Freedom or life in prison for UNC Charlotte murder suspect
Mark Carver, 51, who is jailed for life after a 2008 murder of Ira Yarmolenko near Belmont, seeks a new trial or release as his lawyers argue ineffective counsel and a flawed prior case. DNA linked to Carver and cousin Neal Cassada.
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UNC Charlotte
Catawba
Mark Carver
Carver
Gaston County
Ira Yarmolenko
North Carolina Center On
Chris Mumma
Belmont
Neal Cassada
Yarmolenko
Brent Ratchford
David Phillips
Gazette
Woman saves two lives at rest area
Amy Longfellow of Clover South Carolina and her group stopped at a Warren County rest area after hotel plans fell through. At about 2 a.m. she found a car with three people inside two of whom had been shot. She moved to help, taking action in the moment.
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Gaston County
Amy Longfellow
Clover
South Carolina
Bessemer City High School
Virginia
Longfellow
Heather
Shealey
Baltimore
Warren County
Virginia State Line
Wells Fargo
Heather Shealey
the Gazette
South Point Senior Nelson Lomick Shines As Volunteer Athlete
South Point High School senior Nelson Lomick earns multiple scholarships including the Perry Fewell and State Employees Credit Union People Helping People awards. He served as a Senate page for Sen Kathy Harrington and a Governor’s page for Roy Cooper in Raleigh. Lomick plans UNC Charlotte mechanical engineering, citing Spanish club, four years of soccer, three years of track, and long involvement with Jack and Jill as impactful activities since age five.
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Nelson Lomick
South Point High School
Lomick
Perry Fewell
State Employees Credit Union
People Helping
Lester Carpenter
Piedmont
LINKS
Raleigh
Senate
Kathy Harrington
Roy Cooper
UNC Charlotte
Jack and Jill
Daycare Owner Plans Expansion in Gastonia
The owner of a popular west Gastonia daycare center announces plans to expand the facility. Existing programs and staff will be retained as space increases to accommodate more children in the community.
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Gastonia
Obituaries list highlights several long lives in North Carolina
Obituaries published notice lists multiple deceased individuals with ages and towns including Garnell Reid 99 Charlotte John Norris 69 Mount Holly Margaret House 89 Gastonia Elder Eugene Gunter 95 Gastonia Diane Lemons 72 Shelby Nancy Harrill 78 Lincolnton Connie Bauer Cherryville Linda Ward 65 Kings Mountain Alberta Thompson 75 Kings Mountain Doris Lemons 78 Gastonia.
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Garnell Reid
Charlotte John Norris
Mount Holly
Margaret House
Gastonia
Elder
Eugene Gunter
Diane Lemons
Shelby Nancy Harrill
Lincolnton
Connie Bauer
Cherryville
Linda Ward
Kings Mountain
Alberta Thompson
Doris Lemons
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By Adam Lawson
Alawson
Gastongazette.com
Lee Carver
South Point
Jack and
Jill
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