Catawba County authorities have charged a woman in connection with an early morning shooting that occurred last Friday.

Published reports say 55-year-old Karan Lynn Holmes-Stills is charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and one felony count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Stills allegedly shot her boyfriend Terry Joe Anderson in Vale at a home on Rhoney Farm Road just before 3 am Friday.

Anderson was reportedly transported to Catawba Valley Medial Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Stills was issued an 18-thousand dollar bond.

A passenger inside a vehicle stopped for an expired tag gets arrested on drug charges.

40-year-old Ronnie Michael Sealey of Nebo is charged by McDowell officers with possession of meth and possession with intent to sell and deliver meth.

A search of his person turned up 13 grams of methamphetamine.

A teenager reported missing from Mitchell County may be hiding out in McDowell County.

16-year-old Anthony Harkey left his residence in Mitchell and McDowell County authorities are on the lookout for the teen.

Anyone with information about Harkey’s whereabouts should call the McDowell Sheriff’s Office at 652-2235 or Mitchell County at 668-3982.