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Free Landowner Workshop

Non-profit EcoForesters is holding a free Forest Landowner Workshop in partnership with Burke and McDowell County Extension, the NC Forest Service, and NRCS to inform landowners about opportunities to steward their forest. Attendees will learn how forests have degraded over time and what can ...
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Marion Man Charged With Methamphetamine

Detective David Jones with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team charged 50-year-old Gary Michlen Rhymer with felonious Possession of Methamphetamine. Rhymer was issued a Written Promise to Appear.On March 6th, Detective Jones was patrolling the US 221 South area when he stopped ...
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Nebo Man Charged With Theft

Detective Derrick McGinnis with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 40-year-old Christopher Michael Guffey with felonious Larceny and felonious Possession of Stolen Goods/Property. Guffey was issued a $10,000 secured bond.On February 16th, Deputies responded to a Nebo residence in reference to a larceny. Items ...
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Marion Man Charged with Theft

Detective Kyle Gibson with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 27-year-old Dylan James Matthews with Felony Larceny of a Firearm, Possession of Firearm by Felon, Felony Breaking and/or Entering and Felony Larceny After Break/Enter. Matthews was issued a $100,000 secured bond.On February 7th, Deputies ...
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Nebo Man Charged with Methamphetamine

Lieutenant Kirk Hensley with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team charged 34-year-old Drew Ferguson Causby with felonious Possession of Methamphetamine, felonious Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, Felony Maintaining a Dwelling Place for C.S. and Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, ...
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Man Charged in Vehicle Pursuit Faces New Charges

Detective Richard Pittman with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 34-year-old Kenneth Brian Blalock with Felony Breaking and/or Entering, Felony Larceny After Break/Enter and Felony Possession of Stolen Goods/Prop. Blalock was issued a $6,000 secured bond.On Jan 14th, deputies responded to a suspicious person/vehicle ...
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Nebo Man Charged with Fraud

Detective Derrick McGinnis with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 33-year-old Nathan Eugene Owens of Nebo with Felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense. Owens was issued a $1,000 secured bond.On Jan 23rd, deputies responded to a local scrap metal business in reference to fraud. ...
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Prescribed Burns

PISGAH FOREST, NC (March 1, 2023) – The U.S. Forest Service is planning three prescribed burns on the Pisgah Ranger District this Spring season to reduce the risk of wildfires and improve wildlife habitat. The burns are located in Transylvania and Haywood Counties and include the 1,200-acre ...
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Old Fort Women Charged with Drug and Gun Crimes

Deputy Alicia Lund with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 53-year-old Kimberly Tyanne McCool of Old Fort with Resisting a Public Officer and Possession of Firearm by Felon.Deputy Lund also charged 29-year-old Chandra Danielle McCool of Old Fort with Simple Possession of the Scheduled ...
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Marion Man Charged with Drug and Gun Crimes

Detective David Jones with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team charged 57-year-old Roy Eugene Watts with Felony Trafficking Methamphetamine, Felony Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony Maintaining a Dwelling Place for Controlled Substance, Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell or Deliver Scheduled II ...
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