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NCPA’s
News, Editorial &
Photojournalism Awards
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Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year
Community Newspaper Winner Daily Newspaper Winner
Jerry wolford
News & Record
Greensboro
Judge’s comments: We found
this category most difficult. The
winner rose to the occasion
with unique moments, strong
composition, variety of images
and consistency in presenta-
tion. Good job explaining your
community.
Aaron Moody
Eastern Wake News
Zebulon
Judge’s comments: Outstand-
ing results in a wide variety of
challenging situations, from
action to close quarters to less-
than-perfect light. No matter
the subject of the photo, you’re
always drawn to the faces.
Index
Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year ....................... 2
General Excellence ............................................................ 4-5
Division A .................................................................................. 6
Division B ............................................................................... 10
Division C ............................................................................... 14
Division D ............................................................................... 18
Division E ................................................................................ 25
Division F ................................................................................ 30
Media and the Law Awards............................................... 38
Duke Higher Education Award ....................................... 39
Freedom of Information Award ...................................... 39
Community/Public Service Awards................................ 41
More Photos by Aaron Moody More Photos by Jerry Wolford
General excellence
Division A Division B Division C
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Changing grades: Standard or dishonest New company eyeing Mebane
THE PUBLIC ASKS
By Mary Wayt
Publisher/Editor
ing to people inside the school
system: If a student scores lower
cerning that custom, it is not an
unusual practice in education,
As she explained, if a child
has a 35 on his or her report
them all at the last minute be-
fore submitting final grades. Mebane could be on the verge of erty was rezoned for industrial use company’s plans, but the newspa-
Cox OUT as supt.; 10|23|13
board accepts
than 60 percent, teachers change adding that she has seen it uti- card, there is no way to bring it This practice has caused Plym- landing another large corporate last fall, the city also rezoned an ad- per has learned that there is con-
Should teachers change a it to a 60. Bear in mind, 70 per- lized elsewhere. up to a passing grade for the se- outh High to have one of the investment. jacent 40 acres next to it, also for in- siderable attention and excite-
student’s grades? What if the cent is required for a passing “I don’t know how it is prac- mester. But, bringing a 60 up to highest graduation rates in the The Alamance News has con- dustrial use. ment about the project, which re-
changes don’t alter the final out- firmed that a large pharmaceuti- Officials in both Mebane and Or- portedly will involve a compa-
grade. ticed here,” she said, “but in my passing is possible. state while also having one of
resignation 4-0
cal research company is consider- ange County were mum about the (See NEW BUSINESS, 8A)
come, just make things not quite Some say, “It doesn’t really experience, it was just for grad- “Sixty is still not passing,” she the lowest college attendance ing building a multi-million head-
as bad? make an appreciable differ- ing period report cards.” said, “but it gives the child an rates. Even worse than that, it quarters in Mebane, on the Orange
Apparently, that’s exactly
Mebane mayor warns that city
ence.” Others say it “encourages Former state school board incentive to work hard to pass.” belittles the work of the teachers County side of the city.
what Washington County teach- dishonesty and fraud.” member Jean Woolard said she At least one person, though, and encourages dishonesty and The new company would be lo-
ers have been asked to do. Some School board vice chair Lyn believes the state leaves that de- thinks there is a bigger picture. fraud.” cated near the site for Morinaga
3 supt.
America, Inc., the subsidiary of a
must tighten incentives policy;
believe it is “board policy.” West said that while she is un- cision to local boards and that “They report real grades on “It seems to me that they are Four members of the Alamance-
Japanese candy manufacturer
Here’s how it works, accord- aware of a “board policy,” con- she could “argue it either way.” progress reports and then switch See ‘GRADES,’ Page 8A Burlington school board voted Friday
that announced last September its afternoon during a specially-called
supporters
plans to build in the southeast part meeting to accept the resignation of
of the city, in Orange County.
The candy manufacturer an- shouldn’t provide front-loaded superintendent Lillie Cox and pay her
$200,000 in severance, or about the
Plymouth DSS gets back
nounced plans to build a $34 mil- equivalent of a year’s salary.
benefits to new companies don’t show;
lion plant, with 98,000 square feet, The specially-called meeting in-
on 21 acres off Ben Wilson Road cluded a 45-minute closed session –
near I-85/40, just across the
to normal after
the third in a series of longer meet-
lands grant
Alamance-Orange County line in
criticize
ings totaling nearly 12 hours behind
western Orange County; the plant Without mentioning any par- nounced plans for the Alamance closed doors that the school board has
is across the interstate from ticular pending incentives, Mebane County side. held for personnel issues over the past
shutdown
Tanger Outlet and the large mayor Glendel Stephenson has The biggest of those that the month – after which board chairman
decision
Armacell plant.
to develop
twice recently warned that his city city landed, code-named Tony Rose announced Cox’s resigna-
The Morinaga plant is expected cannot continue obligating its tax- “Swordfish,” was the $100 mil- tion, which is to take effect June 30.
to employ about 90 people, with av- payers to the level of economic in- lion Walmart distribution cen- The school board will pay Cox a lump
By Maria D. GranDy erage salaries of $38,000. A ground- centives that it has provided dur- ter that will be built in the sum of $200,000 in severance on June
Staff Writer breaking ceremony for the com-
ball park
ing the past year. Hawfields area between 30, as well, according to her resigna-
pany is planned for this morning. During the past year, the city Mebane and Graham. The two tion agreement. Three Alamance-Burlington
Trying to get back to business as usual, The pharmaceutical company landed three large projects and cities each committed to spend school board members who did not
Rhonda Woolard, Director of Washington is reportedly considering an in- committed to significant taxpayer- about $5 million – which was Coxwasnotpresent. attend a specially-called meeting on
vestment of comparable or larger
County Social Services, wants to make cli- size in the same area near the
funded subsidies to each. used to buy land (186 acres) that Cox had three more years on her Friday afternoon – Jackie Cole, Dr.
