Judge jails editor over reporter’s use of recorder in court

This part kinda caught my attention. Not sure how I feel about the paper no longer covering the case. Wondering what others think.

“The newspaper stopped covering the murder trial once Stone was taken into custody, partially out of fear the judge would retaliate. It has not reported on Stone's arrest or Sasser's fine.” he

 

Totally agree with you, and cannot believe the paper wouldn't have done that.

 

That whole area is, uhhhh, unique: Anson County, Richmond County, Robeson County. I was through there the other day and saw a nice vehicle that had been left sitting along 74. It was on chunks of wood all four wheels missing*

*stolen

 

I would hate to have a vehicle breakdown in Robeson County.

 

Michael Jordan's father would concur.

 

For nearly four years, I would go from a place where I worked in South Carolina to my hometown during the occasional time off.

Believe me when I say that I always knew how much gas my vehicle had between here and there. Stopping in Robeson County is NOT an option. Period.

 

I slept in my truck in a parking lot one night in Pembroke.
It wasn't by choice. It was during Hurricane Matthew. Fortunately, the weather kept the locals sheltered in place.

 

Our Entertainment section editor in Rocky Mount was a Lumberton native and I probably bit a massive hole in my cheek trying not to comment every time he'd wax poetically about his hometown. Hey, mine produced Marshall Mathers (EDIT: Nope. He was born in Missouri but grew up in Warren), so who am I to talk smack?

I believe he eventually went back to work at the Robesonian.

(EDIT: Holy crap! Just found out Glenn Frey grew up in Royal Oak. That's worse.)

 

From Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/14/why-cant-journalists-audiotape-court-hearings/

 

Thank you for sharing.