Press Release

Three Million Dollars Worth of Processed Marijuana Seized

In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) responded to a domestic…

5 years ago

Fentanyl, Cocaine and Heroin Delivered in the Mail to a Young Harris Residence

The Towns County Sheriff’s Office has received information through various sources that drugs are being delivered through the US Postal…

5 years ago

Absconding Sex Offender Captured

Murphy, NC—Sheriff Derrick Palmer reports the December 01, 2021 arrest of convicted sex offender Justin Ryan Barber, a 32 year…

5 years ago

Burn Ban Issued for all North Carolina Counties Due to Hazardous Forest Fire Conditions

RALEIGH - Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has…

5 years ago

FBI Seeking Individual Who May Have Information Regarding the Identity of a Child Sexual Assault Victim

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have…

5 years ago

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available for Children Ages 5-11

PRESS RELEASE - Children ages 5 to 11 can now receive a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and…

5 years ago

Concerned Citizen Tip Nets Arrest for Trafficking in Heroin

CONCERNED CITIZEN TIP NETS ARREST FOR TRAFFICKING IN HEROIN Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the November 06, 2021 arrest…

5 years ago

Supplier of Drug Network is Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Acting Unites States Attorney William T. Setzer Western District of North Carolina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lia Bantavani FRIDAY, NOVEMBER…

5 years ago

Cherokee NC deputies asking for help locating suspect

MURPHY, N.C. - Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating suspect  Josh Hampton. He's wanted…

5 years ago

Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots available for high-risk groups

RALEIGH — To strengthen and extend protections against severe illness, North Carolinians at high risk for serious illness or exposure…

5 years ago