This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Sheriff fires chief deputy as SBI probe of jail continues
Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer terminated chief deputy Mark Thigpen amid ongoing SBI investigations into the county jail. Libby Thigpen, Mark Thigpen’s wife, was fired in December and the sheriff cites no reason. Acting chief deputy is Lt. Joe Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SBI
Cherokee County
Derrick Palmer
State Bureau of Investigation
Mark Thigpen
Libby Thigpen
Carolina Public Press
Palmer
Thigpen
Randy Wiggins
CPP
Joe Wood
Jeremy Bresch
Mark Patterson
Tom Beasley
Clay County
Patterson
Beasley
Sally Lawson
Department of Social Services
Cherokee Scout
Transylvania County Dss
Sheriff’s Office
Murphy
Olympic
Eric Robert Rudolph