Dr. Destiney Ross-Putney will take over the roll effective Aug. 1 upon the retirement of current superintendent Dr. Cindy Bennett.

Concerns about safety conditions at the Vance County Jail are growing as protesters continue to gather outside, citing issues affecting inmates, staff and the public.

Investigators say Mahlon Hebron somehow obtained keys inside the jail and made his way to the roof before attempting to climb over two exterior security fences.

The search for two inmates who escaped from a North Carolina jail has come to an end. Authorities announced that Michael Miles Jr., 33, and Lishawn Knott, 21, were taken back into custody early Tuesday morning, nearly a week after escaping from the Vance County Detention Center. The pair escaped around 2 p.m. on June […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - Two men who escaped from the Vance County jail are now back in custody. They were found in the western part of the state ...

Michael Miles and Lishawn Knott were arrested in Asheville, Vance County Sheriff's Office says.

Vance County inmates, Michael Lewis Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott, were captured in Asheville on Tuesday. Both were held on multiple state drug trafficking charges.

Deputies doing a welfare check in the Gillside community found two people dead with apparent gunshot wounds.

The men inmates had their escape and getaway planned, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame said Friday.