By Mary Wayt In addition to Morinaga, which will be given to Walmart, as well current contract, which was to have Kristen Moffitt, and Steve Van Pelt –
Publisher/Editor ents aware of what the end of the federal Morinaga plant, where grading is is on the Orange County side of the run until June 30 2017. have denounced a decision to accept
shutdown means for them. now underway. (See MAYOR SKEPTICAL, 8A)
line, two other companies an- Three members of the board, who superintendent Lillie Cox’s resigna-
While Washington County works to get “Effective immediately, all Work First At the time the Morinaga prop- continued to voice their support for tion.
a recreation commission off the ground, programs and services are reinstated. This Cox after the meeting, did not attend At the special meeting Friday af-
Plymouth is celebrating a $500,000 wind- includes Work First Family Assistance Friday’s meeting – two ostensibly be- ternoon, four of the school board’s
fall to help its leisure offerings. If all goes (WFFA), Work First Benefits (WFB), Ben- cause of a scheduling conflict and a seven members – chairman Tony
efit Diversion (BD), Services at or below third who said he wouldn’t be attend- Rose, vice chairman Patsy Simpson,
as planned, the town will be able to add ing because he believed the meeting Brad Evans, and Pam Thompson –
another $350,000 to make significant prog- 200% of poverty, and child care subsidies,” violated a school board policy. voted to accept Cox’s resignation.
ress on its Wilson Street ball park. she said. It was not clear In a letter they
Interim Town Manager Joanne Floyd an- Dodging the bullet of defaulting on the how the four mem- sent The
nounced the boon during council’s meeting country’s loans, lawmakers came to an bers, who did con- STORIES By KRISTSY BAILEY, Staff Writer Alamance News
agreement at the 11th hour on Wednesday stitute a quorum of Friday evening,
Wednesday, October 16. the seven-member board, failed to the three dissenting school board
Funding, she said, is coming through the night, October 16, to end the partial shut
comply with either the law or board members stated, “There has been no
NC Department of Commerce; from 2010 down. policy. justification given for recent deci-
grant monies that have not been spent. Although most services were started back School board members have been sions made by the majority of this
Why Plymouth? immediately, employment services will not universally mum about the cause for board, and we believe these actions
More than a year ago, Plymouth applied begin until November 1. Cox’s departure, which has all the have placed the future success of our
Participants were not required to com- earmarks of a firing, although Rose school district and integrity of the
for a Catalyst grant, but found out earlier and board vice chairman Patsy ABSS board of education in jeop-
this year that the project had not been fund- plete October work activities according to
Simpson have repeatedly denied that ardy.”
ed. prior guidance. characterization or that Cox was in The letter from Cole, Moffitt, and
Mayor Brian Roth said he called Com- “Our agency is relieved that services any way forced out. Van Pelt also said Cox had earned
merce a couple of weeks ago, asking about have resumed for the families we serve,”
potential problems with the application. she said. (See 4-0 VOTE, 9B) (See DISSENSION, 9B)
He was told that although no local match
was required, all funded projects had some Resignation agreement includes $200,000 payment from
amount of money to match the grant funds. ABSS to superintendent, promise of mutual “non-disparagement,”
At least one was as low as $5,000.
However, a day or two later, he received County forms promise not to file lawsuit 9B
Appetite for destruction
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for this morning at the new Morinaga America, Inc. plant along Ben Wilson Drive in Timing of Cox, Wall resignations coincidental; no plans for Wall
a call that Commerce had $500,000 in 2010
Mebane. A new pharmaceutical research company is rumored to be looking at land near the Morinaga site for a similar, $35
rec board
funds that had not been spent available, if to head up school system – neither temporarily nor long-term, 9B
to $50 million investment.
Plymouth would accept it. The only chal-
lenge: Those funds are “aging out quick-
ly,” meaning the town will “have to move
quickly.”
It is not uncommon for remnants of grants
to become available later, Roth explained, New board members will soon take their
By Mary Wayt
Publisher/Editor
County commmissioners cut 1¢ from county property tax rate
which worked well for Plymouth. seats to support the county’s recreation ef- By TOMAS MURAWSKI county’s new budget, which The new budget ultimately ments, a new crew of paramed- school board – or about $3 mil- ployees get on top of their
Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF)
has a funding cycle in the near future, and
Roth said he is confident of project approv- With the music soft and low, a couple is sillouhetted on the
forts and make recommendations to offi-
cials.
County commissioners unanimously ap-
Staff Writer
Alamance County’s com-
was otherwise identical to a
draft that Alamance County’s
manager presented two weeks
calls for $130.9 million in ex-
penditures from the county’s
general fund, which is replen-
ics for Emergency Medical
Services, and funds for a pay
and reclassification study
lion less than the local school
board had sought from the
county. The commissioners
state-funded wages.
