Ashe County

B&E Call Results in Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest

For Immediate Release – July 16, 2026 JEFFERSON, N.C. — Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 63-year-old Lindsay…

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Local Man Arrested after Public Post of Private Photos

FLEETWOOD, N.C. — Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 57-year-old Joseph Patrick O'Connor of Fleetwood. O'Connor has been…

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Blue Ridge Elementary Teacher Receives Christmas SPIRIT Award for Trees for Troops Support

St. Louis, MO, June 24, 2026 — The Board of Trustees of the Christmas Spirit Foundation (CSF) has reviewed nominations…

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House Fire Investigation Leads to Arrest in Grassy Creek

GRASSY CREEK, N.C. — A Fleetwood man is behind bars following an arson investigation tied to a June house fire…

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Ashe Parents Charged with Child Abuse

Two Fleetwood residents are facing felony child abuse charges following a joint investigation by the Ashe County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff…

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Ashe Sheriff: Missing Female Returned Home Safely From Ohio

Sheriff B. Phil Howell is pleased to announce the safe return of a young woman from the Fleetwoodarea who went…

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Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeking missing and possibly endangered juvenile

*Update – She has been located safely according to the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office. 🚨 MISSING PERSON — ASHE COUNTY…

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Ashe County Traffic Stop Uncovers Methamphetamine, Probation Violations; Body Scanner Leads to Additional Evidence

Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 39-year-old Jeffrey Wayne Norris and 27-year-old Emma Paige Cornett of Mountain City,…

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Boomer Man Faces $1 Million Bond On Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges Following Ashe County Investigation

JEFFERSON — Ashe County Sheriff B. Phil Howell has announced the arrest of a Boomer man on multiple methamphetamine trafficking…

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Tick-Borne Diseases, Food Illness on the Rise in High Country, AppHealthCare Report Shows

Tick-borne diseases are increasing across the High Country as spring gets underway, and residents in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties…

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