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Celebrating Cowee Mound The FranklinEstablished 1886 Pre## Volume 132, Number 15 Friday, February 19, 2016 www.thefranklinpress.com Franklin, North Carolina 28734 $1.00 K9 takes a bite out of crime Ryan Hanchett white Dodge Durango and the vehicle.” [email protected] walked toward Bryson’s Because he felt like the car. two individuals outside the Three men found “One male had his car were in position to “get themselves in the Macon right side facing me and the drop on him” Bryson County Detention Center because he was wearing a deployed his K9 partner after getting up close and long-sleeve baggie sweat- Hoss from a kennel in the personal with a sheriff’s shirt I could not see his backseat before getting out office K9 during an inci- hands,” Bryson said. “The of his vehicle. dent in Otto. other male was focused on “The male closest to Photos courtesy of Macon County Sheriff’s Office According to MCSO my vehicle and was slow- my vehicle took off run- The suspects, from left: Anthony Guinn Underwood, reports, Sgt. Clay Bryson ly moving away from me ning at an angle toward Timothy Scott Lawrence and Mark Winters. At attempted to execute a down the passenger side a nearby evergreen tree,” right, Sgt. Clay Bryson poses for a portrait with his traffic stop on a vehicle (of the Durango).” Bryson said. “The second K9 partner, Hoss. US 441 North near the The driver and a pas- male moved around the Josh Stewart arrived on tiple times with his left Georgia state line on Feb. senger in the back seat front of the (Durango) and scene and aided Bryson fist,” Bryson said. “I began 12. The vehicle quickly remained in the Durango. still refused to show me in apprehending the man yelling at the suspect to moved off the roadway Bryson indicated that his hands.” at gunpoint. Bryson then quit resisting my dog as I into a field before stopping the situation “was like Bryson directed Hoss made his way to where ran in their direction. By and backing up toward nothing I had ever faced to go after the suspect that Hoss had engaged the sus- the time I got to them the Bryson’s patrol car. in the past, with two men ran into the tree line while pect on the run. suspect had quit punching As Bryson reached for outside of a vehicle and an he drew his weapon on “At this point I could and had Hoss’ collar in his radio to call for back- additional person moving the second suspect in front see the suspect punching See Hoss on page 2A up, two men got out of the around in the backseat of of the Durango. Deputy K9 Hoss in the head mul- Support swells for teen hurt in gun mishap Tim Reaves [email protected] In the wake of a tragic shooting accident ear- lier this month, Macon Middle School students, their families and the community are coming together to support the family. Celebrating Christopher Cowart, 14, accidentally shot him- self in the head at his home on Feb. 6 and remains hospitalized in Asheville. His schoolmates are visiting him, writing letters and are raising money for his family, said MMS principal Scott Maslin. The students and faculty have raised more than Cowee Mound $1,000 so far. The school hallways are full of posters and Press photo/Tim Reaves signs, and students are designing donation boxes Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center project director Stacy Guffey points toward Cowee Mound. and buying gift cards for the Cowarts. “It’s been very impressive,” Maslin said. “The students have come up with all these ideas, and we are definitely backing them 100 percent with Cherokee site at heart of project to preserve Macon history whatever they want to do.” MMS eighth-grader Samantha McGaha has Tim Reaves historical site and educate the commu- dents who will create interpretive panels [email protected] nity about its significance, interim director for the Cherokee Room at Cowee School raised $260 by selling “#prayforchris” wrist- Bobby Raines said. and a roadside pull-off on Bryson City bands, featuring Cowart’s favorite colors, blue and To the untrained eye, Cowee Mound His organization teamed up with Road, where visitors will be able to look orange. looks like a well-groomed hill on a piece of Mainspring Conservation Trust two years across the Little Tennessee River to view McGaha, who has known Cowart since ele- farmland, not a historic center of political ago to plan a cultural heritage corridor Cowee Mound. mentary school, said she got the idea from similar and social life. from Nikwasi to Cowee. “One of the other exciting things about wristband fundraisers at her school. But standing nearby, it’s possible to They partnered with the Cowee School it is the university gets a chance to play “I figured that since he was in the hospital, and imagine the homes and lodges, surrounded Arts and Heritage Center and Western a role in a community project on a really I figured that the hospital was a lot of money, so I by endless fields of corn that comprised the Carolina University for one of the first broad scale,” Swigger said. “There are so decided to come up with the bracelets,” she said. old town that once thrived here. projects in the corridor. many partners working together to pre- “I also heard they were staying at a hotel that costs The Cherokee Preservation Foundation Jessie Swigger, WCU director of public a lot of money per night, so we thought the money (CPF) has long worked to protect the history, is leading a group of graduate stu- See Cowee on page 2A would help.” Her parents, Becky and John, are selling the Backpacks help homeless through the winter See Cowart on page 2A Ryan Hanchett and volunteers keep the packs with them Beginnings’ most recent effort to help the [email protected] as they travel around the area. When they homeless, but certainly not the only way the see a person in need of assistance they offer group is reaching out. Macon New Beginnings has a new a pack, which can be returned empty and “Since November of 2015 we have weapon in the battle against homelessness. refilled with supplies as needed. helped 92 people,” Bourke said. “Of those, While they may not look like lifesav- “In each backpack we have water, food, 62 were in what we call the prevention ing devices, the backpacks that the group toiletries, gloves, a hat and a blanket,” stage, meaning that they were in fear of los- has packed and on the ready for citizens Bourke said. “It’s not a huge amount of stuff ing their current place of residence.” with housing insecurity issues are vital to but it’s enough to get a person on the street One particular story stood out to Bourke keeping users warm, fed and comfortable in through a couple of days.” about a young family that came to the harsh winter conditions. Each backpack costs approximately Macon New Beginnings office in search “We have had the backpack program $16 to supply. The packs themselves were of help. going for a while but recently we have really acquired by donation and by shopping at “The couple had a baby and the baby stepped it up,” Macon New Beginnings local thrift stores. needed surgery, so the mother wasn’t work- board member Bob Bourke said. “The com- “We try to find used backpacks that are ing while taking care of the child and the Photo submitted munity has been a big part of that effort, still in good shape,” Bourke said. “New father lost his job,” Bourke said. “We were This photo, courtesy of John McGaha, shows donating items to fill the backpacks.” backpacks tend to be walked off with, which able to help them pay their rent for a month a stack of wristbands the family is selling to The way the program works is that we then have to replace.” raise money for Christopher Cowart and his Macon New Beginnings board members See Backpacks on page 2A The backpacks are Macon New family. Online Survey Index Subscribe Today! 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I grabbed Hoss public officer, one count of their vehicle and obeyed the by the collar and told him to resisting a public officer and commands of the deputy on release, which he did imme- HOURS & LOCATION one count of possession of scene.” diately.” marijuana. Underwood was The incident is the sec- 40 Depot Street in Franklin Bryson called for addi- also charged with a parole ond involving K9 Hoss over Open Monday through Friday tional backup and an EMS violation from Georgia. the past two months. In 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. unit to check on the sus- Mark Winters, of December deputies arrested pect’s injuries.
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