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Bessemer City police chief organizing new department
By Joe DePriest | E-mail | 6:28PM
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Thomas Ellis started shaping a vision for Bessemer City’s new police department when he was still just a candidate for the chief’s job.

Police: 10-month-old ingested opium
By Steve Lyttle | E-mail | 8:51AM
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Gastonia police say a man and woman allowed a 10-month-old boy to ingest opium last month, leading to a three-week hospital stay for the infant.

Mooresville man uses talents to help Sierra Leone orphans
By Kim Smith | Correspondent | 3:00PM
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Jim Edwards returned to his Mooresville home from the West African country of Sierra Leone at the end of May, excited about what he believes will be a life-changing experience.

Marine commission steers budget to navigation aids
By Bill Kiser | 12:33PM

Revised budget increases the amount budgeted for navigational aids and maintenance to $67,500.

Gaston commissioners delay budget vote
By Joe DePriest | E-mail | June 14, 2013
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Awaiting word on state funding levels to Gaston County, commissioners have postponed a final vote on a new budget that could mean a tax increase or cuts in services and layoffs.

Concord’s Beecher a ‘preferred walk-on’ at ECU
By Joe Habina | Correspondent | June 14, 2013
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When Concord’s B.J. Beecher finally agreed to attend East Carolina as a “preferred walk-on” on May 27 – very late for this year’s recruiting class – it left the star quarterback and his family asking, “What happened?”

How you can plan to land a fish
By Gus Gustafson | June 14, 2013

Landing fish after fish without losing them begins with balanced fishing tackle that matches the type and size of the fish being targeted.

3 Crawdads starting in Sally All Star game
By Bill Poteat | June 14, 2013
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Three Crawdads will take the field in the Northern Division’s starting lineup for the South Atlantic League’s All Star game on June 18, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, N.J., home of the Lakewood Blue Claws.

Davidson mom’s late-night writing yields novel
By Amy Reiss | June 14, 2013
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“Wynter’s Horizon” was published this past winter by Evernight Publishing, and Dianne May has made the rounds at several area book clubs, talking about the writing process.

Major roadwork underway in Statesville
By Dave Vieser | Correspondent | June 14, 2013

A $686,625 road improvement project in Statesville is underway. The city council has awarded the 2013 repaving job to the lowest bidder, Maymead Inc. of Mountain City, Tenn. The work includes repaving portions of 26 city-maintained highways as well as the resurfacing of Commerce Boulevard in conjunction with an ongoing industrial park improvement project.

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