Macon Co. man convicted on sex offenses

  A convicted sex offender who hung out at the Macon County Recreation Park learned that ignoring the law is not a persuasive legal argument, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. This week, a Macon County jury convicted Highlands resident Archie...

Weaverville man sentenced in fentanyl death

  A Weaverville man was sentenced recently in Haywood County Superior Court for the death of Keven Doan, a 25-year-old who overdosed on fentanyl, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. Doan lived in Weaverville with his mother, but was staying in...