The sun was shining but the people gathered outside the south Asheville community center were tense as they waited for N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein to arrive. Citizen groups from Highlands to Asheville to Burnsville and Spruce...Read More
TIMOTHY LAINE HOLLOWAY, 53 of Travelers Rest, SC was arrested on 01/11/2019 Holloway is charged with; Felony Probation Violation Misdemeanor Injury To Personal Property Felony Escape Local Jail WILLIAM JASON COX, 33 of Burnsville, NC was arrested...Read More
Phillip Stroupe II’s attorney has filed a motion to delay his upcoming trial. District Attorney Greg Newman said Phillip Stroupe II has a hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, on motions filed by the defense. Stroupe...Read More
This is an exciting time for our community. As the Yancey County Board of Education searches for a new school superintendent, one of the first tasks is to determine the qualities desired by the school board, school...Read More
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says he does not object to HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of the Mission Health System’s assets. The announcement was made during a news conference in Asheville on Wednesday afternoon. Stein said in...Read More
Husband and wife log home builders are now in custody accused of bilking residents in six counties of millions of dollars and fleeing the area. Detective Van Williams of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 50-year-old Del...Read More
Because of the federal shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has instructed states to issue February’s Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits by Sunday, Jan. 20. Benefits would normally be available to families between the 3rd and 21st of...Read More
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2018 made a splash on Grandfather Mountain. As per the recording site at Grandfather’s Nature Museum, where the park’s naturalists gather daily records, some 123.62 inches of precipitation fell on the mountain last year. “That’s 10 feet...Read More
On January 9th, 2019, Robert Sterling Silvers was convicted of two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Mr. Silvers was also found to be in violation of his probation. Additionally, the District Attorney’s...Read More
NATALIE KING, age 32, 44 Ridgecrest Lane Apt. J, Spruce Pine, N.C. Lt. J.A. Biddix arrested King for assault and battery and unauthorized use of motor vehicle. King is being held on a $2000.00 secured bond. She...Read More
SHANNON EMILY ROBINSON, 39 of Burnsville, NC was arrested on 01/03/2019 Robinson is charged with; Driving While Impaired Possess Schedule II (Methamphetamine) Controlled Substance Possess Controlled Substance Prison/Jail Premises Possess Drug Paraphernalia 2 Counts Probation Violation BRANDON...Read More
New numbers released by the state show 16 people have died from the flu so far in the 2018-19 season. That’s three more than the previous week. Officials stated “Flu is currently widespread across the Southeast, including...Read More
It looked like last night was going to be a cold night for thousands across Western North Carolina, when thousands of power outages were reported across the area. According to the Duke Energy outage map, more than...Read More
More moving trucks sat in the parking lot of the Westwood Chateau Apartment Complex in Marion on Wednesday as people carrying bags of their belongings loaded them up not knowing when or if they’ll ever return. Meanwhile,...Read More
Authorities have issued a voluntary evacuation notice for an apartment complex off Westwood Chateau Drive in Marion because of a sinkhole. Around 40 residents of the building were busy yesterday moving out. Some unsettling of the buildings...Read More
(Press Release from Yancey County Sheriff’s Department) Detectives with the Yancey County Sheriff Office have arrested a Yancey County registered Sex Offender. Deputies arrested Brandon Bailey, age 53, of the Green Mountain area on Friday, January 4th....Read More
TINA HAUN, age 45, 660 Lutie Johnson Road, Elizabethton, Tennessee. Lt. J.D. Holmes arrested Haun for second degree trespassing. Haun being held in jail on a $1000.00 secured bond. She is schedule to appear in court on...Read More
It is with both honor and sadness that Mitchell County Animal Rescue announces the retirement of our devoted animal champion and Executive Director, Patricia Beam. The search for a new ED to lead us into an...Read More
The Mitchell County Chamber had reached an agreement with the National Park Service to keep the Mitchell County Visitor Center and Museum of NC Minerals open during the government shut down. This meant that they could still...Read More
(Press Release from Mitchell County Sheriff’s Department) On January 3, 2019, Mitchell County Sheriff Lt. J.A. Biddix, Deputy D.S Buchanan, R.B. Bishop, and Z.S. Huskins were attempting to locate Jason Lee Filmore on a parole warrant and...Read More
Statement from Mission Health ASHEVILLE – Jan. 3, 2019 – Mission Health is implementing its Visitor Limitation Policy and asking patients’ family members and friends to limit hospital visits, effective Jan. 3. Visitors younger than 12 and...Read More
JOE JUNIOR BAILEY, 73 OF Burnsville, NC was arrested on 12/20/2018 Bailey is charged with; Assault On A Female LUCAS MICHAEL BORN, 23 of Statesville, NC was arrested on 12/20/2018 Born is charged with; Driving While Impaired...Read More
On January 2nd, at 8:45 am at the Watauga County Courthouse, Yancey County native, Seth Banks took the oath of office for his second full term as the District Attorney for North Carolina’s 24th Judicial District ....Read More
While most people were enjoying Christmas Day with their families, the Avery County Sheriff’s Department would end up in a high speed chase that went through Avery and Mitchell Counties and ended in Yancey County. They had...Read More
PAIGE CARVER, age 26, 41 Kates Lane, Bakersville, N.C. Captain R.V. Wiseman arrested Carver for conspiracy to sell and deliver Schedule II, sell and deliver Schedule II, possess with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II, possession...Read More
The NC DOT is reporting that the unpaved section of S.R.- 1566/Peppers Creek Road is closed due to a train derailment that occurred around 11 a.m. yesterday. The road is closed from the end of pavement to...Read More
Reports of chronic wasting disease in white tail deer in the western part of Tennessee have led the state to enact their chronic wasting disease response plan. North Carolina wildlife officials are warning of the deadly disease...Read More
Last week Mitchell County Deputies arrested the following after an undercover drug investigation. Jonathan Dale Wise, age 27 of Wing Rd Bakersville was arrested for: Possess Drug Paraphernalia, Conspiracy Sell/ Deliver Sch II 2 counts, Sell/Deliver Sch...Read More
The N.C. Education Lottery is issuing a new warning to players to buy lottery tickets only from authorized lottery retailers after receiving additional reports of a scam involving scratch-off tickets altered to appear as a “winning ticket.”...Read More
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