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Thank God 🙏 NO THREAT LOCATED at #McDowellHighSchool according to authorities, after a possible shooting was reported.

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC
January 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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OPEN NOW! 6-9am (and again 1-9pm later today). Come get your early morning coffee HOT & FRESH! ☕ 🙏 👍

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC
September 25, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Some #OldFort and #LakeLure residents have received notices to evacuate. Strong winds are contributing to the fire.

A temporary shelter has been established at First Baptist Church: 203 E Main Street, Old Fort, NC 28762

Pray for local residents 🙏

#McDowellCountyNC #WNC #wildfire
January 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Update at 10:38 from #McDowellCountyNC: AVOID Main, Court, Henderson, S Garden Streets. #MarionNC
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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OPEN NOW! 6-9am (and again 1-9pm later today). If you’re out in the rain this morning, stop in for a HOT coffee! ☕

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC
September 24, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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OPEN NOW 6-9am! (And again 1-9pm today.) Coffee is HOT and FRESH! If you’re out on this cool rainy Fall morning, stop in & see us!

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC
September 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Paul Wilczynski reads a passage about the Blue Ridge Parkway from his new book “Don’t Move to Asheville: A Ruthlessly Honest Guide That Will Ruin Everywhere Else.”

#AshevilleNC #AVL #WNC #BlueRidgeParkway #McDowellCountyNC
June 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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That one dark red section smack in the middle of western North Carolina? Yep, that’s McDowell County, y’all.

1/3 of our residents receive SNAP benefits, and more than 40% are “housing insecure.”

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #SNAP #FoodAssistance #TrumpShutdown #NCpol
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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TONIGHT at 7pm! 'Zine making & blackout poetry — materials will be provided for free.

Thanks to our friends at MACA for their support on this!

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #ZineMaking #Zines #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC
October 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! HOOTENANNY!! Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Bruce Springsteen ...

Come sing-a-long to songs more relevant than ever. It’s going to be a rip-roarin’ great time!

Music starts at 7pm!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #Hootenanny #WoodyGuthrie #BobDylan #JohnPrine
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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#NoKings (6/14/2025) #MarionNC, #McDowellCountyNC, #NoKingsNorthCarolina
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No Kings protest at the courthouse in ruby red Marion, North Carolina.

#ncpol #NoKings
June 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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The shop is OPEN! 1-9pm today (Friday 9/18).

Free-to-play DnD starts at 6pm + open mic poetry at 7pm + fall drinks! Get some!!

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC
September 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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WE OUT HERE! FREE COFFEE in front of the courthouse. Come and celebrate democracy! No kings in America. 🙏

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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wrapping up Sunday 10/12 with Banned Books Storytime (for kids!) at 2pm and a Community Closing Conversation at 7pm.

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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#GoodTroubleLivesOn
(7/17/2025)

#GTLONorthCarolina

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A little good trouble in Old Fort, NC on July 17th. Photos: Lauren Mitchell #goodtroubleliveson
July 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Happy Halloween! The Pumpkin Queen is here!! Also, Harry Potter coloring books. Come for free tricks and treats — OPEN 1-9pm today!

#HappyHalloween #Halloween #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #PumpkinQueen #HarryPotter #ColoringBooks
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Hey folks, we’ve decided to stay closed again today. Hope everyone who has to venture out stays safe on the roads. We will be back on Wednesday 2/4!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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NEXT SATURDAY 4/25 AT 7PM! John Pavlovitz is giving the VERY FIRST public reading of his NEW children’s book “Here and Now and Small and Close.” DO. NOT. MISS. IT.

RSVP now & get reminders: bigfootbooksnc.com/johnpav

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #JohnPavlovitz #ChildrensBook
John Pavlovitz Author Talk & Book Signing — Bigfoot Books & Brews
Join us for a special evening author event and book signing with best-selling North Carolina author, pastor, and activist John Pavlovitz to help us close out the First Annual McDowell Literary…
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April 19, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Are people venturing out today? Or nah? Anyone want coffee and books? 😅

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
February 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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TONIGHT AT 7PM! It’s fourth Friday Open Mic Poetry Night tonight!! Come early to sign up to read OR just come grab a drink and sit and listen to some spoken word. ALL are welcome!

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #AVL #WNC #SpokenWord
June 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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We’re brewing Longsleeves, the #Autumn Blend from Short Sleeves Coffee in Swannanoa! It’s on drip now through the end of this month. Come grab a cup or a bag to brew at home!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #AVL #FallFlavors #AutumnBlend
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Cassidy Daniels from Marion, NC, is on “The Road”! Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, and Taylor Sheridan search for the next great musical act on this new reality music competition show, premiering tonight on CBS.

#CassidyDaniels #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #OnTheRoad #BlakeShelton #KeithUrban
October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Happy Labor Day to everyone who works for a living! (And that’s pretty much all of us!!)

Should we host a “9 to 5” viewing party sometime soon to honor Dolly? 👍 for yes ❤️ for hell yeah!

#LaborDay #Working9to5 #UnionsForAll #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
September 7, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Books will go to Asheville Prison Books Program to distribute to incarcerated folks in the region, and a small commission from your purchases will also go to support us here at Bigfoot Books & Brews 🙏

#BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #PrisonBannedBooks #AVL #WNC #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC
October 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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TONIGHT AT 7PM! If you’ve been following No Kings or Singing Resistance, this is your chance to get together with like-minded people and sing along to songs of freedom that inspire hope in the future of our country.

RSVP now: bigfootbooksnc.com/riseupsingout

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC
June 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM