🌱 Months-long probe targets Taylorsville hemp shop, ends in felony arrest
Taylorsville, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Taylorsville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Months-long probe targets Taylorsville hemp shop, ends in felony arrest
- Taylorsville traffic stop ends with added felony drug charge
Also on today's calendar: Alexander Central Cougars vs A.C.Reynolds Rockets.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, a t-storm; warm, temps: high: 95, low: 71.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Marijuana Investigation Leads To Search Warrant, Hiddenite Man Arrested (whky.com) — A months-long narcotics investigation at Hillbilly Hemp in Taylorsville led officers to seize marijuana and arrest a Hiddenite man on a felony drug charge. Authorities say controlled buys from the business supported a July 9 search warrant, with state agencies assisting Alexander County investigators. 
• Traffic Stop Leads To Additional Felony Drug Charge For Taylorsville Man (whky.com) — Deputies say a Taylorsville man faces new drug charges after a routine traffic stop led to his arrest on an outstanding warrant and the discovery of suspected controlled substances during booking. The 57-year-old was jailed at the Alexander County Detention Center under a secured bond, with a court date set for mid-August.
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Can everyone please go on your ring camera or your blink camera and just let me know if you seen this dog at all on it ? I live off rink dam so I’m… (Nextdoor Westwood) - We are needing help with our electric fence.
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🗞 Nearby News
Conover
- Microsoft to Hold Public Drop-In Session on Catawba County Data Center Project (whky.com)
Hickory
- Lenoir-Rhyne Bears Club Readies For Annual Social (whky.com)
- ICCV, Morning Star First Baptist Church to host ‘Good Trouble Lives On' event on July 18 (iredellfreenews.com)
- Collision Partners acquires K&M Collision, family added to leadership team (aftermarketmatters.com)
North Wilkesboro
- Skatepark upgrade still sought 8 years later (journalpatriot.com)
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