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 main switchboard at (828) 652-7121.
| Department | Dept. Head | Telephone |
| Animal Control | Sheriff Ricky Buchanan | (828) 652-2235 |
| Animal Services | Brittany Wright | (828) 652-6643 |
| Board of Elections | Kim Welborn | (828) 659-0834 |
| Building Inspections | Jay Suttles | (828) 652-7030 |
| County Attorney | D. Fred Coats | (828) 659-2439 |
| County Manager | Ashley Wooten | (828) 652-2976 |
| Emergency Services - Emergency Management | William Kehler | (828) 652-3982 |
| Emergency Services - Emergency Medical Services | William Kehler | (828) 652-3241 |
| Emergency Services - 911 Telecommunications | William Kehler | (828) 659-2241 |
| Public Services - Facility Maintenance | Dewayne Riddle | (828) 655-1244 |
| Finance | Alison Bell | (828) 652-2751 |
| Human Resources |
Anna Lee
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(828) 652-6306 |
| Information Technology | Rayburn Davis | (828) 652-2943 |
| NC Cooperative Extension - Keep McDowell Beautiful | Matthew Burneisen | (828) 652-8104 |
| Library | Marlan Brinkley | (828) 652-3858 |
| License Plate Agency | Linda Onufrey | (828) 652-0179 |
| Nebo Water Department | Pam Vance | (828) 652-6428 |
| NC Cooperative Extension | Molly Sandfoss | (828) 652-8104 |
| Planning | Ronald Harmon | (828) 659-0858 |
| Public Services | Dewayne Riddle | (828) 659-2521 |
| Parks and Recreation | Chad Marsh | (828) 652-3001 |
| Register of Deeds | Lydia Effler | (828) 652-4727 |
| Senior Center | Weyland Prebor | (828) 659-0821 |
| Sheriff | Sheriff Ricky Buchanan | (828) 652-2235 |
| Social Services | (828) 652-3355 | |
| Soil and Water Conservation | Andrea Webb | (828) 652-4434 |
| Tax Assessing | Tammy Wylie | (828) 652-0700 |
| Tax Collections | Linda Onufrey | (828) 652-0701 |
| Transit | Jason Hollifield | (828) 559-0744 |
| Volunteer Center | Jennifer Taylor-Ivy | (828) 659-0826 |
Partner Agencies
| Foothills Health District Main Number | (828) 652-6811 |
| Foothills Health District Environmental Health | (828) 652-2921 |
| VAYA Health | (800) 849-6127 |
In North Carolina the courts are a State function. Local court officials are state employees and are not subject to oversight by the McDowell County Board of Commissioners. For more information about the court system, you may visit their website.
| COURT AGENCY | COURT OFFICIAL | TELEPHONE |
| Clerk of Court | Melissa Adams | 828-655-4100 |
| Public Defender | Laura Powell | 828-544-4123 |
| District Attorney | Ted Bell | 828-655-4110 |
| District Court Judge | 828-655-4112 | |
| Magistrate's Office | 828-655-4119 |
