Phillip Hand Hall 2 1950 service veteran obituary
Phillip Hand Hall 2, born January 2, 1950 in Pender County, died January 3, 2017 at his home. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era aboard the USS Claude V. Ricketts with Mediterranean tours and was a disabled veteran. Survivors include his sons Mikel Hall and Thomas W. Hall and their spouses. He grew up on a dairy farm in Penderlea and attended Penderlea High School before enlisting.
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Pender County
Colon Wendell
Lois Gray Saunders Hall
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Claude V. Ricketts
Mediterranean
Mikel Hall
Robin Hos- Hall
Carole
New Bern
Thomas W. Hall
Linda
Henderson
Penderlea
Penderlea High School
Navy
Expert defends no racial targeting in NC district map fixes
Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily defended his final redistricting plan for North Carolina arguing it uses race neutral criteria to improve compactness and reduce split precincts. He acknowledged black voting age population may fall where other principles push, while GOP leaders and lawmakers criticized the plan as favoritism toward Democrats and warned judges against premature actions ahead of 2018 filing.
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Trudy Wade
Guilford County
North Carolina expands crimes on drones and violence laws
The General Assembly passed new laws expanding offenses including drones and self driving cars, boosting penalties for domestic violence, and tightening procedures on public nuisance declarations related to gang activity. Britny’s Law presumes first degree murder in certain domestic violence killings. other provisions address massage parlor trafficking, record relief, and criminal conspiracy in large thefts.
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North Carolina
North Carolina panel to rule on legality of special session
A panel of state judges met to set a February date to decide if the December 2016 North Carolina General Assembly special session complied with the constitution and if laws limiting Gov. Roy Cooper’s powers were valid. The focus is on whether proper notice was given for the New Year’s Day session. In separate news, a Walmart incident in Hendersonville left a suspect fatally shot by a police officer, Det. Brandon McGaha in front of the store, with the suspect identified as Rufus Cedric Baker. Also, Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation raised concerns about proposed habitat changes at state zoos and parks, and a Gaston County jail inmate, Jonathan Ross Compton, was charged with ethnic intimidation for an act involving a Quran.
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Wayland
North Carolina
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Rufus Cedric Baker
Buncombe County
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State Wildlife Resources Commission
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Grandfather Mountain
Commission
Gordon Myers
Charlotte Observer
Jonathan Ross Compton
Gaston County
Sheriff's Deputies
Compton
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