In order to pay for these
items, Alamance County’s Conceal-carry permit holders can now bring guns into restaurants
and bars. What could go wrong? by lisa sorg
missioners reached a resound- ago. The commissions gave ished largely through sales that may recommend raises have nevertheless urged the manager Craig Honeycutt
al from that group. dance floor and Dick Feyer sings a love song during Feyer proved a new ordinance during their meet- ing decision this week to cut the new budget a unanimous and property taxes. A number for many county staff mem- school board to use some of had originally advised the
Ninety-nine of North Carolina’s coun- on the River held Saturday evening, October 19. The event, ing Monday evening, October 21, that sets the county’s property tax rate nod immediately after an- of new items have been rolled bers in the summer of 2015. this revenue to tack half a per- commissioners to keep the
ties, he said, have received funding through which highlighted Feyer and the Opry Boys Quartet was a up the board. as part of the county’s next an- other vote just on the tax cut – into this spending plan, in- The new budget also set centage point onto an 8 1/2 county’s property tax rate at
PARTF. Washington County is the only ex- Commissioners Tracey Johnson and Cole nual budget – a move that which passed by a margin of cluding additional vehicles aside some $33.4 million for percent salary supplement 54 cents for every $100 of prop-
fundraiser for the Blue and Gold Stompers Relay for Life came in response to an outcry 3-to-2. for many county depart- the Alamance-Burlington that teachers and other em- erty. The commissioners had
ception. Team. For more photos from the event, see Page 8A. (Staff Phelps spearheaded the effort.
that, strangely enough, never established this rate a year
See ‘GRANT,’ Page 8A photo by Mary Wayt) See ‘REC BOARD,’ Page 8A actually occurred. MUNICIPAL BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS earlier when they approved a
In fact, no one other than the 2 cent tax increase due, in part,
commissioners themselves BURLINGTON council passes budget with property tax GIBSONVILLE aldermen pass budget 3-2, after taking to concerns over the depletion
expressed any interest in a tax of the county’s cumulative
rate unchanged: 58¢ per $100 valuation, 4A out $500 raises for themselves, also by 3-2, 6A
Ecoplexus answers citizens’ concerns about solar farm
cut during a brief, and savings or fund balance. The
sparsely attended, public hear- state encourages counties and
ing that preceded the budget’s
MEBANE trims manager’s spending by $410k, tax New ELON town manager proposes first budget: no municipalities to maintain
passage on Monday. hike cut from 3¢ to 2¢; new rate set at 49¢, 8A change in tax rate, little change in spending, 5B savings equal to at least 8 per-
By Mary Wayt glitch, they were not able town’s Board of Adjust- council aimed at answer- tricity must come from companies would realize Even so, the county’s gov- cent of their annual budgets,
Publisher/Editor erning board approved a 1- GRAHAM ups tax rate by 1½¢, to 45½¢; will return HAW RIVER town manager outlines proposed budget: and Alamance County’s re-
to do so. Plymouth Plan- ment for a Conditional ing some of the questions renewable sources, like from selling the power.
ning Board is sending the Use Permit, and permit- that had been brought up the sun. To help make that Why Plymouth?
cent reduction in the property to curb employee & retiree benefits next month, 3B no tax hike, no raises for employees, 4B (See COUNTY BUDGET, 4A)
tax rate when it passed the
Ecoplexus wants to application to council, rec- ting from at least two state earlier. happen, they allow a 35 Ecoplexus, and other
build a five-megawatt so- ommending approval. agencies. Why North Carolina? percent tax credit to com- solar companies, prefer
lar farm on a 61-acre par- If the property were re- Even without official A few years ago, state panies who construct these flat land with pockets of INDEX Burlington council begins Newsome stepping down Wall steps down from
cel near the intersection of
NC Hwy 32 and Morrat-
zoned, Ecoplexus would action, Ecoplexus repre- representatives said that sources, like solar farms. dry land. They also need looking at costs of “going as VP of finance at United Way; will go to
still have other hurdles to sentative Nathan Rogers by 2021 at least 12.5 per- That financial motive is good sun intensity, good
tock Road. First, even be- clear, including asking the made a presentation to cent of the state’s elec- added to the revenue such electrical load – not too
Classifieds .............. 6B it alone” for bus system community college the Burlington School
Legals .............. 7B-9B
fore they purchase the par- much, not too little – high- With two local municipalities hav- Mark Newsome, who has headed up Burlington mayor Ronnie Wall, who
ing shown no interest at all and two the community college’s finance has served as executive director of
What are residents thoughts?
cel, they want it rezoned. way access, and intercon-
That process has been more that are less than enthusias- department since 2010, is leaving, the Alamance County United Way for
nection options. tic, Burlington city councilmen the second college vice president to the past two years, has announced
met with various questions Volume 76, Number 23
And, Ecoplexus doesn’t ©2014 The Alamance News turned their discussion this week announce a departure within the his resignation from the non-profit
and some resistance. By Mary Wayt Sexton, speaking against Rogers responded that a hedge or similar “visual necessarily like to be the
Publisher/Editor to the possibility that the city might past month. 3B effective at the end of the month.
