Man charged with murder in stepfather’s death
Christopher Lee Hill, 24, is charged with first degree murder in the January 11, 2023 death of 34 year old Braxton Devin Farquhar on West Sixth Avenue. Neighbors reported a verbal dispute before the shooting and Hill allegedly fired multiple times. Police found Farquhar with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Christopher Lee Hill
Braxton Devin Farquhar
West Sixth Avenue
Farquhar
Stephanie Hamlin
Hill
Mount Holly Halts Recycling Program Amid Budget Strain
Mount Holly City Council rejected a proposed rate increase from 5.18 to 9.71 per month for residential recycling, citing unsustainable costs. The program will be suspended while officials seek options as a 2018 market shift reduced demand for recyclables and neighboring towns also ended curbside recycling for similar reasons.
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Mount Holly
United States
China
Gastonia
Shelby
Kings Mountain
Bessemer City
City ends recycling collection July 1. directs residents to Riverbend Center
Effective July 1 the city stops curbside recycling and urges residents to drop off at Riverbend Recycling Center at 146 Mountain Island Road Mount Holly. Gaston County's Becca Hurd notes drop-off helps reduce contamination and suggests residents continue recycling at nearby centers and assist neighbors.
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Riverbend Recycling Center
Mountain Island Road
Mount Holly
Gastonia
Belmont
Gaston County
Becca Hurd
Hurd
Journey to journalism shapes GWU chair Rebecca Lemon
Kortin Alston profiles Rebecca Sitzes Lemon, chair of Gardner-Webb University’s communication design department and associate professor. The New Jersey native credits early inspiration from CBS News figure Harold Dow and a path from middle school newspapers to radio, Texas NBC affiliate work, and nationwide roles. She serves on the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships advisory board and hosts the Kourting Happiness podcast.
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Kortin Alston Lemon
New Jersey
Lennon
Harold Dow
CBS News
New York
Lemon
Gardner-Webb University
Department of Communication, Art and Design
United States
Delaware State University
Texas
NBC
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Shelby Star
Kortnn Alston Lemon
Ken Lemon
Morehead Inn
Charlotte
Jon Strayhorn
Media Arts
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