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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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After 23 years, the county’s business development center has yet to realize its initial promise On a cold day in February, Trevor Dalton, the county’s Economic Development Coordinator, gave a tour of the 17,000 square foot Business Development Center, also known as the “business incubator,” which is located just west of the Town of Franklin, at the industrial park off Highway 64. The large metal structure currently houses the local office of the DMV and, in its largest space, a production line of Whitley Products, a manufacturer of tubular metal parts. On our walk through the largely empty building, Dalton pointed out some of the renovations that have been done to the facility in recent years and explained his vision for the center's future. |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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Filing for the 2010 election season closed on Friday, Feb. 26, at noon. The primary election will be held on May 4, with the runoff schedule for June 22. Locally, three seats for the Macon County Board of Commissioners will be contested. Candidates for Clerk of Court, Register of Deeds and Sheriff will also be on the ballot. District 50 of the North Carolina Senate will be an interesting race to watch. Two candidates from Macon County, Jim Davis and Jimmy Goodman, have filed for the Republican ticket. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Sen. John Snow (Dem.) in November. |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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Nicholas Tucci-Caselli was found guilty of first degree rape of a child by a jury of his peers last week in Macon County Superior Court. On Thursday, Feb. 25, the jury declared Tucci-Caselli guilty of indecent liberties with a child and first degree rape of a child. Tucci-Caselli was arrested in March of 2008 following a tip received through Operation Safe Streets. At that time, a pre-school-aged female child was taken to KIDS Place for a medical examination. At the conclusion of the exam, warrants were issued for 27-year-old Tucci-Caselli on charges of first degree rape of a child. Based on findings after a search of Tucci-Caselli’s residence, additional charges were filed. |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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Defendant facing federal misdemeanor count in November Elk Kill in Haywood The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announces the filing of a criminal charge in U.S. District Court in Asheville against Bruce Wayne Cromer Jr., 35, of Stovall, N.C., charging that he shot a bull elk on Nov. 13, 2009, in Haywood County, within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The announcement is made by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Ryan for the Western District of North Carolina. |
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