Highway 74

A boil water advisory remains in effect in Anson County, North Carolina, following two water main breaks on July 7 and July 11. Repairs are complete, but residents are advised to boil water until testing is finished, with intermittent disruptions possible as pipelines are flushed.

A popular BBQ restaurant, Jon G’s Barbecue, in Anson County, North Carolina, closed temporarily due to ongoing water main breaks along Highway 74 that have disrupted water supply since July 7. The restaurant cited safety concerns and announced a one-day closure on July 11, with plans to operate its food truck at an alternative location to compensate.

Anson County experienced a second water main break this week on Highway 74, affecting Misty Road, Sommerset Road, and Bolyin Road. Crews worked to restore water by the end of the day, while a boil water advisory remains in effect from a prior break. Customers are urged to conserve water as the system refills.

A water line break in Anson County caused a new outage on Saturday, affecting areas near Highway 74 and disrupting service on Misty Road, Sommerset Road, and Boylin Road. Marshville in Union County, which relies on Anson County's water supply, is experiencing reduced pressure and depends on Wingate for water until the system is restored.

Ashley Moore, an EMT, died in a high-speed car crash at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Highway 74 near Kings Mountain. Community members, including retired medic Mike Howard, have long raised safety concerns about the intersection, citing dangerous traffic patterns and speeds. No official requests for a traffic light have been submitted to the Department of Transportation in the past five years.

A North Carolina man, Jared Logan, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, driving while impaired, and reckless driving after crashing into an ambulance on Highway 74, killing paramedic Ashley Moore and injuring another paramedic and a patient. Moore, a nine-year field training officer for Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services, was tending to a patient when the ambulance was struck from behind by Logan's Dodge Challenger.

A North Carolina man, Jared Logan, was arrested for allegedly driving impaired and crashing into an ambulance, killing paramedic Ashley Moore and injuring others. Logan was charged with second-degree murder, reckless driving, and other offenses after the collision on Highway 74 near Interstate 85.

A Gastonia man was accused of crashing into an ambulance while impaired, killing paramedic Ashely Moore. The driver, Jared Logan, was charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. The incident occurred on Highway 74 near Interstate 85 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

A Cleveland County paramedic died and another was injured after an ambulance flipped on Highway 74 near the Gaston-Cleveland County line on July 6. A damaged car was also involved in the crash, and Highway 74 was closed in the eastbound direction during the investigation.

An ambulance flipped during a crash near the Gaston-Cleveland County line on Highway 74 on July 6. A damaged car was also involved, and the ambulance was righted by a wrecker. No injuries or fatalities have been confirmed, and the highway was temporarily closed during the investigation.

A crash involving a Cleveland County ambulance occurred on Highway 74 near Interstate 85 in Gaston County, leading to a highway shutdown. Both directions of Highway 74 were closed just east of I-85, and details about injuries remain unclear as authorities continue to investigate.

A suspect was arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire along Highway 74 in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Royce Ben Jameson, 25, from New Mexico, who faces charges of setting fire to woods or prairie and third-degree criminal trespassing.

Deputy Damien Bost died after being struck by an 18-wheeler while blocking traffic for road crews on Highway 74 in North Carolina. The truck driver, David Samuel McPherson, was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, reckless driving, and failure to reduce speed.