Editor's Pick Project Christmas interviews begin Friday From staff reports Sep 27, 2016 Sep 27, 2016 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From staff reports Even though ghosts and goblins haven’t roamed the streets yet, Christmas elves are already at work.kAmxE’D E:>6 7@C !C@;64E r9C:DE>2D :?E6CG:6HD[ H9:49 H:== 36 96=5 2E G2C:@FD E:>6D 7C@> E9:D uC:52J E@ uC:52J[ ~4E] `c] u@C E96 D64@?5 J62C[ 2== :?E6CG:6HD 7@C 6=6>6?E2CJ\2865 49:=5C6? H:== 36 96=5 2E E96 D49@@=D[ H:E9 D49@@= A6CD@??6= 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@? 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Marion man charged with assaulting woman and sheriff's lieutenant An arrest warrant said the lieutenant had a cut to the head that required stitches.
Marion man charged after 200 grams of cocaine found in search of home near school In the search, officers found 203.5 grams of cocaine, two guns (a .38-caliber revolver and a .22-caliber long rifle) and $2,186.
Man found dead along Interstate 40 in Burke County; Medical examiner notified The person has not been publicly identified as of 2 p.m.
Owner of Old Fort's Stuckey’s, Dairy Queen hopes to reopen as soon as possible after fire “I just happened to look back, and the flames were already up to the ceiling, and I dropped the drinks I had in my hand,” one employee said of…
Marion man arrested, charged in Friday shooting in McDowell County that injured one He was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
