North Carolina shifts funds away from HB 2 defense
Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration says money moved from a disaster relief fund will not be used to defend House Bill 2 in court. McCrory’s top lawyer says outside legal expenses will be covered by other agency funds. HB 2 directs restroom use by birth sex and curbs local LGBT nondiscrimination rules. Asheville arrest raises transparency questions after reporter Dan Hesse photographed protesters. Prosecutors later dropped the charge.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pat McCrory
McCrory
Asheville
Mountain Xpress
Dan Hesse
Christina Hallingse
Hesse
Obituary lineup and upcoming remembrance section
The paper lists multiple obituaries with ages and hometowns including Sandra Lully 75 Huntersville Elmer Lewis 89 Spindale Alta Mae Hardin 74 Kings Mountain Naomi Todd 69 Julia Cox 72 Dorothy Wiseman Gastonia Patricia Elkins 72 Gastonia Avis Bradley 90 Mooresboro Vanessa Stewart 60 Gastonia James Hopper 71 Cherryville James Gill 62 Gastonia Roger Bridges 63 Forest City Richard Halk 59 Gastonia Tommy McCoy 74 York S C Cora Lee Tate 88 Mooresboro Paula Moose 49 Gastonia Edwin Donathan 62 York S C Watch for our special quarterly remembrance section coming soon See Obituaries on Page B3 Volume 137 Issue 220
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Sandra Lully
Huntersville
Elmer Lewis
Spindale
Alta Mae Hardin
Kings Mountain
Naomi Todd
Julia Cox
Gastonia
Dorothy Wiseman
Patricia Elkins
Avis Bradley
Mooresboro
Vanessa Stewart
James Hopper
Cherryville
James Gill
Roger Bridges
Forest City
Richard Halk
Tommy McCoy
York
Lake Wylie gains high end homes in southeast Gaston County
Development builders and buyers push into the Lake Wylie area as first houses near completion along the lakefront. Once Lake Norman dominated shoreline growth, attention shifts to the Catawba River’s southern reach. High dollar homes rise in Gaston County transforming the pastoral lakeside region.
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Charlotte
Lake Norman
Gaston County
Lake Wylie
Attempted murder case after amputee beaten and leg stolen
Gaston County police captain Curtis Rosselle says 32 year old Holly Dawn Mesker conspired with her ex husband to kill Aaron Sanders at his home near Stanley. 43 year old Patrick Wayne Christopher helped beat him with a machete and flee in Sanders' car. Mesker later held on domestic violence charges.
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Gaston County
Curtis Rosselle
Holly Dawn Mesker
Fieldcrest Place
Stanley
Aaron Sanders
Gastor County
Patrick Wayne Christopher
Newton
Mesker
Sanders
Rosselle
Caro- Mont Regional Medical Center
Ten Thousand Things: Air Force Vet Drives On
Chuck Hoyle, a T-10 paraplegic and former Civilian instructor pilot, survived a 1988 Cessna crash and has since embraced life as a paralegal, lawyer, and adaptive athlete. He bikes with a hand cycle, plays wheelchair basketball, and swims each morning, encouraging others to pursue the many things they can do rather than dwell on limits.
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California
Hoyle
Shelby-based
Schweppe Law
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Seven Oaks Landing
South Shore
McLean
Mike Hensdill
the Gazette
South Shore Drive
Christopher
By Adam Lawson
Alawson
Gastongazette.com
Chuck Hoyle
Air Force
Yemelry Studio
New Hope
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