Marshall News

Walter Bailey, left, and Anthony Marshall cut out an upholstery pattern in GTCC's CRAFT class in High Point.

Author Mark Pinsky, who has spent years researching the June 17, 1970, Madison County murder of VISTA worker Nancy Morgan, will be in Marshall this week to talk about that upcoming book and his other works.

When photojournalist Rob Amberg began work on his latest book, The New Road , he admits that he was "pretty decidedly against" the nine-mile section of I-26 that recently paved a swath through rural Madison County.

A federal prisoner being booked into the Madison County Jail fled the booking room and escaped running down the railroad tracks in downtown Marshall.

Bart Jones says he wants 'to get started right away' on construction of his concrete plant in the quarry off U.S. 25/70 after the Madison County Board of Adjustment voted 4-1 to approve a conditional-use permit for the facility.

Marshall voters reelected their mayor Tuesday but put out two incumbent aldermen.

A western North Carolina man is accused of having sex with a child. Madison County deputies said that 22-year-old Trevor Shuler, of Marshall, has been charged with multiple crimes, including first-degree rape of a child.

Some Madison County businesses are reaping benefits from the massive rock slide blocking Interstate 40 Haywood County.

A Barnard man has been arrested and charged with raping a 9-year-old, officials say.

Editor's note: This story appeared following the July 1, 1997 rock slide that shut down Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge for several months.

City police on Sunday charged an Asheville man with eluding authorities in South Carolina who were pursuing him on charges of assaulting an officer.

Retirement ought to be the time for a couple to settle back on a nice nest egg and enjoy a relatively worry-free existence.

Avett Brothers fan who don't get to see the band perform on New Year's Eve in Asheville get a second chance in May.

Of Brighton Mi . Born June 15, 1921 in Marshall NC Died Oct,1 2009 following a short illness.

It's more important now than ever for retirees and older people to protect their nest eggs - or what's left of them after the stock market tanked last year.

The Madison County attorney has decided that a proposed conditional use application for construction of a concrete plant must go before the county board of adjustment.

Elaine Marshall wants says con artists typically target senior citizens. She says senior citizens who are investing money need to look for red flags such as opportunities that are too good to be true and people offering guaranteed results.

N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall will speak to an Asheville audience Wednesday about the need to help senior citizens avoid investment scams.

The Religious Notes column is published every Saturday to highlight special religious services .

The Bennetts are in the business of making everything a little bit sweeter. For about nine years, the family has been making sorghum syrup in the traditional fashion on their farm nestled between Marshall and Mars Hill.