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Leicester, North Carolina is located in Buncombe County. Zip codes in Leicester, NC include 28748.

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Tuesday Nov 3 | Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man sentenced on child porn charge

A Leicester man has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison on child pornography charges.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Asheville City Council brief: Oct. 27 meeting

The Transit Master Plan, developed with the help of an outside consultant, a long list of stake holders and a series of public-input sessions, was adopted by Asheville City Council at its Oct.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Swannanoa voters to decide on incorporation

After weeks of arguments that have pitted neighbor against neighbor, Swannanoa voters will have their say Tuesday on whether their community should be incorporated into a town.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man arrested on firearms charges

Deputies say a Leicester man stole a Ruger 9 mm pistol. Kenneth Eugene Pearson, 51, of Monroe King Drive, was charged with larceny of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and carrying a concealed weapon, according to warrants served Wednesday.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Let's do something about Leicester's growing light-pollution problem

I would like to bring to light a subject that is about light. I have lived in the Leicester community for 15 years and have done so because of its relative "peace and quiet." Peace and quiet can mean many things to many people, but to me peace is living in relative harmony with your neighbors and quiet means no undue stress due to obnoxiousness ...

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man charged with possessing 239 grams of marijuana

City police on Monday charged an Leicester man with possessing 239 grams of marijuana and other offenses.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Arrests: Man charged with possession of Ecstasy

City police charged a Boone man with possession of Ecstasy. Sean Alexander Herberg, 20, of Howard Street, Boone, was charged with simple possession of MDMA or Ecstasy.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Several injured after head-on collision in Leicester

Several people were reportedly injured after a head-on collision between two vehicles on Bear Creek Road near the intersection of Turkey Creek Road in Leicester.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville police probe rash of armed robberies

ASHEVILLE City police are investigating a rash of armed robberies since Thursday, including a bank robbery Friday afternoon.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Candler man charged with prescription fraud

City police on Sunday charged a Candler man with attempting to obtain oxycodone pills with a fraudulent prescription.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Several accidents slow morning traffic in WNC

The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating several accidents as of 7:30 a.m. In Buncombe County, there's an accident on Old Leicester Highway at Dove Tree Lane.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Arrests: Man charged with breaking into 13 vehicles

Police arrested an Asheville man charged with breaking into more than a dozen vehicles last July.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Business notes

Send announcements to business@CITIZEN-TIMES.com. * Andrea Hamilton and Jenny Letman of Bank of Asheville have received diplomas with the American Institute of Banking Education Curriculum for the Financial Services Industry.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Real estate people

Do you have real estate news? Send it to business@CITIZEN-TIMES.com . We will publish real estate items as soon as possible, in the order in which they were received.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Person taken into custody following Leicester standoff

A standoff with police Tuesday afternoon ended with no injuries. Buncombe County Sheriff's deputies responded to Bear Creek Road for a report of a person with a shotgun, said Sheriff's Lt.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Open house is today for new Buncombe human services satellite facility in Leicester

Buncombe County will open its first Human Services satellite office in the Leicester community today.

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Sat Oct 03, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Multiple serious injuries in New Leicester crash

Fire and rescue crews are on the scene of a crash near an intersection with Old County Home Road on New Leicester Highway involving at least two cars in the vicinity of George's Deli.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Domestic-partner benefits, annexation and why I'm for Bothwell and Smith

I'm quite bothered by candidate Terry Bellamy's implication that the city of Asheville might not have the ability to grant domestic-partner benefits under North Carolina law.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man charged with failing to register as sex offender

Buncombe County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday charged a Leicester man with failing to register as a sex offender.

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Tue Sep 29, 2009

Mountain Xpress

County opens new human resources office in Leicester

Buncombe County will open its first Human Services satellite office in the Leicester community on October 5. "Buncombe County Human Services - West" will be conveniently located at Leicester Crossing at 339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 110 and will provide social services, health and mental health services as well as substance abuse and aging ...

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