Ashe County
-
Nov- 2025 -23 November
Operation Crystal Ball: Largest Drug Bust in Ashe County History Nets 42 Arrests
ASHE COUNTY — Ashe County Sheriff B. Phil Howell has announced the most significant drug trafficking takedown in Ashe County…
Read More » -
17 November
Ashe County Sheriff: The Little Red Flag Bandit
Ashe County, NC – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 35-year-old David Michael Bennett, of West Jefferson, on…
Read More » -
8 November
Ashe Sheriff’s Office: Assault Rifle Falls During Motorcycle Chase
West Jefferson, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 29-year-old Joseph Daniel Dillard of West Jefferson for…
Read More » -
8 November
Federal Plea in Ashe County Cell Phone Tower Fraud Case, Victim Losses of Approximately $816,460.29
Ashe County, NC – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the conviction and plea agreement in a federal criminal case following…
Read More » -
Oct- 2025 -28 October
Creston Man Arrested on Trafficking
Creston, N.C. – Sheriff. B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 33-year-old Justin Allen Musgrove of Creston, N.C., on 2…
Read More » -
22 October
Ashe County Middle School Teacher Killed in Crash on Wednesday
On Wednesday, October 22, at around 7 a.m., NC State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision on NC 16…
Read More » -
8 October
Ashe Sheriff’s Office 5th Annual RoofTop Cops Raises Over $15,000
The Ashe County Sheriff's Office hosted its annual Rooftop Cops event on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in observance of Childhood…
Read More » -
8 October
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Keeko has received donation of body armor
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Keeko has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from…
Read More » -
Sep- 2025 -16 September
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeking missing person – Steven Wayne Lecount
August 10th, 2025, Steven Wayne Lecount was reported missing from Howell Rd in Lansing, NC. Mr. Lecount is 5'8 and…
Read More » -
Aug- 2025 -18 August
Pennington Charged with 10 Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Warrensville, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 42-year-old William Michael Pennington of Warrensville, NC, for 10…
Read More »
