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Wilkes County honors deputy who was killed in a fatal crash with BBQ Fundraiser
The Wilkes County community honors Lieutenant Jonathan Laws with a memorial BBQ fundraiser on July 17. It will take place at Memorial Park to support his family following this tragic loss.
Wilkes County deputy remembered after deadly crash last week
The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office said that Lieutenant Jonathan Laws, 34, died in the crash. In a tribute posted online, the ...
Indiana Attorney General's Office asks for execution date for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward
Roy Lee Ward was sentenced to death in 2007 for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne. He has been on death row ...
‘Heartfelt condolences’: Triad agencies release statements on death of Wilkes County deputy
Multiple agencies in the Piedmont Triad released statements over the weekend offering condolences after a Wilkes County ...
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Tennessee death row inmate served last meal before execution - The Des Moines Register
Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection. Smith, 75, requested hotdogs, tater ...
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Tennessee death row inmate served last meal before execution - Austin American-Statesman
Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection. Smith, 75, requested hotdogs, tater ...