A pair from Lenoir has been sentenced to prison terms following their involvement in separate drug overdose deaths.

23-year-old Kelvis Blake Dula will serve up to 13 years following a conviction for second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Madison Leigh Workman on July 28^th 2017.

An investigation by the Caldwell Sheriff’s Office and Lenoir Police revealed Dula had supplied Workman with an altered form of fentanyl.

A press release from the District Attorney’s office states Dula further disclosed information to authorities linking 24-year-old Erica Sierra Haas as a source of drug distribution.

Haas was reportedly arrested by Lenoir Police July 9^th 2018 in connection with the overdose death of Hannah Marie Kincaid on May 1^st 2018.

Kincaid was also discovered dead after ingesting a lethal amount of the altered fentanyl.

Haas pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy to traffick heroin.

She will spend up to eight years in prison.

The latest reports show synthetic opioids including fentanyl are the most common drugs associated with overdose deaths in the US.

A 2016 report showed the opiate abuse rates in Hickory and Wilmington were ranked among the top five cities in the nation.

McDowell County authorities have announced a one-thousand-dollar reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of a missing woman.

Reports say 24-year-old Brooke Mashay Tollie left a residence on Riverview Acres Drive in Marion on the evening of May 13^th.

Family members reported her missing May 23^rd when the search for her began.

Thus far efforts to locate Tollie have been unsuccessful.

She was last seen wearing a light brown night shirt, denim shorts, and tan wedge shoes.

Anyone having information about Tollie should call the McDowell Sheriff’s Office at 652-2235 or McDowell Communications at 652-4000.

The State Department of Health and Human Services Division of Social Services is holding a town hall meeting Wednesday June 5^th in Hickory to seek public input on improving child welfare in NC.

During the town hall, leaders will share their efforts to improve children, youth, and family services across the state.

Questions and comments will be accepted on any area relevant to child welfare.

Officials are especially interested in hearing ideas for keeping children and youth safe, having safe consistent and nurturing families for children and youth, and improving the well-being for children and youth.

The town hall will be held from 1:30 until 3:30 at the Catawba Valley Community College in the West Wing Commons Area 2550 US Highway 70 Southeast.