Shelby man granted new hearing on jury bias
A North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered a new hearing to determine if prosecutors biased the jury selection in the 1997 murder of Krista Barnes. The ruling, while not granting a new trial for Travis McCord, requires prosecutors to justify excluding black jurors from a pool that yielded 11 whites and one black.
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State Court of Appeals
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McCord
Krista Barnes
Shelby
Edward Greene
U.S. Supreme Court
Greene
Former S C senator sentenced to prison
Former South Carolina state senator Ty Courtney was sentenced to one month in prison and nine months of house arrest for bank and mail fraud. He received three years of probation and a $5,000 fine after a June conviction accusing him of fraud to obtain loans totaling about $500,000.
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Ty Courtney
Margaret B. Seymour
Courtney
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Crossroads fresco sparks debate among Statesville ministers
In Statesville, ministers clash over a work in progress by Long depicting Greek myth figures at a crossroads. Some fear religious imagery, especially a Christ-like depiction, while John Marshall supports the piece as a rich portrayal of the crossroads and local identity. Harrison plans to speak at a city council meeting.
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Iredell County
John Marshall
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Harrison
South Yadkin Baptist Association
Hecate
Marshall
Statesville
Ministers dispute fresco goddess at Statesville Center
In Statesville, AP report, ministers condemn a three headed goddess fresco in the Civic Center as pagan and unrepresentative of the town. Artist Ben Long defends the piece, saying viewers misinterpret it and urging them to consider the work as a whole while he continues painting.
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Ben Long
Statesville
Statesville Civic Center
Ron Harrison
Hecate
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Schools weigh tech staffing in Highland program
Don Duncan of Advanced Systems Group joined local officials and school leaders to push a Highland School of Technology initiative into other schools. The panel includes Ruth Angel, Jennifer Davis, business members, parent designees, teachers, principals, and IT staff.
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Don Duncan
Advanced Systems Group
Highland School of Technology
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Er Schools
Ruth Angel
Jennifer Davis
Larry Best
J.D. Bush
Don Ferguson
Tim Grooms
Steve Hall
Burr Keithley
Jim Reed
Marisa Matthews
Kay Phillips
Sara Yackey
Merger Fight Prompts School Board Release Request
Bridges said the commission will ask Cleveland County schools to release their law firm Fearington and Smith at the Dec 19 meeting. McIntosh echoed the plan, asserting the board would seek the release. Commissioners defend merger opposition as a mandate, with three new Kings Mountain ties. Reavis from Kings Mountain voiced opposition and watched the change in leadership.
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Bridges
Cleveland County
Fearington and Smith
McIntosh
Cleveland County School Board
Kings Mountain
Hawkins
Johnny Reavis
Itching mystery haunts Saxe Gotha School class
In Columbia South Carolina nearly all of Carolyn Steele's second grade students at Saxe Gotha Elementary in Red Bank develop a morning rash that clears by lunch. DHEC finds no clear cause and plans to consult the CDC. Officials have moved the class and intensified cleaning as the mystery continues.
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S.C
Carolyn Steele
Saxe Gotha
Red Bank
Steele
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Linda Bell
Bell
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Melinda Shumpert
Willie Olawsky
Lexington
Shumpert
Olawsky
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