Earlier this evening, a story was shared by the Guardian surrounding bones found in Jackson County. In the article it was speculated by the writer, Stephen Neely that the bones belonged to a missing Jackson County man.
Neely is a contractual-freelance writer for the Guardian and our agreement has been terminated effective immediately.
As the editor of this publication, I take full responsibility for the information written and would like to offer my sincere apologies and regret to anyone affected by the information shared.
We will be addressing this matter more fully internally to ensure such an occurrence does not happen in the future.
