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See photos of first responders train at MTCC's annual fire, rescue, EMS college
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (190+ words) McDowell Technical Community College completed the 48th Annual Fire, Rescue and EMS College in March. A portion of the annual fire college focused on basket training. The Fire, Rescue and EMS College also had a course in ladder safety. McDowell Technical…...
Iredell County teen became licensed pilot at 17; Grandfather served as his flight instructor
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (146+ words) A small two-seater plane piloted by an 18-year-old zipped down a grass runway toward Lake Norman on a cold December afternoon. Jonathan Highley, 18, received his pilot's license in August 2025. His flight instructor was his 70-year-old grandfather Lee Smith. Jonathan Highley,…...