Marion NewsLocal news for Marion, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Cigarette may have sparked fatal McDowell house fire- July 14, 2008 Two people were killed in a house fire late Wednesday that may have been started by a cigarette, authorities said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-nc/2008/07/cigarette-may-have-sparked-fatal-mcdowell-hous... Grey Rock, site of HGTV Dream Home, shuts down operations indefinitely- July 11, 2008 Grey Rock, the upscale housing development in Rutherford County that is home to the much-publicized HGTV 2006 Dream Home, has closed its sales office and shut down operations indefinitely because of the souring ... The 2006 HGTV Dream Home at Grey Rock near Lake Lure. - SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN-TIMEShttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-nc/2008/07/grey-rock-site-of-hgtv-dream-home-shuts-down-o... McDowell Commission, School Board at odds over 2nd high school- July 9, 2008 By BRITT COMBS Tuesday, July 8, 2008 The School Board's hope to build a second high school for McDowell County may not be a settled issue. Last month, the board sent a letter to the County Commission asking them to put a bond referendum on the November ballot. "The Board of Education, in a prior meeting, voted unanimously to make a formal request to the Board of County Commissioners to allow the voters of McDowell County the opportunity to vote on a bond to build a new high school," said...http://www.topix.net/city/marion-nc/2008/07/mcdowell-commission-school-board-at-odds-over-... McDowell Health Coalition Survey- July 1, 2008 The McDowell Health Coalition needs your participation in the County-wide Health Assessment. This survey is completed every four years and the results are used to guide the work of the Health Coalition. The survey is available online (see the link above and below). Please pass along this information to others. The Coalition is seeking 1,000 responses to the survey. http:www.surveymonkey.coms.aspxsm=mPKVYmc8x39Czka96NI0ww_3d_3dhttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-nc/2008/07/mcdowell-health-coalition-survey?fromrss=1 Google This: Search Giant to Add Second Building in Lenoir :: WRAL.com- July 1, 2008 Editor's note: This story is reprinted with permission of Lenoir News-Topic. Paul Teague is the paper's local news editor.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-nc/2008/07/google-this-search-giant-to-add-second-buildin... |