Page 44 - Spruce Pine News Today

Clean up efforts underway in Franklin County after second round of winter storms After the winter storms, comes the clean up By DeAndria Turner | February 19, 2021 at 9:24 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 9:24 PM FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - This week’s winter storms are gone, but they left behind plenty of trouble in Franklin County. In Franklin County, thousands of trees are covered in ice. The weight of the ice is what’s causing them to snap and fall. That’s a major reason why po...

North Alabama road condition updates for Thursdays snow, ice aftermath Roads in multiple North Alabama counties are impassable Thursday Posted: Feb 18, 2021 6:19 AM Updated: Feb 18, 2021 6:11 PM Posted By: Josh Rayburn Check back for updates to this list of roads impacted by Wednesday nights snow and ice and their conditions on Thursday: * 12:45 p.m. update:  The Alabama Department of Transportation continues working to clear routes of snow and ice across much of North Alabama Thursday, fol...

The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Pedro Duran Gonzalez, 32, of 583 Beaver Creek Rd. in Spruce Pine, was charged by Deputy D. Laplante with misdemeanor failure to appear in court. Gonzalez was issued a $300 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 24, 2021. Kathy A. Tipton, 65, of 50 Wagon Master Lot #5 in Spruce Pine, was charged by Deputy J. Masters with misdemeanor se...

The addition increased the total in the state to 814,594 since the start of the pandemic.  As of Feb. 11, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 10,376. In Buncombe County, 89 new cases reported Feb. 12 increased the new total to 14,442 and Buncombe reported a total of 271 deaths. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients dropped to 2,151 reported as of Feb. 11, continuing the declining trend of hospitalized patients and marking a rate a little more than half the 3,943 hos...

The following information is courtesy of Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Angela Ramsey Pyatte, 40, of 8105 US 19E in Spruce Pine, was charged by Deputy T. Silvers with three counts of assault on government official. Pyatte was issued a $7,500 bond and is scheduled to appear on court on Feb. 24, 2021. Jessica Elizabeth Mansfield, 36, of 11402 NC 60 Hwy. in Leicester, was charged by Deputy N. Bowman with order for ...

The addition increased the total in the state to 802,065 since the start of the pandemic.  As of Feb. 8, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 10,046.  In Buncombe County, 50 new cases reported Feb. 9 increased the new total to 14,193 and Buncombe reported a total of 270 deaths. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state increased for the first day in two weeks, to 2,374 reported as of Feb. 9, an increase of just four cases from the day before and stopping ...

The addition increased the total in the state to 787,349 since the start of the pandemic.  As of Feb. 4, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 9,841.  In Buncombe County, another 73 cases reported Feb. 5 increased the new total to 13,932 and Buncombe reported a total of 265 deaths. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state dropped for the tenth day in a row, to 2,523 reported as of Feb. 4, as numbers continue to fall from 3,368 reported Jan. 25. The state ...

North Carolina added more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases Feb. 3, thanks to a backlog of cases from December and January that previously went unreported. The state Department of Health and Human Services dashboard shows an addition of 12,079 new cases Feb. 3, which would be the most one-day addition ever, beating 11,581 on Jan. 9. But a note says that 7,912 of those were "from tests performed at FastMed Urgent Care clinics during December 2020 and January 2021 that had not been previously report...

The following information is courtesy of Avery County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Evan Vaughn Trice, 33, of 1801 Squirrel Creek Road in Newland, was charged on Jan. 25 with warrant for arrest for breaking and/or entering, three counts of larceny after break/enter, three counts of breaking and/or entering, two counts of possession of stolen firearm, misdemeanor larceny and second degree trespass. Pedro Ocampo-Bello, 42, of 53...

Joyce Ollis Lawing, a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2021, surrounded in love by her family. Joyce Lawing was born in Ingalls, NC on Nov. 13, 1936, to the late James Bruce and Zola Elizabeth Ollis. Joyce, one of nine children, was active in Pine Grove Methodist Church in Spruce Pine, graduated from Crossnore High School in 1954 and Appalachian State Teacher’s College in 1958. Joyce made life-long friends and had many intere...