Welcome to the official website for McDowell County, North Carolina! This site contains information for county departments and functions. You will find public information such as …

For more information about the services of McDowell County, select a department from the list below. If you have difficulty locating the information you are looking for, please contact our …

The McDowell County Board of Commissioners hold their Regular Session meeting on the second Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Board Room, located at 69 …

Extremely cold weather expected Sunday night through Wednesday. More » Advisory NC 226 North (Coxes Creek) is now open. Click link for incident details. More » Advisory McDowell …

You may complete and submit all forms electronically within our portal or print a blank form and complete it by hand. Please submit all paper applications to: McDowell County Human …

The McDowell County Board of Commissioners appoint the County Manager to serve as the County’s chief administrator, as defined in the North Carolina General Statutes section 153A …

The listing, assessing and discovering of all real property in the County. Accepting applications and performing annual audits of tax exemption and deferment programs.

The McDowell County Tourism Development Authority is an independent government agency created in 1986 to promote tourism in the County. The Authority operates a visitor center …

The Tax Collection Office seeks to achieve the highest possible tax collection rate while serving the citizens of McDowell County in an efficient, responsible, and courteous manner.

Some committees and boards are created by the authority of the North Carolina General Statutes. The McDowell County Board of Commissioners has created additional committees and boards …