MARBLE – N.C. Department of Transportation and local elected officials, family members and friends gathered in Cherokee County Friday morning to dedicate a bridge in Rev. Fred B. Lunsford’s honor. A two-lane bridge on N.C. 141 that leads to Georgia is now known as the Rev. Fred B. Lunsford bridge. New green signs displayed on … Read more
Students and staff in Jackson County Public Schools will soon have a convenient option for free COVID-19 testing right in their own school. The rapid test will be conducted weekly for individuals who opt-in. According to Superintendent Dr. Dana Ayers, the testing process is fast and uses a small swab of the lower nose rather … Read more
A Haywood County sex offender could face as much as 15 years in prison after child pornography was discovered on his phone. Ronald Lee Smith, 50, pleaded guilty this month in Haywood County Superior Court to nine child ‘sexploitation’ charges. Maggie Valley police arrested Smith in March of this year. -0-
The Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians addressed the Jackson County Board of Commissioners recently urging them to redesignate the county’s namesake. Chief Richie Sneed is requesting the county drop former president replace Andrew Jackson’s name with Walter S. Jackson, to honor the late Principal Chief. The board took no action. -0-
At its meeting this week the Jackson County Board of Education decided to continue the mandatory mask policy for students and staff at the county’s nine schools. The board voted unanimously at the July 27 meeting to require masks at schools. School Superintendent Dana Ayers on Sept. 7 amended the policy to add indoor sporting … Read more
COVID vaccines for kids are nearing FDA approval. Pfizer said this week they would request emergency use for their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 in the coming days. It took the FDA a month to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the 12-15 age group. If that timeline is followed, younger children could start receiving … Read more
Two suspects have been linked to a Jackson County shooting earlier this month. The Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire on Big Ridge Road in the Glenville Community and found a victim with a gunshot wound to the leg. During the investigation deputies were able to identify the suspect and both were arrested. The … Read more
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Authorities have released the identity of the victim of a homicide in Buncombe County. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a report of shots fired Monday night on Ben Lippen Road in Asheville and found Boyce Shane Plemmons, 44, of Buncombe County suffering from a fatal gunshot … Read more
MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – Two people were detained after a routine traffic stop turned police chase in Macon County Tuesday afternoon [Sept. 28]. Authorities say a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported as stolen and the driver sped off prompting a police pursuit in which two individuals exited the vehicle … Read more
CANTON – The Canton Police Department is working out of temporary trailers after their offices were flooded last month. But, officiaals said deapite the disruption and displacement the department didn’t miss a beat in making arrests and increasing patrols in the flood aftermath to keep people out of areas where they could be hurt. Trailers … Read more