Gunfire exchange ends in death of Wilkesboro man
North Carolina authorities investigate after 64 year old James Eugene Burgess died at the scene following a gunfight with Wilkes County deputies. Deputies responding to reports of shots fired encountered Burgess, who began firing. He retreated and was found near the home with a chest wound. Deputies were uninjured. Burgess is the father of a Wilkes County deputy.
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Obituary notices and ages from North Carolina towns
Obituaries list many local residents in North Carolina with ages: Tommy Hoyle 59 Lenoir Vanessa Stewart 60 Gastonia James Hopper 71 Cherryville Walter Padelford III 52 Kings Mountain Cais Miller 95 Gastonia Russell Rayfield Jr. 85 Bessemer City Cliff Irvin Sr. 69 Shelby Luther Robertson Jr. 89 Hendersonville Michel Parsons 17 Shelby Edward Grissom 84 Gastonia Kathy Brown 49 Shelby Harold White Sr. Jean Barber Clover Martha Yarbro 81 Kings Mountain Betty Watson 80 Gastonia Euel Stephens 95 Gastonia Jean Green 71 Gastonia Jacqueline Harmon 79 Lincolnton Charles Tarpley Jr. 64 Greer Richard Anderson Cherryville. Watch for quarterly remembrance section. business classifieds D7-12 lottery numbers A2. Volume 137, Issue 223
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Kings Mountains
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Gastonia
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Greer
Richard Anderson
Cherryville
Belmont Trolley restoration gains momentum in Belmont
Belmont Trolley volunteers pursue a 1912 streetcar revival funded by donations. Allen the chief mechanic and Nathan Wells of Belmont Trolley foresee a working track within 12 to 18 months as city partners clear a walking path beside the rail line.
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Belmont
Nathan Wells
Belmont Trolley
Fred Dixon
Chris Allen
John Clark
the Gazette
Trump urges gun owners to take up arms at Wilmington rally
Donald Trump told a Wilmington crowd that gun rights supporters might take up arms if Hillary Clinton moves to restrict gun laws. He warned about choosing judges, prompting immediate rebuke from Clinton campaign manager Bobby Mook who called the remark dangerous. The rally drew nearly 6,000 attendees with thousands outside.
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Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Bobby Mook
Trump
United States
Transgender bathroom rules paused by Mecklenburg schools
Mecklenburg County schools delayed enforcing a plan letting transgender students use restrooms and changing rooms by gender identity after a long review. The pause aligns with the Supreme Court’s halt and follows state action on the bathroom bill, with Ann Clark updating regs in June amid board discussions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Virginia
Mecklenburg
Ann Clark
Bessemer City moves to ban smoking in public spaces
City leaders pass a tobacco and electronic cigarette ban to take effect September 1. The ordinance, supported by Steve Eaton of Gaston County Public Health, requires no smoking signs and public education materials.
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Steve Eaton
Gaston County
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