The N.C. Department of Transportation has narrowed its search for a place to quarry stone needed to restore the eastbound ...

"Quarry stone is constantly falling off anyway ... buoys and add signs warning swimmers away from the wall. Before the rock face fell May 25, several large stones slapped the water.

Police said human remains were discovered at the rock quarry near 15th Avenue and Broadway Road on March 19, adding that the medical examiner's office later identified them as belonging to Freiberger.

Crawford County residents remain skeptical as the quarry project stalls with a deadline approaching for developer action.

Daniel Vandenberge, a geological engineer and professor at Tennessee Technical University, said he would classify ...