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Tuesday, February 28 by Amy Blanton

Old Fort Women Charged with Drug and Gun Crimes

Deputy Alicia Lund with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 53-year-old Kimberly Tyanne McCool of Old Fort with Resisting a Public Officer and Possession of Firearm by Felon.Deputy Lund also charged 29-year-old Chandra Danielle McCool of Old Fort with Simple Possession of the Scheduled ...

Tuesday, October 11 by Amy Blanton

Old Fort Man Charged with Numerous Camper Break-ins

Detective Richard Pittman with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 46-year-old Clarence Wheeler of Old Fort with six counts of Felony Breaking or Entering a Motor Vehicle, Felony Larceny and three counts of Misdemeanor Larceny. A Magistrate issued Wheeler a $45,000 secured bond.On February ...

Friday, October 7 by Amy Blanton

Old Fort Woman Charged with Sex Crimes

Detective Richard Pittman with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 32-year-old Jessica Annette Barnes of Old Fort with Statutory Sex Offense with a Child Less Than 15 Years of Age and Indecent Liberties with a Child. A Magistrate issued Branes a $300,000 secured bond.On ...

Thursday, August 18 by Amy Blanton

MTCC Workforce Education Center Coming to Old Fort

MARION – McDowell Technical Community College (MTCC) has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) in the amount of $691,420 to increase workforce training opportunities and diversify the regional economy. This grant was funded by the American Rescue Plan and ...

Friday, October 22 by Amy Blanton

Old Fort is the Blue Ridge’s Next Great Trail Town

With broad community efforts and miles of trails in the works, Old Fort is poised to become the region’s new recreation hot spot. Western North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest has a well-deserved reputation as a premiere mountain biking destination, but many of the ...