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Suspect in North Carolina murder commits suicide in victim’s vehicle
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) – Investigators are closing the book on a murder in the North Carolina mountains. Cherokee County deputies found a woman’s body at her home in the Andrews area on Monday. Windy Thompson’s vehicle was also missing. They quickly identified a South Carolina man...
GBI, Towns County Sheriff's Office searching for missing, endangered woman
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. — The Towns County Sheriff's Office is actively searching for a missing 47-year-old woman who was last seen in early April. According to the sheriff's office, it received a report of a missing person on April 17 regarding Tanya Michelle Sorrells of Young Harris. She was last seen on Sunday, April 6, at a residence in the Gumlog Road area. The sheriff's office said Sorrells had withdrawn money from her personal banking account and told a relative she was going to Columbia, South Carolina.
Round 1 goes to the Jackets
Hayesville – On the surface, everything that the Black Knights have clawed and scraped at this season was lost Monday. Nothing could be further from the truth – there’s still a lot of baseball and a lot of scenarios that could easily play out in Robbinsville’s favor.
Tellico young players contributed to team’s fifth win of year
Heath Ware has been patiently waiting for the moment his younger players show they have been learning this season. That process showed Thursday with the Bears’ (5-15) six-inning 11-1 win over Copper Basin. Returning home for the series finale, Tellico completed a season sweep of the Cougars behind five runs in the bottom of the sixth to end the night early. ...
Tellico Plains surges past Lady Chargers for crucial district win
After a couple of trips through the lineup, Tellico Plains got the timing down. The Lady Bears totaled three hits through the first two rotations before exploding in the later innings of a 7-3 District 3-2A win at McMinn Central on Thursday. Taylor Rose led the Lady Bears (9-5; 4-3) with three hits while five different batters notched five RBIs in the win. ...
ACLU challenges Tennessee ban on trans people changing gender on driver's licenses
A rule governing what sex is listed on a person's driver's license is being challenged by the ACLU of Tennessee, which says the policy discriminates against transgender people. The civil rights organization sued the state department that issues driver's licenses on behalf of a Monroe County woman Tuesday, asking the...
Eco-friendly packaging company to invest $300 million and add 230 jobs to Vonore
VONORE, Tenn. — A one-of-a-kind company that creates eco-friendly packaging is investing $350 million and creating 230 jobs in Vonore, according to a press release. Genera creates compostable packaging using two types of grass. It's headquartered in the town of 1,700 people in Monroe County. "We're very highly automated...
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