Fire Suspects Charged in Asheville Grace Apartments Blaze
Police have charged Jamie Lamont Smith and James Damon Davidson in the deliberate fire at Grace Apartments that killed Cotton and left Kafer injured. Smith faces two counts of first degree murder and multiple arson and attempted murder charges. Davidson is charged with murder, arson, and attempted murder. The investigation ties the fire to a theft of credit card information. Trial dates unset as Buncombe County seeks the death penalty contingent on witness Alison Kafer testifying.
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Colorado
Asheville
Jamie Lamont Smith
Merriman Ave
Buncombe County District Attorney's Office
James Damon Davidson
Hillside Street
Davidson
Smith
Grace Apartments
Cotton
Kafer
Harley Shuford
Asheville- Buncombe
Shuford
Kelly Denise Froemke
Job Corps and Job Training Programs Face Debates in North Carolina
The article discusses support and criticism of job training programs at Kittrell Job Corps Center in Vance County and CETC. It cites placement rates, challenges in funding, and the belief that community colleges offer strong training pathways, with quotes from CETC officials, Project Future director, and Craven Community College leaders.
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Kittrell Job Corps Center
Vance County
Craven Evaluation and Training Center
Jeannette Simons
CETC
Project Future
Neuse River Council of Governments
Katherine Moore
Pederson
Kittrell
Vance County Center
Bernard Pickens
New Bern
Pickens
Carrington
Steve Redd
Craven Community College
Craven
Redd
Community College
Sun Journal shifts to morning delivery for all days
The Sun Journal will deliver by 6 a.m. daily starting Sept 1, ending decades of afternoon-only service. The change aims to meet reader demand and advertiser needs, extending production deadlines and keeping the paper available all day with added features and sections.
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Sun Journal
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America
Benny Harris dead at 91 longtime Benny sidekick and voice of Baloo
Phil Harris singer bandleader and comic known for radio with Jack Benny and for voicing Baloo in The Jungle Book died at 91 from heart failure at his Rancho Mirage home. His wife Alice Faye and daughter Phyllis were at his side. Harris helped shape a tipsy, rapid fire persona and later did TV golf commentary after Bing Crosby’s death. He and Alice Faye married in 1947 and settled in Southern California desert.
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Phil Harris
Jack Benny
Baloo the Bear
Harris
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Alice Faye
Phyllis
Jewel Baxter
Nashville
South
Jackson
Bing Crosby
Pebble Beach
Benny
U.S. Maritime Service
California
Los Angeles
John Wayne Bobbitt Faces Possible Jail Over Child Support
John Wayne Bobbitt, 28, seeks a break as he falls behind on child support payments and faces potential jail time. He says he would relax and read while awaiting resolution. Bobbitt rose to notoriety after Lorena Bobbitt cut off his penis two years ago, later reattached by surgeons.
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John Wayne Bobbitt
New Bern teen balances job and school amid block schedule
SUN JOURNAL reports 17-year-old walker at New Bern High School works at Wal-Mart and surf dirt bikes in spare time. He comments the block schedule drags classes but allows more credits. Separate items note a child-support case, a Las Vegas jail stint, and Dunne family involvement in an O J trial subplot.
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Walker
New Bern High School
Wal-Mart
McEnroe Plays First Berlin Gig Amid Nolde Exhibition
Friday night in Leipzig marked McEnroe’s first German gig as part of a small student club event. He noted his aim to shift from tennis to guitar, describing music as more fun than tennis. The visit accompanied an Emil Nolde exhibit he organized with a local dealer.
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Leipzig
Germany
Photo brings a World War II Private home to family
Henry Dvorak recalls his brother Private First Class Edward Dvorak of Chicago after photos and a 1945 press release found in a Will County cedar chest finally reach the soldier’s kin. Edward died in California four years earlier, but relatives cherish the rediscovered memorabilia and plan to frame them.
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Henry Dvorak
Forest Park, Ill
Edward Dvorak
Frankfort
Will County
Ill
Jim Clarke
U.S
Germany
Clarke
IX Tactical Air Command
Fritzlar
South Green Street
Chicago
Eighth Tactical Air Communications Squadron
Ninth Air Force
Pfc
Dvorak
Grandpa
Pfc. Dvorak
California
Midwest
Cedar Chest
Henry
Helen Dvorak Serzen
Lombard
Europe
Tax incentives for NC business questioned
A reader argues against tax incentives to attract new business and industry to North Carolina, stating the free enterprise system was not founded on such practices. The stance emphasizes opposition to using tax dollars as economic incentives.
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North Carolina
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