Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed state budget could mean the closing of the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort, along with four state historic sites in North Carolina.
However, many local leaders and residents say Old Fort and McDowell County cannot afford to lose the Mountain Gateway Museum, which has been there for more than 40 years. The museum preserves and celebrates mountain culture in western North Carolina and also provides a place for special events like Pioneer Day and Oktoberfest. It helps draw tourists to a small town that has already suffered job losses and closed manufacturing industries, they say.
On Wednesday,
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