Plymouth Town Council the solar farm. the company would have barriers,” something that first company in a specific establish a bus system to serve just He will become director of admis-
was slated to hold a public Rogers made good incentive to repair any should a requirement. geographical area. They its own residents. 4B sions at the Burlington School, a local
hearing on the request dur- “I’ve got a lot of reser- points, he said, but even damage, getting their in- “As a commissioner, private school. 2B
vations about where this like to be the second, to
ing their meeting Wednes- if there aren’t hazardous vestment back online as we’ve worked with big study ups and downs of
day evening, October 16. site is going,” said adjoin- materials, who is going to quickly as possible. companies who have
ing property owner and the process. With one so-
However, because of a clean up the mess in case Rogers had also said made promises and not
county commissioner Bill of a natural disaster? Ecoplexus would consider See ‘CITIZENS,’ Page 8A See ‘FARM,’ Page 8A
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court-appointed counsel, filed a in Raleigh, Wednesday, June 25.
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Public safety officials from Wrightsville cessful in catching boaters attempting to charge and the Wilmington City Council Vol. 29, No. 41, $3.00 On smartphones and tablets
Beach, New Hanover County and U.S. Coast for rides to Masonboro Island, beginning their approved a $144.8 million bud- 3600 Glenwood Ave. TriangleBusinessJournal.com/apps
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Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House be issued a citation and a $100 fine. $100 of value. The county bud-
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People gather on the western side of Masonboro Island July 4, 2011. Public safety
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officials from Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County and U.S. Coast Guard will work
the public and private boat docks along the sucking out to sea through the inlet during the together to patrol Wrightsville Beach and Masonboro Island during the Fourth of July commissioners to expect a 5 cent
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Golf’s Future, Rooted in the Past
Fremont’s Kerry McDuffie makes the move to Southport
Aldermen pick new city manager
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THIRD PLACE
Five seeking two seats on board
By Jason Tyson email, which was read by mayor Robert Howard. McDuffie’s name rose to the top.”
Staff Writer Earlier in the afternoon, McDuffie’s selection was After signing paperwork, the board presented
THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE
announced to staff and department heads. McDuffie with a key to the city.
Southport’s new city manager is a North Carolina McDuffie is scheduled to begin work here on Novem- McDuffie has served as chief administrator for the
native with 16 years of municipal government experi- ber 11 and will be paid an annual salary of $75,000. He towns of Tobaccoville, St. Pauls and Fremont for the
ence, and says he hopes to be in Southport for a long will also be given a $200 per month allowance for in- past 15 years. He previously was assistant to the town
By Drew C. Wilson
drew.wilson@havenews.com Candidates discuss why they should get your vote Jones, 61, has lived in Have-
lock since 1971. He served
time to come.
Southport aldermen voted 5-0 at a special meet-
ing Tuesday night to hire Kerry McDuffie as its new
county travel.
“I know that I am not a voting member, but I too
wish to give my approval of this hire,” said mayor
manager in Troy.
“I am humbled and honored that the board of alder-
men picked me out of 113 candidates,” McDuffie said
eight years in the Marine Corps city manager. Mary Ellen Poole was not present for Howard. “We made a decision to do this unanimously, Tuesday. “I appreciate the opportunity and am look-
The five candidates to fill two Jim Stuart, Peter Van Vliet and of Columbus, and a volunteer “I believe in Havelock and and has worked at Cherry Point the proceedings but did give her endorsement via an and when we were going through the applications, Mr. See Manager, page 20A
seats on the Havelock Board of Brenda Wilson are running for member of the Havelock Fire I believe I can do a better job since 1980. He is a longtime
Commissioners say they bring the seats in the Nov. 5 election. Department since 1991. He al- knowing the background and member of Craven Corner Mis- McDuffie
Oak Island
Barbee bridge faces
a diverse set of experiences
plus new ideas to the table.
Corbin, 68, a 30-year career so has also served on the city’s being involved with the city for sionary Baptist Church. He has
Marine, moved to Havelock in adjustment, unified develop- the last 20 years,” he said. “I’ve been the district president for
Warrior Ride
The State Port
George Corbin, Matthew 1989. He has been a member of ment ordinance, stormwater got an idea of what’s going on
renovation work
“Sugarbear” Jones, incumbent the Masonic Lodge and Knights and brownfields boards. in different areas.” See CANDIDATES, page A2
Bottorff
Havelock News The Pilot
JOANN DOST/Open Daily
The legacy of Pinehurst No. 2’s restoration is less reliance on water, fertilizer and other chemicals to preserve wide expanses of green, resort officials say.
By Lee Hinnant
to be new Staff Writer
Rehabilitation of the 41-year-
Beach rules
Tents and cabanas would be
allowed but must be removed
Course Restoration
BY BRAD KING
Pilot Open Daily Editor
owner and CEO of Pinehurst and
honorary chairman of the
INSIDE
“We lost the uniqueness of being
TODAY
this beautiful, 30-mile-
T
old G.V. Barbee Sr. Bridge at Oak
manager
at night, and setbacks from he factors that propelled the back-to-back U.S. Open wide, 80-mile-long
Island is scheduled to begin next emergency access points Pinehurst Resort and Country and U.S. Women’s Open Sandhills of North
About Long-Term
week, with crews performing increased to 25 feet, under a
work expected to improve the Club’s ambitious $2.5 million championships that begin Carolina. We wanted to
set of beach gear rules town
deck surface and extend the lifes- restoration of its famed No. 2 golf this week. restore the character we
council is studying. Story on
Pilot
course in 2010 have been well- “[No. 2] was wall-to- think Donald Ross
Retired Marine
pan of the structure by 20 years. page 16A.
