Leicester NewsLocal news for Leicester, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Ex-firefighter gets 10 years- June 27, 2008 Comments on Topix forums : ASHEVILLE Two men, including a former Asheville firefighter, were each sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison in separate online sex cases, U.S. Attorney's Office spokeswoman ...http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/ex-firefighter-gets-10-years?fromrss=1 City to vote on $1.5M settlement for '05 accident- June 25, 2008 ASHEVILLE The Asheville City Council is set to vote today on a $1.5 million lawsuit settlement stemming from a crash that killed two people after officers pursued a suspect the wrong way on an interstate ramp.http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/city-to-vote-on-1-5m-settlement-for-05-acci... Center's aim is to cut pet euthanasia- June 23, 2008 ASHEVILLE The Humane Alliance has a simple goal: Decrease the number of healthy animals killed by euthanasia in shelters.http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/centers-aim-is-to-cut-pet-euthanasia?fromrs... County OKs $1.4M incentive- June 21, 2008 Clarke Morrison CMorrisonCITIZEN-TIMES.com published June 18, 2008 12:15 am ASHEVILLE Buncombe County commissioners voted Tuesday to give a $1.4 million economic development incentive to Unison Engine ...http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/county-oks-1-4m-incentive?fromrss=1 Trooper touched lives: 'He belonged to us'- June 19, 2008 A 37-year-old Florida man could face the death penalty in the roadside slaying of a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper, a judge said Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/trooper-touched-lives-he-belonged-to-us?fro... Hodges attends legislators' school- June 17, 2008 Comments on Topix forums : Cullowhee Joshua Hodges, son of John and Maxine Hodges of Leicester, was selected to attend the Legislators' School for Youth Leadership Develpment at Western Carolina University, ...http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/hodges-attends-legislators-school?fromrss=1 New businesses- June 11, 2008 Michael Overman, who previously owned Lord's Drug Store in North Asheville, has opened Leicester Village Pharmacy at 876 New Leicester Highway.http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/new-businesses?fromrss=1 Buncombe pays company $1 million for adding jobs- June 9, 2008 Joel Burgess JBurgessCITIZEN-TIMES.com published June 4, 2008 12:15 am ASHEVILLE Auto parts supplier Borg Warner will get $1 million from Buncombe County for expanding its Arden plant.http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/buncombe-pays-company-1-million-for-adding-... Top story: Erwin ESL students excel in academics- June 7, 2008 Barbara Blake BBlakeCITIZEN-TIMES.com published June 7, 2008 12:15 am LEICESTER While the rest of the country was dissecting the volatile issues around immigration, five foreign-born students at Erwin High ...http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/top-story-erwin-esl-students-excel-in-acade... Asheville City Council- June 5, 2008 Good fences make good neighbors: Council approves Swannanoa incorporation with reservations by Brian Postelle in Vol.http://www.topix.net/city/leicester-nc/2008/06/asheville-city-council?fromrss=1 |