• Details from days before teen’s murder emerge

    Jordan Garcia

    HAYESVILLE, NC – A month has passed since the disappearance and murder of Jordan Ramon Garcia, a 17-year-old Hayesville native whose remains were found in Clay County, NC, Friday, May 31, off Fires Creek Road near the residence where Garcia was reported a week prior as last seen. Upon identification through dental records and examination […]

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  • Hayesville teen confesses to Jordan Garcia murder, authorities say

    The following press release has been issued by Clay County Sheriff’s Office.  All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. HAYESVILLE, NC – Clay County Sheriff’s Investigators and agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation have logged over 1000 man hours, written and executed more than 20 Search […]

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  • Hayesville teen charged in murder of Jordan Garcia

    HAYESVILLE, NC – Clay County Sheriff’s  Office investigators arrested 17-year-old Caleb Anthony Ellis today in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Jordan Ramon Garcia. Garcia, who was reported missing Tuesday, May 28, was discovered murdered three days later in Clay County, and was identified through dental records at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC.. […]

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  • Family of murdered teen pleads for answers as homicide investigation continues

    Jordan Garcia

    HAYESVILLE, NC – Jordan Garcia, a 17 year old Clay County native who was reported missing Tuesday, May 28, was identified through dental records at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC, earlier this week. Garcia’s remains have since been tranported to North Carolina State University for forensic examination, Clay County Sheriff’s Office told FetchYourNews […]

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  • Clay County Sheriff’s Office confirms discovery of human remains

    Clay County Murder Investigation

    HAYESVILLE, NC – FetchYourNews (FYN) spoke with Clay County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Todd Wingate this morning, Monday, June 3, in reference to a suspicious death investigation conducted in the North Carolina jurisdiction. At this time, FYN was able to confirm with the investigator that human remains were discovered in Clay County last week, although identification […]

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  • Hayesville student loses life in Lake Chatuge

    HAYESVILLE, NC – On Monday, May 20, a senior Hayesville High School student was reported to authorities as missing while swimming in Lake Chatuge with classmates. The incident was reported by a Towns County official to have occurred east of the Lake Chatuge Dam in Clay County, NC. The student was identified as an 18-year-old […]

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  • UPDATED: Arrest made in Randall “Shorty” Penland’s hit and run death

    Shorty Penland

    HAYESVILLE, NC – An arrest was made in the hit and run death of Randall “Shorty” Penland earlier today, April 26, 2019. A credible source notified FYN that Raymond “Little Ray” Leo Hohmann III, 36,  was taken into custody by Clay County Sheriff’s Office, charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony hit and run. Hohmann is […]

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  • Domestic violence leads to drug warrant arrest

    YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Towns County Sheriff’s Office investigators and deputies responded to a residence Thursday, March 28, on Duncan Road in Young Harris in reference to a reported domestic incident involving  physical injuries. Upon the officers’ arrival, a female victim was located at the residence with visible physical injuries. The victim refused medical treatment […]

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  • Flu outbreak closes Cherokee County schools

    MURPHY, NC – Cherokee County schools will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 19 due to a surplus of students infected with the influenza virus. Cherokee County School Superintendent Jeana Conley informed that a high student absence level led to the decision to cancel classes. “Today for the first time we had three schools hit or come […]

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  • Arbor Day Foundation offers 10 trees for $10 membership

    HIAWASSEE, Ga. – It won’t be much longer before warmer weather arrives in the mountains of southern Appalachia, and the hills will spring to life once more. Hiawassee is recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA, and residents can join in the effort, thanks to an incentive by the conservational and […]

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  • UPDATED: Stolen U-Haul leads to officer involved shooting

    Union County Shooting

    HAYESVILLE, NC – FYN received verified information regarding an officer involved shooting in Clay County, NC. Late this afternoon, Wednesday, March 21, Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies pursued a stolen U-Haul truck in the vicinity of Elf School Road toward NC-175. Shots were fired by law enforcement. A female subject was struck by gunfire and […]

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  • Area responders urge residents to prepare for rounds of rain

    HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Meteorologists are forecasting a heavy amount of rainfall to descend on the north Georgia and western North Carolina mountains throughout the week, warning that possible flash flooding may occur in prone locations. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 5 to 7 inches of rain is expected in the region, […]

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  • NCDOT to widen Hwy 69; dozens of parcels face impact

    HAYESVILLE, NC – Approximately 55 privately-owned properties are expected to be impacted as the result of plans to widen Highway 69 from the Georgia state line to Highway 64 in Hayesville, N.C. The project, scheduled to begin in 2019, is estimated to cost a staggering $43,700.000. According to a North Carolina legal firm which specializes […]

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