During the first phase of the documented. Foremost, the resort’s wall green,” said intended — and certainly
Sustainability
work, all travel lanes will remain decision-makers felt their 104-year- Dedman. “It was really that Mother Nature had
to start Nov. 11 open but the roadway will be nar-
old Donald Ross design had lost its monochromatic out intended.”
Havelock Southern Pines
rowed by 10 feet and the speed up traffic several miles from the
limit will be lowered to 25 miles bridge to McDonald’s. authenticity and “specialness.” there. I think it had In addition, the course
By Drew C. Wilson per hour. “We can’t do business under No. 2 had become “too much like become really part of the
drew.wilson@havenews.com Amanda Glynn, an engineer those conditions,” Webster said. everybody else,” says Bob Dedman, homogenization of the game of golf. see RESTORATION, page A12
with the N.C. Department of Glynn said that during the win-
Transportation, addressed con- ter months, bridge work would
Frank Bottorff, a former involve lane shifts and maintain
Arrests
cerns raised by Mike Webster,
Bill Would
base commanding officer who works with the Cox fam- two-way traffic. In the spring,
GOING, GOING … GONE
at Cherry Point, has been ily furniture company. He said when it is necessary to close a
daytime lane closures during a lane, such closures can only hap-
hired as Havelock’s new recent bridge inspection backed See Oak Island, page 11A
city manager.
Made in
Southport
Mayor Jimmy Sanders
Give School
made the announcement Boiling Spring Lakes
High water level plague
Tuesday morning.
Judge’s comments: Judge’s comments:
Robberies
“ T h e
Mirror Lake residents
board has
To T-Town
worked
hard on
this for a By Jason Tyson BY TOM EMBREY
number Photo by Jim Harper Staff Writer Senior Writer
of months Participants in this year’s Warrior Ride arrive at Southport’s waterfront for last Thursday’s ceremony. Organizers A West End man faces armed rob-
Bob and Debra Racine named the ride in honor of longtime supporter Col. Charlie Sunder, who was on hand to see the The water level at Spring Lake is drawing most of the attention
Mayor Calls Building
and I think of city officials in Boiling Spring Lakes these days, but a handful of bery and felony breaking and enter-
riders take to Howe Street for the next segment of their four-day Coastal Carolina Tour.
t h e y ’ v e Bottorff residents along another body of ing charges after he was arrested
water nearby say they are deal- by Southern Pines police.
Judge’s comments:
Drew C. Wilson/Havelock News done a good job,” Sand-
Integral Part of Town
ing with water level issues of Jyhe Miciel Utley, 22, of 115 Holly
Charlie Jones, 10, of Trent Woods, flips on a Vertical Reality amusement game at the Havelock Chili Festival on Saturday. Despite ers said. “I’m pleased. We Southport By Terry Pope from North Carolina participate in the
An interesting editorial Hefty and well-designed.
Injured veterans
Associate Editor ride,” stated Racine. “With the government their own, and they’d like to have Place, is charged with three counts
had some very good can-
FESTIVAL FUN IN HAVELOCK
some rain, thousands came out to enjoy chili, chicken wings, games and entertainment during the two-day event. shutdown we were supposed to have about some assistance. of robbery with a dangerous
didates and Frank pre- When U.S. Army Col. Charlie Sunder led 15 more riders, but they couldn’t make it.” Joy Gregory’s trailer on Myrtle weapon and two
welcomed at
vailed.” an expedition in Vietnam to open a supply Racine and Sunder first met in 2002 at a Lane in Boiling Spring Lakes BY DAVID SINCLAIR
used to sit 50 feet back from counts of felony
Bottorff, a retired colo- route to aid Marines in the thick of the bat- local military association meeting. He hon- Managing Editor
tle there, one of the Marines on the receiv- ored Sunder with a plaque last week just the Mirror Lake water line, but breaking and enter-
nel with 28 years in the ing of a motor vehi- Taylortown Mayor Ulysses Barrett says he has
city ceremony
ing end of that help was Bob Racine. before the injured veterans took to their storms and heavy rains have
pushed the lake closer and closer cle. never seen something unite the town the way the
Marine Corps, was select- Decades later, the two men would recon- cycles and pedaled up Howe Street.
nect in Southport-Oak Island. After leaving Vietnam, Sunder became to her back doorstep and have Utley was placed desire to acquire the old Academy Heights
ed from a group of 51 ap- flooded her neighbor. Elementary has in his 25 years of service.
plicants. Bottorff served
Racine now heads up the Warrior Ride, commander of Military Ocean Terminal in the Moore
which last week hosted up to 20 injured Sunny Point near Southport from 1972-74, Gregory’s backyard used to be So many residents have told him it would “be a
Spotty showers don’t dampen spirits of those at annual Chili Festival
County jail under a
Event honors Col. Sunder;
as commanding officer at veterans who use adaptive bicycling for re- but remained in the area after his retire- a waterfowl sanctuary of sorts, shame” if town doesn’t get it.
