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Charlotte:  Mick Jagger walked into NC bar — and no one noticed, owner says

Charlotte: Mick Jagger walked into NC bar — and no one noticed, owner says

By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CharlotteNewsAndTalk.Com #EditorsPicks #Entertainment Patrons had no idea that rock legend was among them Mick Jagger blended in with the crowd at one of North Carolina’s most notorious dive bars Wednesday night. The 78-year-old rock ’n’ roll legend shared a photo to social media of his outing at the Thirsty Beaver Saloon along with the message, “Out and about last night in Charlotte, NC.”   In the photo, Jagger is wearing a ball cap and jeans and appears to be swigging a beer unnoticed as patrons look the other way. The bar’s co-owner, Brian Wilson,…
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Charlotte: Father killed after 2-year-old son mistakes gun for toy

Charlotte: Father killed after 2-year-old son mistakes gun for toy

By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CharlotteNewsAndTalk.Com Police continue to investigate accidental shooting in Gastonia, North Carolina A 2-year-old boy in North Carolina accidentally shot and killed his father over the weekend after mistaking a gun for a toy, according to reports. Authorities found 29-year-old Markovia Durham dead from multiple gunshot wounds, FOX 46 reported. The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 600 block of West Fifth Avenue, west of Charlotte, according to the Gastonia Police Department. The boy was at the home visiting with grandparents. Durham was sitting on the couch eating dinner…
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Charlotte: Mark Richt calm, ‘just a little slower’ after Parkinson’s diagnosis

Charlotte: Mark Richt calm, ‘just a little slower’ after Parkinson’s diagnosis

By Steve Hummer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CharlotteNewsAndTalk.Com CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mark Richt’s first little victory of the day Wednesday came as he dressed in his suit and tie for his duties here at the ACC football media gathering. Buttons, especially those at the cuffs and up around the collar, are tough to manage for someone even in the first stage of Parkinson’s disease. All those fine motor skills you never think about in everyday routine, dulled. Sometimes Richt needs help with the buttons. Wednesday he didn’t. Putting on the suit coat, that can turn challenging, too, when the long…
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