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Tue July 21, 2015 - Southeast Edition
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (AP) - The mayor of Maggie Valley has died in a construction accident.
Police told local media outlets that Ron DeSimone died Friday afternoon when heavy building materials fell from a roof above him.
Police Chief Scott Sutton said the death has been ruled an accident.
Sutton said DeSimone is survived by a wife and two daughters.
DeSimone became mayor of the Haywood County town in 2011. Town clerk Vickie Best says the mayor had planned to run for re-election this year.
Best said the general contractor was working to build tourism and economic development in the area.