Nebo News

Investigators say it wasn't difficult to pin a residential break-in on a trio after finding one of their names on pawn tickets.

McDowell County public school officials say they are getting tough on absenteeism.

A student teacher found himself in police custody instead of in the classroom Tuesday afternoon when authorities say he brought a gun to school and made threats.

Fake drugs got him in real trouble. Jamie Roderick Brown, 37, of Grandview Circle in Marion recently pleaded guilty in McDowell County Superior Court to possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit controlled substance and creating a counterfeit controlled substance Judge Bradley B. Letts gave Brown an eight- to 10-month suspended ...

A local man who eluded officers for 24 hours after fleeing from a woman's car during a traffic stop Sunday night is behind bars.

A veteran law enforcement officer is hoping to become the next sheriff of McDowell County.

A Nebo teen faces a felony charge after authorities say he was caught sending obscene pictures of himself to a younger girl.

A local veteran wants to bring a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to McDowell County.

Authorities arrested a Marion man they say was cooking meth in his home. They've also charged two others who faced outstanding drug-related offenses.

If you've had a sinking feeling the IRS is searching for you, you might be right.

Authorities say this suspect was already in trouble with the law a ' so the drugs didn't help his case.

Sheriff Dudley Greene is traveling again. This week, McDowell's top cop starts his second round of community meetings.

Members of what's known as the SWAT team a ' Burke County Board of Education candidates Susan Stroup, Sam Wilkinson, Buddy Armour and Catherine Thomas a ' violated North Carolina's campaign-finance laws, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.

What to do and where to go to enjoy a colorful fall: What: A fall color hike at Lake James.

One man lost his life and another his freedom over $4.25, authorities say. Kenneth Hayward, 43, and Walter Davis, 66, who both lived at Cedarbrook Residential Center on Pinnacle Church Road in Nebo, got into a altercation over money that Davis borrowed from Hayward, said Sheriff Dudley Greene.

A pair accused of robbing a man of his motorcycle at knifepoint will face their charges in McDowell County Superior Court.

Nebo's Joey Smith has captured a ton of bench press titles in the last few years, but one a ' a world championship a ' had always eluded him.

Charges Leslie Javon Forney, 26, of 102 Jones St. was charged Friday with simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

McDowell County's own Blake Wise is now the newest artist with Broken Bow Records in Nashville.

A Nebo man charged with sexually assaulting a child hanged himself in a McDowell County jail cell, authorities said.