UTLEY $50,000 secured
page, good sports sec- Thick with news coverage,
Cherry Point from 2006 to habilitation and recreation. The Southport ment and since then has devoted his life to teeming with Canada geese and “We feel like it is an integral part of the com-
bond awaiting his
shutdown affects numbers portion of the ride this year was named in volunteer service. domesticated ducks. She would
2009. Resident Joy Gregory often buy 50-pound bags of corn first appearance in munity,” Barrett said. “Almost everyone here
By Drew C. Wilson in Havelock’s Walter B. Jones raise money for Havelock-area honor of Col. Sunder at a Thursday morn- When Racine and his wife Debra, who has a family connection to Academy Heights.”
“I’m extremely excited ing ceremony on the Southport waterfront. live at Oak Island, developed an idea to to feed the flocks, and there was Moore County dis-
drew.wilson@havenews.com INSIDE TODAY Park. charities. The problem is that under state law, the school
and honored to be a part “This is the first time I’ve had so many See Warrior Ride, page 11A plenty of room for the waterfowl to waddle around. trict court, which is
For more pictures from the Rain fell Friday night but Deanna Reed, of Havelock, “Right after my husband George and I moved here, Hurricane set for June 24. system cannot give the property
of the team in Havelock,” See Lakes, page 16A
Intermittent rain didn’t chili festival, see page B1. cleared for most of Saturday be- said she enjoyed her chicken In addition, away. It must sell it for fair mar-
Bottorff said. “We’ve been ket value, which is $500,000,
dampen charitable spirits as fore moving back in during the wings. part of the community Aberdeen police
thousands turned out for the in the rain to enjoy the festival,” afternoon. Still, Duncan said “I’m not a spicy type of per- St. James have made two according to school board
In just two years, ‘Garage Band’ fundraising is off the charts
for a number of years Chairwoman Kathy Farren.
Havelock Chili Festival on Fri- said Stephanie Duncan, execu- the festival had 15,000 chicken son and it’s got the perfect LILES arrests in a home
now, and I certainly feel invasion and rob- So state Rep. Jamie Boles has
day night and Saturday. tive director of the Havelock wings for the festival kickoff on amount of bite,” she said.
tion and fun community
introduced a local bill that would
appealing photos and
honored that the Board bery that happened
“I was surprised at the num- Chamber of Commerce, which Friday with thousands of cups of Commissioners had allow the school board to give
last Wednesday,
bers of people that stayed out puts on the annual fundraiser of chili on Saturday, all sold to See FESTIVAL, page A3 and two other BARRETT Academy Heights Elementary
See BOTTORFF, page A3 By Amanda Hutcheson cancer. The band had raised several the money—and a tradition was born. arrests in a string School to Taylortown.
Staff Writer thousand dollars, Haase said, when “Now, every single performance, of larcenies that “It is something we all want to happen,” Boles
Authorities seize Internet gaming machines
they learned a group of healthcare that’s the mainstay,” drummer Marty
started on Sunday. said. “Taylortown would get it free and clear. We
Just two years after their first con- providers had agreed to donate $10 Wozniak said of the guitar case. “It’s tried to do it last year. It went back and forth. We
cert, members of Mike’s Garage Band for every $1 the band raised, with the always open, and there’s always mon- On Thursday,
Aberdeen police, have been talking about this for about two
are celebrating a major milestone: money going to provide breast cancer ey in it.” YORK
more than $100,000 raised for non- treatment for those who could not af- “The first night we played, we just with the help of a years.”
Seven businesses in Members of the Havelock Police Main St., Suite 38; U.S. Mini Mart at profit organizations. ford it. put out the old guitar case,” bass Southern Pines The school was closed in June 2011 as a cost-
saving measure implemented by the Board of
photos make it a well-
Department and the Craven Coun- 221 East Main St.; Food Fare at 227 The band’s performance at St. “When we found out the medical player Ken Haubrich recalled. “We
appealing features.
Police Depart-
city targeted as part ty Sheriff’s Office Special Response
Team seized full-size Internet
West Main St.; Mr. P’s Sweepstakes
at 900 U.S. 70 West; Jean’s Place at
James’s Military Appreciation Day in
early September got the band close,
community had stepped up, ten-to-
one, it was very exciting,” Haase said.
made about $600 or something like
See Band, page 14A
ment’s K-9 unit,
arrested Tyshawn
Education to help absorb an $8.2 million funding
shortfall from the state. Students were trans-
said band member and namesake “It brought our total over $117,000.” ferred to West Pine Elementary and Pinehurst
of 11-month probe sweepstakes gambling machines,
cut phone lines and gathered box-
220 East Main St.; and Super Ex-
pressway at 807 East Main St.
Mike Haase. But it was a concert later
in the month in Leland that pushed
At its first concert two years before,
band members set out an empty gui- File photo
Jermaine Liles, 20,
of the 200 block of Elementary schools.
the band over a hundred grand. tar case for donations to help offset 6th Street, “We just want it off our books,” Farren said.
