Wednesday, March 20, 2019


A camera placed in a tanning bed at a Hickory fitness center lands a Sherrills Ford man in jail.

50-year-old Darren Rodney Astles is charged with felony peeping using a photographic imaging device and felony possessing a photographic image from a photographic imaging device.

He is reportedly accused of placing a video recording device in a tanning bed room at Planet Fitness in Viewmont.

Last week a woman preparing to use the tanning bed discovered the device.

Astles was given a 12-thousand dollar bond and appears in court today.



McDowell County authorities have confirmed a man reported missing Monday afternoon has been found unharmed Tuesday.


41-year-old Robby Preswood was reported last seen yesterday walking on Hill Road in the Clinchfield area.

The McDowell Sheriff’s Office thanks the public for their assistance in locating Preswood.



The US Forest Service is planning a 197-acre prescribed burn in northern Caldwell County today.

The burn area is part of the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest.

Be aware of the potential for firefighter traffic near the area – the Nature Conservancy, the NC Forest Service, and Blowing Rock Volunteer firefighters are assisting in burn operations.

The burn is part of the Grandfather Restoration Project to restore 40-thousand acres of the Grandfather Ranger District.

Forest Service personnel report the prescribed burn benefits native forests and woodlands; and threatened and endangered species, while reducing costs and severity of future wildfires.





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