Deputies identified Timothy Lee Hayden as the suspect. He was taken into custody and charged with two counts of assault on emergency personnel with a firearm and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury. He is being held without bond.

The building offers ample parking and convenient access from both College Avenue and Main Street. County Commission Chairman Bryan King noted that the facility is designed with accessibility in mind, allowing residents with mobility challenges to move easily throughout the space.

According to the sheriff’s office, ACE Team investigators targeted Room 228 after surveillance linked the location to suspected fentanyl trafficking. Deputies found four individuals inside. A consent search revealed digital scales, multiple cell phones, marijuana, Xanax, and $2,346 in cash.

Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg credited school resource officers (SROs) with helping prevent violence and keeping overall crime numbers down.

The county’s proximity came up during a public briefing on Aug. 28 at Sherrills Ford Library, following a full-scale emergency exercise Aug. 26 conducted by Catawba County Emergency Services. The drill tested multi-county coordination across Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Gaston, Iredell, and Catawba counties, alongside Duke Energy and state agencies.

Moffitt, who recently took over the Senate’s energy portfolio after Sen. Paul Newton’s resignation, said he has been immersing himself in the subject — including a trip this month to coal mines in West Virginia. “What a fascinating field that is, because that’s going to be the battleground for the next 25 years politically, is over energy,” Moffitt said.

Division 13 construction engineer Nathan Moneyham described the progress from the site of the old highway alignment, now serving as a staging ground for permanent reconstruction. Behind him stretched the two-lane temporary paved road completed this spring.

Wildlife experts say coyotes are generally wary of people, but that natural caution can fade if they become too comfortable around homes. When coyotes linger near food sources, problems are more likely to arise, making awareness and prevention especially important.

The charges stem from an August 8 incident where Yokeley reportedly flagged down an officer at a Wilmington Sheetz and claimed he had found something in his grandchildren’s ice cream. Two pills were discovered, and medical professionals determined the children had not ingested anything.

The initiative brought together law enforcement from both states, creating a strong presence aimed at reducing impaired driving. The joint operation took place on August 25, 2025, and produced the following results in Rutherford County:

The festival’s finale, the King Apple Parade, will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. The parade route stretches along Main Street from Five Points to Kanuga Road and Caswell Street. Organizers expect the parade to feature floats, bands, youth groups, and fire trucks, with up to 60,000 spectators. Main Street will be closed from Caswell Street to Seventh Avenue during the event.

Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg said the initiative reflects the detention center’s goal of addressing not only the security needs of detainees but also their personal growth. “Our goal is not just to house detainees but to help transform lives,” he said.

Mount Mitchell, at mile marker 355, sits just north of active federal repair zones. According to the Blue Ridge Parkway website, crews are reinforcing slopes, removing debris, and repairing shoulders at those sites with funding from the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads program. The NPS lists the status as “construction in progress."

Medical personnel determined the children had not ingested the substances. The pills were collected and field-tested as illegal narcotics, with samples sent to the State Crime Lab for confirmation.

On August 25, 2025, Nathan Carpenter Beason pleaded guilty to two counts of Death by Distribution in Rutherford County Superior Court. He...

“Achieving ten years of meeting our clean air standards is a testament to what we can accomplish with sound policymaking and strong partnerships,” said Governor Josh Stein. “North Carolinians are able to breathe fresh air because of our state’s continued commitment to safeguarding our natural resources.”

The crash occurred around 3:11 p.m. when a 2012 Jeep, driven by Elizabeth Hope Wray of Maiden, N.C., attempted to park in the post office lot and instead struck the building. The Jeep sustained approximately $2,500 in damage, while the post office building suffered an estimated $7,500 in repairs.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working under FEMA, reports more than 1 million tons of silt, sediment, and debris removed. Since October 2024, crews from AshBritt Environmental and local contractors have worked seven days a week, 12 hours a day. By mid-August 2025, nearly 908,000 tons of sediment and more than 97,000 cubic yards of debris had been cleared, with over 46,000 tons removed in just one week.

Earthquakes continue to be recorded across the Carolinas, according to the United States Geological Survey. Two earthquakes struck South...

The truck’s driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to a medical center in Shelby for treatment. None of the four passengers on the school bus were injured.