By Drew C. Wilson es filled with more than 300 pieces Cyrus said that evidence was also Mike’s Garage Band recently
The band was playing for about the cost of cleaning at the St. James celebrated a major milestone: it Aberdeen, and “They (Taylortown) have always expressed an
drew.wilson@havenews.com of evidence. removed from Ben’s Beach Bingo at 200 people, and proceeds benefited Community Center. When the total
WILLIAMS interest in that property.”
has raised more than $100,000 Christian Martrell
According to a release from 1333 East Main St., after investiga- the Pretty In Pink Foundation, a non- at the end of the night was more than in donations for local nonprof- York, 22, of the 100 block of In March 2012, the county commissioners — as
Police executed search warrants Havelock Police Chief G. Wayne tors observed suspected sweep- profit that assists people with breast they expected, they decided to donate its and charities. holders of the property — exercised its right of
Seagraves Street, Aberdeen. PHOTOS BY BRANDI SWARMS/The Pilot
at seven Havelock businesses last Cyrus, the search warrants were stakes/gaming machines in plain refusal, saying it had no desire to own the land
Liles is charged with first-degree Wade Williams, Nash Tucker and Kendrick Williams enjoy the benefits of having their
rounded read.
week and confiscated more than a served at known sweepstakes and view. burglary, and York is charged with and buildings. They voted to recommend that the
Drew C. Wilson/Havelock News
grandparents, Jan and Art Williams, own an ice cream stand. The Williamses are school board offer the property to Taylortown,
truckload of Internet gaming ma- gaming establishments following A search warrant was executed Authorities confiscate an Internet gaming machine accessory after the fact. owners of Ben’s Homemade Ice Cream, in Eagle Springs. All was fine until little
Find us on At 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, which hopes to use it for a community center.
chines. an 11-month investigation. at Friend’s Bar at 571 U.S. 70 West from Super Expressway in Havelock. Havelock police Wade tipped his cone a bit too far.
A week after the raids, no charges Businesses included: Internet late last month that resulted in the and Craven County deputies conducted searches and Facebook see ROBBERIES, page A9 see SCHOOL, page A9
have been brought against any of Connections at 1329 East Main St.; confiscated gaming machines from several Havelock- facebook.com/thestateportpilot
the business owners. B&B Internet Access at 925 East See MACHINES, page A2 area businesses last week.
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE HEALTH PLAN
Kilby
Gay couple says state’s
recent changes pushed
them to move away
Seven years after moving to
North Carolina to be closer to fam-
CRUMBLES
ily, Bob and Wilbur Kingston-
Parrott are headed to Massachu-
setts. They don’t feel North Caro-
lina, which banned gay marriage,
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View list of top donors
Evening thunderstorm in municipal election
You’ll recognize many of the
dooms historic building
names and companies — Marty
Kotis and Michael Winstead,
Replacements Ltd. and Lomax
Properties. They’re among the top
BY PAT KIMBROUGH donors to local candidates this
ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER election season. Story, B1
HIGH POINT — A large portion of the former Kilby Hotel lll
building collapsed Wednesday afternoon, spilling a mass of State to hold hearing
brick and other debris onto Washington Street.
No one was injured when por tions of the front and side
on new Medicaid system
walls of the vacant structure came crashing down about 3:15 State officials say a new Med-
p.m. icaid billing system is performing
After the par tial collapse, demolition crews took down well, but providers say they still
most of the remainder of the building. struggle with the system, which
REBOUNDING
Prior to the collapse, city officials had already been on the went live months ago. Story, B1
scene for hours to assess damage to
NATION & WORLD
“It fell forward par t of the building’s east wall that
apparently occurred during an early-
into the street, morning thunderstorm. Investigation launched
They had closed Washington Street into Capitol shooting
and I was and demolition crews had been called Some deadly-force experts
FROMNEARDISASTER
completely in and were about to start work tearing
down part of the front wall.
agree scrutiny is warranted for
Thursday’s high-speed chase in
covered in a High Point Enterprise photographer Washington that ended with of-
Laura Greene was on the scene and
dust cloud.” took several pictures that showed the
ficers shooting the driver. Capitol
Police internal affairs is investigat-
sequence of the building’s collapse. ing, which is standard protocol in
— Laura Greene She was standing across the street
Enterprise photographer from the Kilby speaking with some such cases, police said. Story, A8
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The health plan for state workers has survived poor management and a flawed contract
firefighters when she heard a cracking
sound. A small part of the side of the building fell and then
the rest of it gave way.
Civilian defense staff
to return to work soon HEALTH B TW
taft.wireback@news-record.com
vented leaders from accurately predicting
expenses.
“The complex
nature of the
“I had my camera and started firing away until this dust
cloud kind of came at me and they made me clear the area
Most of the Pentagon’s 400,000
furloughed civilian workers will
CHECK The multibillion-dollar State Health Plan
took most North Carolina residents by sur-
Taxpayers soon forked over $250 million
to bail out the publicly-funded plan, admin-
istered under a lucrative contract by a pri-
health care
because a power line had snapped,” Greene said. “It fell for- An occasional
ward into the street, and I was completely covered in a dust
be back on the job in coming days. series about the
prise five years ago when it hit the skids, vately-run nonprofit, Blue Cross and Blue system will
costing taxpayers big bucks just as the Great Shield of North Carolina.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel business end of continue to
cloud.” Recession began to tighten its grip. “The State Health Plan, by any assess-
says a bill passed by Congress last delivering health Not long before, state officials supervising ment, was not being managed well,” said
Greene arrived at the scene planning present financial
to photograph demolition crews at work. INSIDE week exempts from furlough civil- care in North the insurance plan for 660,000-plus teach- state Sen. Ralph Hise, a GOP lawmaker
A contractor had brought some equip- Enterprise
ians who provide direct support to Carolina. ers, state employees and government retir-
ees had predicted a $58 million surplus for
from Spruce Pine who is active in reform ef-
forts.
