McCrory cites 28 dead from Matthew in North Carolina
Governor Pat McCrory announced in Lumberton that the Matthew death toll rose to 28 with a Kinston man dying from storm injuries. Rivers have receded but 200 Robeson County residents remain in shelters as flood damage lingers. Robeson County schools planned to reopen Monday after a three week shutdown.
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Lumberton
Pat McCrory
North Carolina
McCrory
Kinston
Matthew
Robeson County
Obituaries listed for several residents in page B3
Obituaries for Eric Juhi 41 Concord Louise Barry Charlotte Christopher O’Hare 23 Gastonia Sandra Daughtridge 69 Belmont Daniel O’Shea 64 Gastonia Isabell Brown 101 Kings Mountain Mary Sue Olsen 99 Shelby Doris Grigg 80 Kings Mountain James Littlejohn Jr 57 Charlotte Charles Black 47 Mount Holly Jean Sikes 92 Shelby and Lee obituary notices appear on Page B3 with Advice Business Classifieds and Lottery listings in Volume 137 Issue 302.
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Eric Juhi
Concord
Louise Barry
Charlotte
Christopher O’hare
Gastonia
Sandra Daughtridge
Belmont
Daniel O’shea
Isabell Brown
Kings Mountain
Mary Sue Olsen
Shelby Doris Grigg
James Littlejohn Jr
Charlotte Charles Black
Mount Holly
Jean Sikes
Shelby Lee
Three-year-old, woman dead in Shelby shooting
A Thursday morning shooting at 614 Whisnant St in Shelby left 3-year-old Liam Ryker Murray and 22-year-old Miranda Woods dead. Jerrold Shippy was injured and hospitalized. investigators seek motive and suspects. Police say the incident occurred inside the home and do not believe it was random.
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Shelby
Whisnant Street
Liam Ryker Murray
Miranda Woods
Whisnant St
Jerrold Shippy
Carolinas HealthCare System
Cleveland
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte
Jeff Ledford
Ledford
Liam
Stevie Murray
Steve Seate
Brittany Randolph
Halifax Media Services
Tyler Benson
Liam Murray
Joyce Orlando
Should siblings get magnet school seats at Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
Parents raise questions about siblings attending Hawks Nest STEAM Academy in Gaston, where Linda McDuffie’s twin children faced lottery outcomes. Her daughter, selected for the magnet school, attends in kindergarten, while her son remains at Page Primary. The magnet school operates in the former Hawks Nest building on Robinwood Road with a technology driven K to fifth grade program.
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Gaston
Linda McDuffie
Hawks Nest Steam Academy
Page Primary
McDuffie
Hawks Nest
Belmont
Hawks Nest Intermediate
Robinwood Road
Grant funds expansion of domestic violence protection system
A $750,000 federal grant will expand the eCourts Civil Domestic Violence System to 13 counties over three years, including Gaston in year two. The program lets residents electronically file for protection orders, view a judge by video, and deliver order information to police statewide, with Gaston County hiring dedicated DV case staff.
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Gaston County
Alamance County
Superior Court
Jim Roberson
Guilford
Wake Counties
DOJ
Office On Violence Against Women
Gaston
Larry Brown
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Kia Motors Corp
District of Columbia
U.S
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EPA
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Shippy
Woods
Murray
Gastonia Police Department
Erma
Ewer
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