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Welcome! Today is Thursday, September 9, 2010, the time is 5:15 EDT.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
NEWTON A Charlotte truck driver traveling along Interstate 40 the night Trooper Shawn Blanton was shot and killed said he heard a fellow trucker yell through the radio He shot the cop He shot the cop He shot the cop The voice came across the radio in an excited tone Robert Bowman said Tuesday I thought it was a sick joke Bowman heard the...
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Jurors who will ultimately decide the fate of Edwardo Wong Jr this morning listened to sounds of gunfire and a groaning NC State Trooper Shawn Blanton as he fought for his life on the side of Interstate 40 After listening to sounds of the shooting recorded by a camera mounted to the dash of Blantons patrol car jurors then listened to visual...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A Candler man traveling along Interstate 40 the night NC Trooper Shawn Blanton was shot told jurors this morning he looked straight into the eyes of Ewardo Wong as he was standing over the slain troopers body on the side of the highway Wong he said after looking up at me continued to go through Blantons pockets Then he stood up and walked to...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
For 10 years Pat Smathers Cantons mayor has been working to bring a piece of the towns history back to life and he might finally be close to reaching his goal The Old Imperial Hotel has been a part of Canton before Canton was even incorporated as a town Built as a singlefamily home in 1885 the building has undergone several incarnations in...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Its a good bet that for many of the hundreds of people who watched Cantons 104th Labor Day parade the morning was a fun example of tradition a nice little diversion from school or work but not too much more To others however the procession of countless political candidates marching bands and smalltown beauty queens had a deeply personal meaning ...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
As major medical centers in the region chart strategies for the future in an everchanging healthcare field physicians in private practice have options on whose lead to follow The hometown player became much larger when Haywood Regional Medical Center affiliated with Harris Regional Hospital and Swain County Hospital last fall and are...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
For more than two years Edwardo Wong Jr has been known to Haywood County primarily as the Florida man accused of killing North Carolina State Trooper Shawn Blanton in a 2008 roadside killing The rest of his identity has largely remained a mystery until Friday when his attorney Mark Melrose offered firsttime insight into the life of the man on...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
NEWTON With Edwardo Wong Jrs life at stake defense attorney Mark Melrose told jurors Friday the question at the crux of his case is not a matter of who done it Theres no question Wong shot and killed NC Trooper Shawn Blanton on the side of Interstate 40 the night of June 17 2008 Melrose said The job of jurors for coming weeks will be to...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Failure to follow state rules and regulations at the countys landfill operation in White Oak has resulted in several notices of violation and a 40000 administrative penalty assessment The issue will be discussed at Tuesdays county commissioner meeting where the board will consider the settlement agreement reducing the amount to just below...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
After dozens of meetings and several years of discussion the Haywood Community College governing board got the green light to move forward with its planned creative arts center The county board of commissioners voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to approve needed agreements that will allow the loan proposal to be included on the October meeting schedule...
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