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Georgia man sentenced to over 15 years after 3-year meth trafficking investigation
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Following a three-year drug investigation, a Georgia man was sentenced in Asheville to more than 15 years in prison for drug trafficking on Thursday, May 2. Larry Edward Wood, 62, of Mount Airy, Georgia, was sentenced to 188 months (15 years, 8 months) for methamphetamine...
High school baseball playoffs ‘24: Beachside, Clay, Creekside, Union County win openers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four area teams made it through to the second round of the high school baseball state playoffs on the first of two nights in the postseason. Beachside, Clay, Creekside and Union County all won their first-round games to move on in the playoffs on Tuesday night. Teams in Class 2A, 3A and 4A — the heavyweight classifications that include teams like Bishop Snyder, Bolles, Episcopal, St. Johns Country Day and Trinity Christian — play their openers on Wednesday.
Local students taking part in Tellico Eco Days event
The Cherokee National Forest is hosting an annual environmental education event for children from Monroe County Schools, Sweetwater City Schools and the Barefoot University Homeschool Group on May 6 through May 9 at the Indian Boundary Recreation Area. The Tellico Eco Days event will provide an opportunity for hands-on outdoor learning in small group stations led by natural resource professionals. Since the event started in 2008, this environmental education event...
Man doesn't have any warrants, gets arrested anyway
An area man didn’t have any current warrants for his arrest, but when a Monroe County sheriff’s deputy stood next to him at a store counter, he saw something that made him suspicious. Deputy Nicholas Crawford said he and another deputy were at Skyway Mart in Madisonville when they noticed a man they knew had a past arrest history and might have warrants on him. But a check showed he...
Monroe County Criminal Court for April 2024
Monroe County Criminal Court held a short session in April, hearing pleas and handing down indictments. Pleas heard included: Tabitha Jean Biggam, 36, Ohio Avenue, Etowah, criminal simulation $2,500-$10,000, 3 years suspended, make restitution. Robbie Lee Boughton, 53, Moody Hollow Road, Powell, felony evading arrest, 1 year at 30 percent; simple possession of meth, $750,...
Advocates push for changes to Good Samaritan Laws, install lifesaving Narcan box
FRANKLIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Advocates gathered on Monday, May 6, in Franklin to push for changes to North Carolina’s Good Samaritan laws and simultaneously install and dedicate a free Narcan box in the downtown area. Members of the Smoky Mountain Harm Reduction and the Expand Good Sam N.C....
Woman declares deputy is an alien wearing someone else's tattoos
A woman either having a mental breakdown or under the influence of narcotics was arrested the morning of May 2. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Long said he was sent to Cedar Lane Road on a call of a suspicious woman and found Katherine Lawrence in the middle of Old Federal Road after searching the area. Long said he talked to Lawrence and she said she wanted to make a...
Plot to mail drugs to jail foiled at the justice center
Two men apparently planning on using the U.S. Postal Service to get drugs into the Monroe County Jail were uncovered by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department recently. MCSD Det. Conway Mason said he began investigating William Johnson and Hunter Hawkins in March after receiving information the men were planning on mailing drugs to the justice center/jail where Johnson was an inmate. Mason said he found Hawkins was going to mail...
Crafting Nature: The Artistry of Christine Kosiba
Ceramic artist Christine Kosiba masterfully intertwines art and nature with clay sculptures, compelling viewers to reflect on the connection between humanity and the natural world with her imaginative creations. Franklin-based Copper Fox Gallery hosted the resident artist for a champagne reception and exhibition of new art on May 5. Hand-sculpted...
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