OBITUARY: Richard Earl Arneach Jr. (Richie)

OBITUARY: Richard Earl Arneach Jr. (Richie)

Richard Earl Arneach Jr. (Richie) was at his residence when the Lord unexpectedly called him Home on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.  Richie was born in Cherokee, N.C. Oct. 11, 1951 to the late Richard Earl Arneach, Sr (Buster) and Bonnie Louise Arneach.  Richie celebrated...
OBITUARY: William Joseph Hornbuckle (Billy Joe)

OBITUARY: William Joseph Hornbuckle (Billy Joe)

William Joseph Hornbuckle (Billy Joe), 55, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late George and Mary George Hornbuckle. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He is survived by children, Kenneth Joseph Smith...
Sparta man pleads guilty to killing a bald eagle

Sparta man pleads guilty to killing a bald eagle

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, N.C., appeared in federal court in Charlotte on Friday, Oct. 11 and pleaded guilty to killing a bald eagle, in violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the...