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McDowell calendar: McDowell Democrats to hold Drinks with Dems event
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Marion NC man charged with breaking into home, assault
A man was arrested July 5 after an assault was reported in McDowell County in June. James Lee Larry, 55, of Marion, was charged with felony breaking or entering to terrorize or injure and misdemeanor assault after an altercation on June 12, according to information from the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.
Man charged after seriously injuring his almost 80-year-old neighbor, North Carolina deputies say
MARION, N.C. — A dispute in McDowell County, North Carolina, between a man in his 20s and his almost 80-year-old neighbor led to charges for one of them, according to deputies. (Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines for July 10, 2024.) The McDowell County Sheriff's Office said on...
NC man accused of assaulting 79-year-old neighbor
MARION, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said a Marion man has been charged after assaulting his neighbor. The sheriff’s office said on April 18, deputies were called to a home for a report of an assault. It was determined that 29-year-old Matthew Dylan Sowers assaulted his 79-year-old neighbor by throwing him to the ground.
Plane that crashed, killed 3 SC residents had been leased by skydiving company
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The plane that crashed in North Carolina,killing three South Carolina residents, had been leased to a skydiving company, according to the company that owned the plane. Airstar Aviation confirmed Wednesday the aircraft was leased to Skydive Carolina and was contracted on Sunday for jump operations...
Western North Carolina man charged with assaulting elderly neighbor
A Western North Carolina man is facing upgraded charges, after deputies say he assaulted an elderly man. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office responded back in April to a reported assault at a home in Marion.
Three victims in fatal crash in WNC identified
The victims of a Western North Carolina plane crash Monday have been identified. Authorities confirmed three people died in the crash of a single-engine Cessna 182 on a densely wooded hillside off of Brackett Town Road in McDowell County.
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