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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2000
Page
7
Metro Beat covers Charlotte area updates from WSOC TV and the Associated Press, detailing local news, weather, and notable events shaping daily life in Mecklenburg County and surrounding communities.
An 18 wheeler and two cars collided at Mount Holly Road and Freedom Drive in north Charlotte Friday morning. Three people were injured and transported to Carolinas Medical Center with one in critical condition and two in serious condition, according to WSOC-TV.
Ontavious J. Love, 18, of Pineville North Carolina, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted armed robbery in the 1999 fatal shooting of 52 year old Frank Robinson during a failed robbery at Robinson’s Lan caster pool hall. He received life plus 20 years. Three other men face murder and attempted armed robbery charges and court dates are set for February.
Terry Snider, 62, a mall Santa at Eastland Mall, was kicked by a 3 year old with both feet after the child resisted sitting on his lap. The knee wound became infected and swelled, sending Snider to a Charlotte hospital. He plans to wear shin guards upon return.
South Carolina announced a fifth straight record high readiness rate for first graders on the Cognitive Skills Battery. Of 50,682 incoming students, 84.?? percent met readiness standards, Bamberg District led at 96.8 percent while Lee County was lowest at 71.1 percent.
Two men Anthony Raynor and Todd Farmer pleaded guilty to charges connected to dropping a 27-pound rock from a Fayetteville overpass onto a Canadian teen vehicle passenger, causing life changing brain injury. Raynor faces up to nearly 15 years and Farmer up to 11 years. both will receive time served.
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