Lawmakers push back as Smart Start faces waning support
In Raleigh AP report, legislators press Smart Start leaders on funding and fairness after a regional selection method for 12 new counties sparked criticism. Executive director Walter Shepherd defends objectivity while lawmakers note political pressure and affected allies, including House Speaker Dan Blue and Rep. Martin Nesbitt.
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North Carolina Partnership For Children
Pasquotank County
Avery County
Smart Start
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Wake County
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Explosions Kill Two At Lowry's Country Store
Two empty gasoline tanks exploded at Lowry's Country Store killing Gary Wayne Davis Jr. and Walter Monroe McNeill and seriously burning a third coworker. Jessie Hardee witnessed the blast as fumes ignited from a pipe cutter while workers replumbed tanks for federal regulation compliance.
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Gary Wayne Davis Jr
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Robeson County
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Lumberton
Lowery’s
Former coach Gill dodges drug charge via deferred prosecution
Louis Craig Gill, former T Wingate Andrews High School football coach, faced marijuana possession and delaying charges in Guilford County. Under a deferred prosecution, the case will be dismissed in August if he completes 25 hours of community service, enters a drug treatment program, and remains trouble free. Gill resigned after his arrest near Southwest Middle School on August 31, as deputies found marijuana, paraphernalia, and a .38 caliber handgun in his vehicle.
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T. Wingate Andrews High School
Louis Craig Gill
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Southwest Middle School
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