A Valdese man is charged with 6 counts of Feloniously Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. The Burke County Sheriff's Office was notified by staff of East Burke High School that a sum of money was missing or stolen. The investigation revealed that Hampton Marshall Boggs, 30, had presented fictitious receipts to the school for which he received payment. Boggs was arrested at his residence Tuesday, without incident. He was placed in custody at the Burke Catawba District Confinement Facility under a $40,000 secured bond. The investigation is continuing with additional charges expected, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Asheville Police responded to a motor vehicle crash about 2:44am Monday, on I-40 W at the 50.5 mile marker. A Chevy pickup truck was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of I-40 when it collided with a Ford Focus carrying a driver and a passenger. The passenger, Madison Ainsley Carswell of Nebo, died at the scene. Both drivers were transported to Mission Hospital with critical injuries. The investigation continues and anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Traffic Safety unit at 828-251-4089.

McDowell investigators are searching for a Nebo man who might have information about a Monday morning shooting. Greggory Cole Lowery, 29, is wanted for questioning about the shooting of Joshua Eric Kelley, 33, of Nebo, who was shot multiple times and is in critical condition at Mission Hospital. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Lowery is asked to call the McDowell County Sheriff's Office at 652-2235 or Crime Stoppers at 652-7463.

The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners will host a public forum for citizens to give their feedback on plans to widen Highway 321 from Lenoir to Hickory. The forum will be held at 6pm, Monday, October 16, in the auditorium at the J.E.Broyhill Civic Center at 1913 Hickory Blvd.SE, in Lenoir. The public is invited to give their comments on the proposed plans from NCDOT for the widening of Highway 321 from Highway 321-A in Caldwell County to Highway 70 in Catawba County.