CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — It's now been more than 25 years since Asha Jaquilla Degree , known as "Shelby's Sweetheart", went missing at the age of nine from her home in rural Cleveland County, North Carolina. Her case has captivated the state and the country, with renewed calls for information about where she went.

The reward for information about her officially hit the six-figure mark earlier this year . Now, new signage reflects that.

On Friday, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook that new billboards to reflect that the reward for information to find her has been increased to $100,000 were now set up. The agency said signage along Highway 18, where she was last spotted, and along Highway 180, near her church in the Waco community, reflect the new reward, alongsid

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