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Community Input Requested for North Main Street Sidepath Feasibility Study

The City of Marion, in partnership with NCDOT is seeking community input on the North Main Street Sidepath Feasibility Study. 

The proposed North Main Street Sidepath is a 3-mile corridor connecting Downtown Marion with the Joseph McDowell Catawba...

Annual Fire Hydrant Maintenance Happening June 6 - June 10

The City of Marion Utility Maintenance Department will flush fire hydrants during the week of June 6, 2022, to clean the water mains and lines.   Hydrants will be flushed from 11:00 P.M. – 5:00 A.M. on each day of that week, Monday June...

WNC Bigfoot Festival returns on May 13 - May 14

There’s two things that are certain about spring in Western North Carolina, the weather is unpredictable and Bigfoot comes out of hibernation just in time for the WNC Bigfoot Festival.

The year’s WNC Bigfoot Festival will kick off on Friday, May ...

Mike Conley Recognized as Marion's 2021 Main Street Champion

McDowell News Reporter Mike Conley was recognized at the Tuesday, March 15, 2022, regular Marion City Council meeting for recently being awarded the Main Street Champion Award during the North Carolina Main Street Virtual Conference. 

Conley was n...

Marion Fire Department Receives Medium Rescue Certification

At Tuesday, March 15's regular Marion City Council Meeting, Marion Fire Department was recognized for becoming certified as a medium rescue provider by the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, Inc.

The certification...

Marion Named to Best Places to Retire List

Catawba River Greenway Closed for Repairs

The City of Marion has contracted Wright Contracting, LLC to preform river bank stabilization work at seven locations along the Joseph McDowell Historical Catawba Greenway, which sustained severe erosion during Hurricane Zeta.  The work is schedu...

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