Year-Round Farm-Fresh Market Opens on Route 70
Nebo, NC · September 17, 2026
Catching the morning haze over the water is the best excuse to linger over coffee today. Between an afternoon art crawl and live string picking tonight, your evening calendar fills up quickly.
The Lead
Accessing farm-fresh groceries across the county just got substantially easier with the opening of a permanent retail storefront at the Foothills Food Hub along US 70 East. Operated by the McDowell Local Food Advisory Council, the new market floor bridges a longstanding gap for rural residents who previously relied on seasonal weekend tailgate markets or monthly mobile distributions.
The shelves and coolers now stock pasture-raised beef and pork, fresh eggs, seasonal produce, baked goods, and pantry staples sourced directly from family farms across McDowell and neighboring counties. In addition to strengthening local agricultural commerce, revenue generated from retail purchases directly subsidizes the facility’s ongoing community food-assistance and healthy-meal distribution networks. Shelves restock every week, and staff are actively onboarding additional regional growers as the fall harvest accelerates.
Local Pulse
Nebo Water Customers Urged to Conserve Supply Community Voluntary conservation guidelines took effect this week across the Nebo water system to manage supply during regional dry conditions.
Marion Bridge Inspection Prompts Claremont Avenue Detour Roads Public works crews closed the Claremont Avenue bridge following state inspections, routing local drivers onto marked neighborhood detours.
Today's Outlook
- High 90°F · Low 62°F — Overcast
- Keep the sunglasses handy despite cloud cover as afternoon temperatures climb to ninety degrees.
What's On Around Town
Today
Third Thursday Art Crawl Downtown Morganton, Morganton, 5:00–7:00 PM · Free Stroll participating downtown stops featuring regional painters, sculptors, and local makers.
Teen Time: Pencil Pouch Decoration McDowell County Public Library Marion Branch (90 W Court St), Marion, 4:00–5:00 PM · Free Spruce up school supplies with hands-on custom designs and provided craft materials.
Live Music: Freddy Bradburn and the Youth String Band Bigfoot Books & Brews (107 W Henderson St), Marion, 7:00–9:00 PM Catch mountain picking and acoustic tunes from talented young regional players.
Tomorrow
- Local History Club: Marion Mill Era McDowell County Public Library Marion Branch (90 W Court St), Marion, 3:30 PM · Free
- Pop-Up TGIF Concert: Emanuel Wynter Historic Burke County Courthouse Square, Morganton, 5:15–9:00 PM · Free
- Latin Dance Night Burke Arts Council (506 S Sterling St), Morganton, 6:30–8:30 PM · $20–30
Saturday
- Lake James BioBlitz Lake James State Park, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
- Marion Tailgate Market Market Pavilion (67 W Henderson St), Marion, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
- Stringed Instrument Learn and Jam McDowell County Public Library Old Fort Branch (65 E Main St), Old Fort, 1:00–3:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- The Old Nebo Schoolhouse Site
- Long before modern yellow buses rolled down Nebo School Road, horse-drawn wagons ferried students to Nebo High, which housed an on-campus dormitory until 1940. When a 1970s blaze destroyed the main brick halls, only the standalone cafeteria survived to anchor today's elementary campus.
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