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Cumberland County prosecutor disputes racial bias claims at Racial Justice Act hearing
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:36 -0800
Statistics claiming racial discrimination in jury selection don't tell the whole story of the jury selection process, a Cumberland County prosecutor argued this morning at the North Carolina's first Racial Justice Act hearing.
Cumberland Matters: Cumberland's Kenneth Edge, Salemburg's Arnold Page honored for public service
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:19:25 -0800
Cumberland County Commissioner Kenneth Edge and Salemburg Town Commissioner Arnold Page were recently honored by the Mid-Carolina Council of Governments for outstanding public service.
Police use stun gun on North Carolina woman at drive thru
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:42:27 -0800
HOPE MILLS, N.C. — North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line.
Cumberland County's jobless rate rises; most N.C. counties also see increases
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:16:37 -0800
Unemployment rose in most North Carolina counties at the end of 2011, including Cumberland County. A report Wednesday from the N.C. Employment Security Commission said Cumberland's unemployment rate in December rose to 9.8 percent, from 9.5 percent in November.
North Carolina authorities: Stun gun used on woman at McDonald's drive-thru who cut in line
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:13:01 -0800
HOPE MILLS, N.C. - North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line.
Stun gun used on North Carolina McDonald's customer who budged in drive-through lane
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:36:14 -0800
HOPE MILLS, N.C. - North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-through for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line.
Two Forsyth cases under the Racial Justice Act not to be heard until 2014
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:49 -0800
Two men from Forsyth County will have to wait until at least 2014 for their chance to prove that racial bias helped put them on death row.
Stun gun used on woman who blocked North Carolina drive-thru
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:19:33 -0800
HOPE MILLS, N.C. - North Carolina deputies say they used a stun gun on a woman who blocked a McDonalds drive-thru...
Authorities: Stun gun used on woman at N.C. drive-thru
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:16:37 -0800
North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line.
Cumberland Matters: Submit posters to Air Quality Poster Contest
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:19:17 -0800
It's time for the 2012 Air Quality Poster Contest. Thousands of elementary school students in Cumberland County and Fort Bragg are invited to submit their own creative posters highlighting air quality. Twelve winners will have their posters featured in the 2013 Air Quality Calendar.