A portion of Highway 64 in the Cullasaja Gorge was closed Friday evening after a four hour rescue of a man near Cullasaja Falls. The incident involving the 28-year old Florida man, whose name hasn’t been identified, occurred around 5 p.m. According to Cullasaja Fire and Rescue Chief Dean Cook, the man went down into…
With just a few days before it opens its doors to students an official opening and dedication of the brand new Iotla-Valley Elementary School was held Monday morning. County commissioners, members of the school board past and present and many others were on hand for the ceremony and ribbon cutting. Iotla-Valley is the final phase…
The death penalty will not be sought against Kathy Paulette Pruitt, 53, of Otto, who is facing a count of first degree murder involving the death of her son Robert Pruitt. However, it hasn’t been determined if Kathy Pruitt’s husband, Frank Kelly Pruitt, 62, will face the death penalty; he too, is charged with first…
One arrest has been made after the Macon County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with US Marshals to conduct a sweep of sex offender compliance checks known as “Operation Mountain Top”. The multi-agency, multi-county sting took place on August 1 to verify that registered sex offenders were in compliance with all Federal and North Carolina registration…
Mission Health, Angel Medical Center, and the American Red Cross will offer a free Citizen CPR, hands only, class on Saturday, August 18 at 9 & 10 a.m. Residents of Western North Carolina can become some of the nearly 5 million people each year who learn how to prepare themselves, their households and their…
An Otto business is out about $6,300 in property and equipment after an apparent theft over the weekend. Investigation reports filed by the Sheriff’s Office indicate Lou Gasperin Plumbing located on 441 South and Tryphosa Road, had several items stolen including a condenser unit, commercial jack, freezer and marble slabs. The incident remains under investigation.…
