Marion kicked off the holiday season with its annual Christmas parade on Sunday. The event marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving and Christmas activities for the city of Marion. The
Retail sales in McDowell County represent more than half a billion dollars of business for one year and are growing at a greater rate than the state average. And McDowell s
The idea of the GEM program is to help fledgling entrepreneurs get off to a good start and learn the basics of operating a small business in Marion or McDowell