The legislature's fiscal watchdog agency says the state should close an Elizabeth City museum, a Kinston historic site and reduce operating hours at seven other locations to reduce operating expenses at attractions with high costs and low visitor traffic.
Also on the proposed closing list are the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville, the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Memorial in Sedalia and Alamance Battleground.
The Program Evaluation Division's report released Tuesday calculated that these and other recommendations would save about $2 million annually. The Associated Press
Prosecutor faults racial bias study
An assistant district attorney is arguing that a study claiming racial bias in North Carolina's capital murder trials can't be trusted.
Union County prosecutor Jonathan Perry gave closing arguments Tuesday in the Racial Justice Act hearing. Perry said a Michigan State University study was based on a sample of death penalty cases that was too limited to provide meaningful results.
Marcus Robinson's attorneys present their closing arguments beginning today. Robinson, who is black, is trying to prove racism played a role in the death penalty he received for killing a white teenager in 1991. If he proves his claim, the act calls for him to be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The Associated Press
Chat with the Chief set for Friday
The monthly Chat with the Chief session with Chief Scott Cunningham will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the East Winston Shopping Center, 550 N. Martin Luther King Drive.
Residents can talk privately with the chief in the department's mobile police station. Information about crime prevention and careers with the department will be available.
Melissa Hall
3 face drug charges after investigation
Three people were arrested Sunday on drug charges after an investigation by the police department's street crimes unit.
The arrests took place at an apartment in northern Winston-Salem off of Fairlawn Drive, police said.
Ceddrick Carlos Moseby, 26; Whykette Jermaine Morrison, 25; and Tashona Chanel Houser, 21, all of 2807 Teakwood Court Apt. C, are facing charges including felony possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Moseby and Morrison were also both charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and failure to secure a firearm, police said.
Moseby was being held in the Forsyth County jail under a $32,000 bond. Morrison's bond was $25,000 and Houser's $10,000.
Paul Garber
L.A. mayor chosen as convention chairman
The Democratic Party has chosen Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as chairman of its national convention in Charlotte. A party official says the selection will be formally announced on Wednesday.
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Old-time music fest set for Feb 23-25
The 11th annual Tommy Jarrell Festival celebrating old-time music is tuning up in Mount Airy.
The festival is Feb. 23-25 and attracts big names in old-time music to celebrate the legacy of Jarrell, a fiddler and banjo player.
The lineup includes the Slate Mountain Ramblers, Back-Step, the Buckstankle Boys and Toast String Stretchers accompanied by journalist and musician Paul Brown of NPR.
The Tommy Jarrell Birthday Concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 will pay tribute to Hall of Fame fiddler Benton Flippen, a Mount Airy native who died in June. Tickets are $10.
For more information, contact the Surry Arts Council at (336) 786-7998 or visit www.surryarts.org.
Monte Mitchell
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