By Mark Starling Asheville Murder Suspect Still On Run (Asheville, NC) -- Asheville police are continuing the manhunt for the suspect in a November murder. The police department told the Citizen-Times that no one has stepped forward with information on the possible location of 19-year-old Dionate Whitson, who is accused of shooting a teenager to death near a Montford park community center. U.S. Marshals announced a five-thousand-dollar reward in the case at the beginning of the month. Whitson reportedly has connections in Charlotte and upstate South Carolina. NC Near Tops For Removing Confederate Symbols (Raleigh, NC) -- More Confederate symbols are being taken down in North Carolina than most places in the country. The Southern Poverty Law Center says 24 symbols were removed from public spaces across the state last year, which is second to 71 removed in Virginia for 2020. One symbol up for debate in Asheville is the Vance Monument, which has been recommended for removal.