Man charged in mom's death
A 32-year-old Burlington man, Jimmy Turner, was charged with the murder of Linda Faye Harris, the mother of his child. Harris was stabbed Friday night. a family member said the child witnessed the attack as police stood nearby. Turner was held without bond in Alamance County Jail and faces a court appearance on Monday.
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Burlington
Patsy Miles
Linda Faye Harris
Harris
Jimmy Turner
Alamance County
Randy Jones
Turner
Wilmington bank push hinges on deposits and stock sales
Leonard Hedgepeth, CEO of United National Bank, told the North Carolina Black Chamber meeting in Wilmington that at least five million in guaranteed deposits and nearly 500000 in stock sales are needed to open a UNB branch. He noted small minority banks generally lack scale for retail loans and instead finance riskier small-business loans that create local jobs.
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Wilmington
N.C. Black Chamber of Commerce
United National Bank
Leonard Hedgepeth
Fayetteville
Hedgepeth
Drug trial ends in mistrial for Locklear couple
In U.S. District Court Judge Earl Britt declared a mistrial Friday in the conspiracy case involving Martin Locklear, his wife, and four others accused of plotting to import six million dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana into North Carolina since 1989. Co-defendant Phillip L. Watts was acquitted on conspiracy and awaits a murder case outcome. Locklear remains in federal custody pending a new trial while his wife and Belanger are free on bond.
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Martin Locklear
Locklear
U.S. District Court
North Carolina
Earl Britt
Britt
Locklears
Phillip L. Watts
James Wesley
Dub” Chavis
Belanger
Recycling effort boosts green economy in North Carolina
In Raleigh and across the state, recycling revenue hits records as firms and governments sell recyclables faster than collected. Employment in recycling has jumped 47 percent in five years, with prices rising from low levels to strong markets. Jim Foster of Paper Stock Dealers Inc. notes price gains.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Jim Foster
Paper Stock Dealers Inc
Critics oppose DOT push for 800 million highway loops
Raleigh critics say the Department of Transportation seeks 800 million from taxpayers to speed urban loops around North Carolina's seven largest cities, arguing the agency already has ample funds after a decade of big building, tax increases, and federal transfers. Lawmakers weigh funding amid pressure on other state programs.
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Raleigh
Department of Transportation
DOT
Transportation Department
Wide
General Assembly
Jim Hunt
Filmmakers seek NC film industry niche and tax incentives
Wilmington reporters describe North Carolina’s bid to move from film location to homegrown industry. Officials cite infighting over out of state projects, while Sen. Patrick Ballantine pushes the N C Film Industry Incentive to lure investors with tax breaks. The goal is a self funded, writered, completed and distributed NC film corps.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
California
New York
Hollywood Studios
Patrick Ballantine
Hanover
N.C
Ballantine
North Carolina film bill sparks industry backlash
In Wilmington and beyond the proposed measure would let the School of Filmmaking at the North Carolina School of the Arts rent sets and gear to private production. Industry leaders call it state subsidy of private enterprise and fear student professional job competition. Lawmakers oppose the bill amid industry unity against the plan.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
N.C. School
School of the Arts
Wilmington attorney backs NC film venture capital pool efforts
A Wilmington attorney active with young filmmakers notes that a bill aligns with the North Carolina Film Council’s push to create a venture capital pool for production companies. As the industry grows, competition in the state intensifies for film dollars with film commissions and chambers of commerce often elbowing for recruitment.
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Wilmington
N.C. Film Council
Chambers of Commerce
Researchers say JOBS program underperforms in North Carolina
A five year study of nearly 5500 welfare recipients at UNC Chapel Hill found JOBS, the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training program, yields only a small uptick in employment and no significant wage gains. The program costs at least 14 times its welfare savings, according to director Dennis Orthner.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina At
Dennis Orthner
Family outraged as killer granted early release in 1986 murder
The Wade family, stunned to learn Clifton Wade will be released June 27 after pleading guilty to stabbing his wife Barbara Long Wade to death in August 1986, fears he may move near their home and questions why parole officials did not notify them.
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Clifton Wade
Barbara Long Wade
Wade
Hallie Mae Long
Barbara
Parole Commission
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