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Autopsy Shows No Trauma to Missing Woman’s Body

Preliminary autopsy reports show that a missing Marion woman found dead Wednesday, June 5 did not sustain any traumatic injuries. However, the exact cause of death is still unknown and is pending the outcome of toxicology testing. Brooke Mashay Tollie, 24, address listed as Riverview Acres Drive in Marion, was found deceased at a construction site in the Golden Valley community of Bostic in ...(more)

Body of Missing Woman Found

The body of a missing woman has been located.  Brooke Mashay Tollie, 24, address listed as Riverview Acres Drive in Marion, was found deceased on Wednesday, June 5. Tollie was last seen on the evening of Monday, May 13, and her family reported her missing on Thursday, May 23. Further information about the case is unavailable at this time. An investigation continues, and Tollie’s cause of ...(more)

Youth e-cigarettes use Increasing

Report from Jeff Spargo, Mitchell Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force Coordinator Our youth are using e-cigarettes at an alarming rate.  In fact, their use has increased by almost 900% percent since 2011.  Since essentially all e-cigarettes contain nicotine, they are defined by our state law as a tobacco product. Nicotine is highly addictive and has a very negative impact on the brains of ...(more)

$1,000 Reward Offered: Updated

(Update) The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office says a $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the location of a missing woman. 24 year old Brooke Mashay Tollie, left a residence on Riverview Acres Drive in Marion on the evening of Monday, May 13 and hasn’t returned. Her family reported her missing on Thursday, May 23, and a search by McDowell County sheriff’s ...(more)

Representative Michele Presnell – House Update

IMPORTANT VOTE ON JUNE 5 Comment from Rep. Presnell on the importance of the passage  of SB 359 – Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection  “For such a time as this….” Next Wednesday, June 5 at 3:00 we