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Four arrested for failing to appear
Rockingham police have arrested four people for failing to appear in court to answer charges against them.
Police: Women Arrested In Monroe May Be Sex Slaves
Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters WSOC-TV The owner of the Island Day Spa, on Highway 74, Son Jarkowski, seen in the middle photo, was charged with human trafficking and ...
Police say two women arrested after a prostitution investigation may have been sex slaves - illegally trafficked into the United States and sleeping on mattresses at the back of a Monroe massage parlor.
3 from Monroe massage parlor charged
Three people have been arrested on prostitution charges after a Monroe massage parlor was raided Saturday.
Jeff Watson jwatson@thecherawchronicle.com PAGELAND--- Two suspect - 18-year old Kristi Hurd and 23-year old Amanda Martin of Monroe, N.C. - will face armed robbery charges after being charged with carrying out ...
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Let Us Now Speak Ill of the Economist of London
Nevertheless, the London Economist does. The lead to the London Economist's obituary for Jesse Helms is very bad: Jesse Helms Economist.com : SUPPORTERS put the best face they could on him.
State puts cash behind toll roads
Projections for traffic counts and toll collections show that the N.C. Turnpike Authority won't collect enough money from drivers to cover the cost of building, operating and maintaining its planned toll ...
Sen. Jesse Helms before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1989. July 11, 2008 The death on July 4 of Jesse Helms, the polarizing North Carolina senator who bathed all forms of open-mindedness in the ...
House Honors "Valuable Contributions" of Racist Prick
RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished former Senator from North Carolina.
Man killed in wreck near Monroe
One man was killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle wreck north of Monroe. The N.C. Highway Patrol has identified the victim as Charles Norwood, 50.
Interior: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,333 square feet Exterior: Hardboard siding Parking: 2 parking spaces Year built: 1992 Lot size: .46 acres.
The first time I met Jesse Helms was in 1981. My fifth grade class had risen early, boarded a bus in North Carolina, and taken a five-hour trek to Washington, where we tried to pack a week's worth of civic ...
Feedback sought for northeast light rail
Danny Rogers, project manager for the 11-mile Northeast line, says people who attend the public meetings Thursday and July 15 can participate in a discussion that will help planners answer questions about where ...
Jesse Helms was known as a staunch conservative, a fierce anti-communist and an opponent of civil rights legislation.
Jesse Helms: Stubborn on the Right
Jesse Helms talks with reporters about a nickel-a-gallon gas tax in 1982. J.Scott Applewhite / AP There's a special place in the United States Senate for the skunk, the single-minded dissident who refuses to go ...
Iconic conservative Helms dies
WASHINGTON: Jesse Helms, an iconic US conservative lawmaker known for hardline stands against Cuba and for UN reform, died yesterday at the age of 86.
Man Killed in North Carolina Motel Fire
Register Now June 27 - 1 pm Ten Command-ments of Intelligent and Safe Fireground Operations Presenter: Mark Emery This webcast will look at the reality fire departments face: The need for numerous critical ...
Former U.S. Sen. Helms, longtime conservative voice, dead on Independence Day
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the ...
Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics
"Well, there is no joy in Mudville tonight. The mighty ultraliberal establishment, and the liberal politicians and editors and commentators and columnists, have struck out again." - Helms after defeating black ...
Man killed in fire at Monroe hotel
One person was killed Thursday morning in a fire at a Monroe hotel, according to the fire marshal.