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Black Death Row Inmate Argues For Resentencing Based On North Carolina’s History Of Racial Bias
Attorneys for a Black man who is currently on death row are arguing for their client to be resentenced to life in person due to the history of the state’s documented history of racial discrimination. According to NBC News, Hasson Bacote was convicted on a first-degree charge of murder for the 2007 shooting death of an 18-year-old man during a home robbery attempt. The jury that convicted him was made up of 10 white and two Black jurors. One of his attorneys, Henderson Hill, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union argued that white jurors “get shown the box. Black...
Introducing Chatham High School’s new athletic director
This year, Pittsylvania County Public Schools hired new Athletic Directors for each of the county high schools. Chatham High School was fortunate enough to hire someone who knows what it means to be a Cavalier. Mr. Beau Cassada graduated from Chatham High School and played baseball for the Cavaliers in...
Fact Check: Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?
In response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised law enforcement’s work, but also said that some demonstrators were better equipped than the State Police. White nationalists and militia members, as well as people who opposed them, gathered on Aug. 12 in different parts of Charlottesville and...
Multi-car crash leaves 1 dead and 3 injured in Harnett County
One person is dead, and three others injured after a multi-car crash in Dunn Friday night.It happened just before 9 a.m. in the 1000 block of Long Branch Road.According to investigators, when traveling west on Long Branch, a silver Ford Fusion crossed the center line and hit a Toyota Highlander.This caused the Toyota to roll over several times and hit a Kia Optima head-on where the car's passenger flew out of the windshield.The driver of the Ford died at the scene.The driver and passenger of the Kia were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Toyota was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries.No further information has been released at this time.
A timeline of the investigation into the missing Virginia mother whose husband is now accused of killing her in their home
The week after Naresh Bhatt told news reporters he was “suffering” as authorities searched for his missing Virginia wife, he stood before a judge on Friday morning facing accusations he killed her inside their home and dragged her body outside in late July.
Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency; more …
From elsewhere: Deal is worked out on The Greenbrier at least until Oct. 24, Justice family says in announcement. Could the Squirrels become a Washington Nationals affiliate? Blacksburg Town Council member chooses not to step down during fraud investigation. The post Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
Before he was famous, a teenage J. Cole was a skating rink mascot in Fayetteville
Editor's note: This story, originally published in The Fayetteville Observer on Aug. 16, 2001, was written as part of the Observer's summer series "On the Job." In this installment, Round-A-Bout Skating Center employee Jermaine Cole, now Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist J. Cole, talks about his experience as the Roller Roo mascot. Cole was 16 at the time this story was published. When you're Fayetteville's premier party animal, you expect to put up with a few small problems. ...
NCDOT awards $14,000+ in scholarships to students at HBCUs and minority-serving institutions
The recipients are North Carolina residents with 24 college credit hours who are attending a North Carolina HBCU or Minority-Serving Institution and pursuing degrees related to the transportation field.
‘God put me in this position’: Prince Edward gets new football coach
It started earlier this month and there are no plans to stop anytime soon. New Prince Edward County High varsity football coach Melvin Mitchell and some of his team can be found at different churches around the county on Sunday mornings. The goal here is to introduce the team and new football coach to people […] The post ‘God put me in this position’: Prince Edward gets new football coach appeared first on Farmville.
Rebels start strong behind Phillips’ career-best outing
CALYPSO — North Duplin couldn’t have scripted a better season-opening football game at H.E. Grubbs Field Friday evening. Isaac Davis started the opening act with a safety just 13 seconds after kickoff. A minute later, Carell Phillips relished the first of many moments in the spotlight. The junior...
Durham Public Schools: Menus for Aug. 26-30
Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Turkey ham and cheese croissant. Fruit and yogurt parfait with grahams. Pre-K: Fruit and yogurt. Fruit choice. Aug. 29. Fruited bread slice. Mandarin oranges. Aug. 30. Sausage biscuit. Hash brown rounds. Lunch.
East Henderson football unleashes new offense, snaps 16-game losing streak
East Henderson football coach Colton Brackett installed the victory formation on Wednesday during practice despite the program's 16-game losing streak. As the Eagles practiced it, he told his team he felt they would need it this season. It didn't take long for East Henderson to use it in a game. The Eagles ran the victory formation — so named because the quarterback kneels to the ground after receiving the snap to run out the final seconds...
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