Transylvania County
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condolences
On behalf of Sheriff Owenby, the Administrative Staff, and the Employees of the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office, we extend our deepest condolences to the family of Former Transylvania County Sheriff Geoff Shepherd.
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legacy
Excellent words to live by as we honor
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Alert
Good Evening we were just notified of a Gentleman who was going to businesses and churches offering to pave parking lots with excess Asphalt from job sites.
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Missing Person investigation
Incident: Transylvania County Missing Person investigation
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Incident
Investigating Agency: Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office
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Update
Update: Subject has been identified (perhaps in record time - less than 45 minutes).
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Congratulations to Detective Brian Barton
Congratulations to Detective Brian Barton for graduating from the National Forensic Academy, a 10-week intensive course of specialized study administered by the University of Tennessee.
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Phone Alert
Please Share With all of your Friends and family we are still receiving reports of this going on today 03/16/2023
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Enforcement Campaign
If you decide to drink and drive this St. Patrick’s Day, luck will not be on your side in Transylvania County.
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Career Technical Education
All 5th graders with Transylvania County Schools had the opportunity to participate in Job Shadowing with various professionals in our community
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Make You All Aware
The US Forest Service and North Carolina Forest Service will be conducting three different controlled burns today so long as weather allows. The Burns are scheduled for Pisgah National Forest, Dupont State Forest, and Headwaters State Forest.
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Support Our Youth
Spending the morning promoting fist bump Friday at Brevard Elementary and Brevard Middle School.
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Rescue Volunteers
Check out this article in the January issue of The Laurel of Asheville that our Assistant Chief Allison Taylor wrote.
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Search and Rescue
It’s been a long and very COLD couple of days of search and rescue along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and we are all so thankful for a positive outcome!
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Firefighters Practiced the Basics
For Thursday evening’s training, our firefighters practiced the basics of throwing ladders, ladder placement & safety, and locking out while on the ladder.
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Team Building Session
Last evening Assistant Chief Allison Taylor led some of our officers through a team building session.
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4 Rescues in 8 Days
4 Rescues in 8 Days!
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Search for a Missing Person
At approximately 1500 on Wednesday the 25th Transylvania County Rescue Squad was requested to assist Transylvania Co. Sheriff's Office and the Blue Ridge Parkway with a search for a missing person on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Mountain Biker Who Suffered a Significant Injury
At approximately 1300 on Saturday the 21st the rescue squad was dispatched to a report of a mountain biker who suffered a significant injury on Bennett Gap trail.
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Transylvania County Missing Person Investigation (Update)
Incident: Transylvania County Missing Person investigation (Update)