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www.yanceycountynews.com vTo be a voice, and to allow the voices of our community to be heard.v Sept. 22, 2011 W Vol. 1, No. 37

METH ARRESTS IN MITCHELL Ollis

Bennett

Banks

Hughes

Grindstaff

P. Barrier

Lumpkin

Smith

Ledford

Griffith

Burleson

York

Barnett

Buchanan

Brown

Ayers

Charley Hill

Charles Hill

Law officers rounded up these 19 people Tuesday after a year-long investigation into what they say is the escalating manufacture and sale of methamphetamine in the area.

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Explosion in camper burns down home This Star Mill Road home burned Tuesday morning after fire apparently broke out in a camping trailer p a r k e d n e a r b y. Firefighters from Newdale, Celo and Burnsville VFDs responded to battle the blaze for about four hours. Neighbors reported hearing a boom, and some suspected it occurred in the travel trailer, starting Photo by Jonathan Austin/Yancey County News the fire.

Photo illustration by Jonathan Austin/Yancey County News This ‘stitching’ of two different photographs from the Charlie Proffitt funeral best illustrates the community support displayed and the individual grief felt after the loss of the volunteer firefighter, Department of Corrections sergeant and part-time radio show host who died of leukemia at age 39.


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