Missing White County teen safely located

A local teenager who went missing over the weekend has been found safe. Authorities had been searching for Christina Nichols for several days.

On Tuesday, March 12, the White County Sheriff’s Office updated information about the search for Nichols, saying the 16-year-old had been located.

Nichols disappeared from her home in the Mossy Creek area on March 9.

Social media posts asking for help to find her were widely shared. The sheriff’s office did not release any details about where and how she was found.