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McDowell High students ask county to declare May 27 ‘Hero Day’; commissioners approve
3024429 · April 16, 2025
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Summary
Students from McDowell High School’s Chick-fil-A Leader Academy asked the commissioners to declare May 27 McDowell County Hero Day to honor first responders; the board approved the request unanimously.
Students representing McDowell High School’s Chick-fil-A Leader Academy described two recent events—the county’s response during Hurricane Helene and a campus lockdown on Jan. 21—and asked commissioners to declare May 27 as McDowell County Hero Day to honor first responders.
Kendall Wall and other…
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