on E. Court Street, Marion. Although the suspect was communicating threats, no one was injured in the disturbance. There are NO current active threats. The ...
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Crash Near McDowell High School

On Tuesday January 3, 2023 a motor vehicle collision occurred in the intersection of ...
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Two Men Charged with Attempted Murder

Detectives with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office have charged two Catawba County men with Attempted 1st Degree Murder. Detectives charged 34-year-old Maynor Javier Yanes Basquez of Longview and 27-year-old Chad Michael Sampson of Hickory with Attempted 1st Degree Murder. Both men are in custody in other ...
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Marion Man Charged with Child Abuse

Detective Billie Brown with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 22-year-old David Ochoa Ocampo with (2) Counts of Felonious Intentional Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury. A Magistrate issued Ocampo a $100,000 secured bond and a $400,000 secured bond. On December 6th, Detective Brown received ...
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NC Announces Year of the Trail

(Raleigh, NC) December 6th, 2022 The Great Trails State Coalition announces the launch of the 2023 North Carolina Year of the Trail campaign. NC Year of the Trail will celebrate and draw attention to North Carolina’s vast network of trails, greenways, and blueways. These trails ...
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Cosmetology and Esthetics Grads Are Work-Ready

An enthusiastic group of students gathered Friday night for graduation exercises for the inaugural class of shorter-term workforce development classes in Cosmetology and Esthetics at McDowell Technical Community College. While the college has curriculum programs in both of these subjects, shorter-term classes offered through ...
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MTCC EMT/Paramedic Program Training The Best Samaritans

When Marvin Hancock rose to speak to the latest group of Emergency Medical Services graduates at McDowell Technical Community College, he began by telling the graduates and their family and friends that he wanted to share with them the first known written account of ...
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Marion Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Detective Billie Brown with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 30-year-old Harold Joseph Mullen Jr. of Marion with Attempted 1st Degree Murder. A Magistrate issued Mullen a $400,000 secured bond. On October 22nd Deputies and Detectives with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Marion residence ...
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MTCC and Food Hub Cooking Up Farm-to-Table Program and More

It won’t be long before the aroma of fresh herbs, local produce and pasture-raised meats are boiling out of the kitchen at Foothills Food Hub in Marion. Through a new partnership with McDowell Technical Community College, the Food Hub is cooking up a series ...
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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 call Detective Richard ...
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