I do not know if this has been posted yet, but at:
http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/gaston/?ArID=87838&SecID=7
is an article regarding Jessica's ties to Gaston County, NC.
Apparently they still have family there. It is getting quite amount of coverage in that area because she lived there. More "human interest" type of stories.
The father mentioned he has a daughter that lives in NC.