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Seven Devils Murder Gets National Attention

Seven Devils Police and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are stirring interest in the case of the murder of Deana Schermerhorn, found dead last year, and are asking for help in locating her husband, Christopher Meade, wanted for questioning in the case.  Investigators have released a new photo of Meade—available on GoBlueRidge.net—and are urging the public to call

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UPDATE: Three Injured in Three-Vehicle Wreck

Three injuries came in a wreck this afternoon near the Ashe County line on US 221.  Two pick-up trucks and a compact car were involved in the crash, reported to emergency services by a Watauga Medics Ambulance that happened on the scene.  The multi rear-end crash, with the two pick-ups ending in one lane, the sedan pushed across the road.

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UPDATE: Boone Man's Car Wrecked, Abandoned

A Boone man has been charged after his wrecked car was abandoned in Wilkesboro Early Monday morning along US 421.  Wilkesboro Police contacted Thuyen Luong late Monday and he came to their department with an interpreter. Full Story

 
Six Hurt in 421 Wreck

A heavy downpour contributed to a Deep Gap collision of two vehicles and to six injuries—ironically both vehicles from Iredell County.  The State Patrol said that the late afternoon wreck occurred on 421 near Orchard Road as a Jeep driven by Teresa Henderson of Statesville pulled into the emergency lane due to the heavy rain was slammed by a hydroplaning Chevy Suburban, driven by Mooresville resident Alisa Nance. Full Story

 
Tax Opponents Hold Forum

Leadership opposed to the quarter cent sales tax held what was promoted as a press conference at the County Commission meeting room late yesterday afternoon, but the event evolved into a true community forum on the issue with both sides—for and against—being heard.  There were a number of prepared remarks, like those of moderator Jim Hastings, as he put the issue in perspective “and that’s been lost in the rhetoric.

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Victim Identified in Wilkes Fatal Accident

The state patrol has identified the Hays woman killed Saturday in a collision on Traphill Road at the intersection with Oak Ridge Church Road in Wilkes. Trooper J.E. Gooch of the N.C. Highway Patrol identified the woman killed as Reba Annette Johnson, 50, of Dehart Community Center Road. Full Story

 
Avery Drug Arrest in Traffic Stop

Stephen Holland, 20, of Sugar Mountain #1, was arrested by the Avery Sheriff's Department and charged with felony possession and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana.  Holland was arrested after a traffic stop in which about two ounces of marijuana was found in his vehicle. Avery County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit was dispatched to the scene and assisted with the seizure of marijuana.

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Avery Citizen Helps Nab Break-In Suspects

An Avery citizen helped the Avery Sheriff’s Department stop and capture two suspects in a break-in at Mountain Electric in Newland.  Glenn Marker, 30, of Newland and Dustin Shook, 21, of Linville were arrested and charged by the Avery County Sheriff’s Office on Friday with Felony Breaking and Entering and Felony Larceny.  The Sheriff said the citizen not only saw a suspicious vehicle parked behind Mountain Electric, but blocked in the vehicle and confronted one of the suspects.  After the citizen confronted the suspect near the vehicle, both suspects fled from the area on foot. Full Story

 
Former Ashe Parks Director Charged in Marijuana Growing Operation

The former Parks & Rec Director for Ashe County was arrested Friday with the discovery of a marijuana growing operation at a home in the Rock Creek area of Ashe.  Sheriff James Williams said that his narcotics officers and the SBI served a search warrant at the home and found the hydroponic growing operation and made the arrest of James Boccardy, charging him with

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Wreck Blocks US 221 in Fleetwood

Two trucks collided just after 9 this morning on US 221 in Fleetwood, just a short distance from the Idlewild Road intersection.  One of the trucks apparently dropped wheels off the right side of the road, then came back onto the road and slammed into the second.  A Coca-cola truck landed upside-down off of the road, while a dump truck, front crumpled from the collision, Full Story

 
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