A sex offender will spend at least seven-and-a-half years in prison after a probation officer discovered child pornography on the Haywood County man’s phone. Ronald Lee Smith, 50, this month in Haywood County Superior Court pleaded guilty to nine counts third-degree exploitation of a minor, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. “This office has zero […]
Read More »Haywood deputies seize 455 grams of heroin, meth, and fentanyl
Haywood County, NC: During the last six weeks, Haywood County Sheriff Deputies have seized over 455 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin resulting in the arrests of ten people. By conducting vehicle stops in Canton, Clyde, Waynesville, and on 1-40, several deputies helped make Haywood County an even safer community. “The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office […]
Read More »Black Bear Festival October 16th & 17th 2021 Chatsworth, GA
Black Bear Festival October 16th & 17th 2021 Chatsworth, GA! The Frontmen of Country!!! Featuring Richie McDonald (Lonestar) Larry Stewart (Restless Heart) & Tim Rushlow (Little Texas)
Read More »FDA fully approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization […]
Read More »Former-Haywood man pleas guilty to trafficking opiates
A former Haywood County resident will spend from 70 to 93 months in prison after admitting this week in Jackson County Superior Court to drug- and firearm-related charges. District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said Jon Banton Legere, 45, who has at various times listed addresses in Canton, Cullowhee, and Sylva, pleaded guilty Monday to possession […]
Read More »Buncombe County man plead guilt to first-degree statutory sexual offense
A Buncombe County man pleaded guilty in Haywood County Superior Court on April 6 to two counts of first-degree statutory sexual offense and four counts of indecent liberties with a child, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. Nathanial Shane Lewis, 44, of Buncombe County, will serve 190-288 months in prison. Senior Resident Court Judge Bradley […]
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