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Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Poovey has set August 16th as the
trial date for the Florida man accused of killing Trooper David
Shawn Blanton in June of 2008. Edwardo Wong had been
scheduled for trial March 29th but the date was moved when one of
his attorneys informed the court he had cancer and would not be
able to participate in the trial during the month of March.
Defendants in death penalty cases, such as Wong's, have two
attorneys. Judge Poovey set any motions in the case to start July
12th. The defense also requested the judge to recuse District
Attorney Michael Bonfoey and his entire staff. One of his district
attorneys wrote a letter as a defense attorney that dealth with race
and the death penalty. The letter could mean the assistant DA
could be called as a witness for the defense.
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A Lenoir couple has been arrested on charges of operating a
methamphetamine laboratory in Caldwell County. 38 year old
Grady Hartwell Mangum and 30 year old Melissa Elizabeth Gilbert
have been charged with one count of felonious manufacture of
methamphetamine. Magnum was also charged with misdemeanor
failure to comply with non suport. Gilbert was charged with
misdemeanor failure to appear for larceny. The two were arrested
following an investigation that came about as a result of a study of
ephedrine purchases in the Caldwell County area.
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Lenoir and Hickory have joined forces to lure Google high speed
network applications to the area. Calling themselves Google Holler,
the two cities will hold town hall meeetings with businesses, citizens
and community leaders. The first meeting will be in Hickory, March
9th at 7 p.m. at the Julian G. Whitener Municipal City Hall on North
Center Street. The second meeting will be in Lenoir, Thursday,
March 11th at 7 p.m. in the joint City/County Chambers on West
Avenue.
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Winners of the poetry contest held in conjunction with Catawba
Valley Community Colleges Black History month celebration were
Kalia Her, 8th grader at River Bend Middle School, Noah Gandy, a
6th grader at Clyde Campbell Elementary School and Faith C
McLain a 5th grader at Hiddenite Elementary School. High School
and CVCC winneres were Stephanie Dugger from CVCC and Daniel
Anauo, a 10th grader at St. Stephens High School.
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