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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2011
Page
5
Elon University in Alamance County surpassed 100 million dollars in its Ever Elon fundraising drive, reaching about 106 million. President Leo Lambert said 53 million has been donated or pledged toward the endowment, reducing TuHon dependence, with 204 new grants and need based scholarships funded so far. The campaign runs through year end and supports construction and renovations.
An Asheville man Michael Dixon Jr. 20 was charged with first degree murder and felony child abuse in the death of his girlfriend's 4 year old son Cedric Francois. Preliminary autopsy cites brain hemorrhages from blunt force trauma. The mother Taquitia Francois reports leaving Cedric in Dixon's care before work. Cedric was found unresponsive and died later after 911 response. Dixon denied bond. attorney status unclear.
An 11-year-old Nash County boy, Lee Winstead, was struck by a baseball while sitting near a dugout at Grover Lucas Park. The injury caused a brain blood clot requiring surgery. He left hospital after nearly four weeks in intensive care to a welcomed home crowd of about 100.
Union County deputies investigated a fatal shooting at a Waxhaw home after an argument at a card game. Witnesses said shots were fired into the home after players retrieved weapons from their vehicles. Michael Leon Garlins, 8, died at a hospital.
Fayetteville Observer reports Greg Judd, an Army worker at Port Bragg, sought policy changes after his 8 month old Labrador Chelsea was euthanized Sept 22, a day after capture for digging under a fence. An officer misdated a prior capture. state records show prior 72 hour rule violations by the shelter.
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