Feb 06 26 - Sheriff Resigns, Missing Person Alert, Andrews Plant Fire, Weekend Weather

Good morning, neighbors! It is Friday, February Sixth, two thousand twenty six, and Sara is back with your Murphy Morning Show update for Murphy and Cherokee County.Today’s top headline: Cherokee County Sheriff Dustin Smith is stepping down effective today and says he will not seek reelection, following a letter from District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch raising serious concerns about leadership and an officer involved shooting case in Murphy.We also pause to remember a heartbreaking winter weather tragedy: Murphy resident Robert Walker, age fifty seven, died in a crash on Highway Two Ninety Four near the Tennessee line. Please slow down, buckle up, and respect those mountain roads.There is also an urgent missing person alert for Tony Lee Curtis, age sixty six, last seen in the Murphy area. If you know anything, contact the sheriff’s office immediately.Plus: an update on the massive fire at the Andrews Valley Poultry facility, winter disruptions across the region, and a quick reminder to stay ready for the upcoming primary election cycle.Then we wrap with a three day Murphy forecast and a rundown of downtown February happenings, including Shop and Sip, Murphy on the Move, and Olive’s Porch carving night.Subscribe, like, hit the notification bell, and share with a neighbor.