challenges.”
ment to the scene, but further disaster the military. Story, A2
photographer the 2008 fiscal year. “We were not allowed even as legislators Schorr Johnson,
was aver ted, since crews were appar- ONLINE: Read Instead, the plan finished $80 million to see the contract with Blue Cross and Blue
Laura Greene NEWSRECORD.COM spokesman for state
ently minutes away from star ting to the first part at in the red, hobbled by unrealistic budget
photographed See Disaster, Page A11 Treasurer Janet Cowell
work on the building when the collapse NEWS: Catch up on stories you News-Record.com projections and contract secrecy that pre-
the destruction n
occurred. may have missed from this
at the Kilby on
The Kilby was at the hear t of High week’s News & Record in our
Wednesday
Point’s black business and cultural com- weekly news roundup at News- ILLUSTRATION BY TIM RICKARD/News & Record
morning and
munity during the era of segregation, Record.com.
but had fallen into severe disrepair over returned to
PHOTOS: See photos you may
These preachers took unusual paths
the years. the scene that n
afternoon. She have missed from this week’s
The city first identified the 104-year-
was talking with News & Record in our weekly
old structure as unsafe 18 months ago
after the roof of the three-stor y building a firefighter when photo roundup at News-
collapsed all the way through it to the she heard a loud Record.com.
ground floor. crack. She raised
ON MONDAY n The Triad has special Closer to home, there’s ter how good you sing,”
Since then, the owners of the prop- her camera and the pastor who donned a said Suess, 58, pastoral
erty, along with historic preser vationists captured these October is Breast Cancer preachers, even if they gorilla suit while deliver- minister at First Friends
and others, successfully petitioned the images as the Awareness Month and fundraisers don’t have a TV show. ing singing telegrams. Meeting of Quakers.
City Council to delay demolition numer- walls crumbled. abound. Life An NBA player who It was the 1980s and the
ous times to allow them opportunities to B N ML traded his sneakers for a popular book “What Color
Find more of her white clerical collar. is Your Parachute?” urged
secure funding to shore up the building. nancy.mclaughlin@news-record.com
photographs on A pastor whose Harley- people to make money pur-
Early this year, the council gave the page A7. GREENSBORO — A re- Davidson has 16-inch ape suing their passion.
owners until late May to come up with ality TV show debuting hangers. To Suess, her passion
a plan to save the building. The coun- this week focuses on the Call them the Preachers was obvious: the poems she
cil granted another 45-day reprieve after Kilby suppor ters lifestyles and pasts of six of Greensboro. and a friend set to music
men in the ministry — a for their friends’ baby and
reported last week that a California economic development skateboarder, a former Start with song bridal showers.
firm was going to put up the money to preser ve the structure gangbanger, a Grammy- Though it was popular
and convert it to a combination of a culinar y arts school and
housing.
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84 LYNN HEY/News & Record nominated singer and more.
“Preachers of L.A.,
Deborah Suess, the pastor at First Friends Meeting in Greens- Leading the God Life” airs
boro, once operated a singing telegram business in Iowa at 10 a.m. Wednesday on
It wasn’t that Deborah
Suess was a great singer.
“When you do singing
telegrams in a gorilla cos-
elsewhere, there wasn’t
a singing telegram busi-
ness in her part of Des
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Sunny to partly before coming to the ministry. the Oxygen channel. tume, it really doesn’t mat- See Preachers, Page A4
cloudy with no
chance of rain.
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By Janet Conner-Knox and Rehabilitation Center said Joyce Wetherington, people who have been test- but we are still waiting,” A sign posted on the door
Armed robbery suspect being sought
Times Staff Writer resident is recovering at public information officer ed for suspected cases. Wetherington said. of Wilson Pines Nursing
Wilson Medical Center, for the Wilson County There are still no an- Wetherington said an en- and Rehabilitation Center
cites
A fifth case of Legion- according to local health Health Department. swers about the source of gineering team is in Wilson from an administrator said
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agnosed in Wilson County. The person is being are still waiting to get the “We thought the results Nursing and Rehabilitation
A Wilson Pines Nursing treated for pneumonia, results back for two other would be back before now, Center. See CASE, Page 8A By Matthew Adkins
Matthew.adkins@JDNews.com Eastwood Drive neighborhood has been hit with rash of crimes
Hospital for immediate treatment,
was taken to Onslow Memorial
Jacksonville police say the on an access road behind one of not injured. The neighborhood where the then transferred to another medi-
research
search continues for an uniden- the homes, according to Jackson- “Jacksonville Police (Depart- armed robbery took place has seen cal facility to recover, according to
EMBRACING LIFE
tified subject wanted for armed ville Police spokeswoman Beth ment) is conducting interviews a rash of crime in recent weeks. previous Daily News reports. On
robbery. Purcell. and following leads. We are in the On April 22, officers were drawn June 13, 2013, an Eastwood Drive
The robbery occurred around Purcell said the alleged victim preliminary stages of this continu- to the area while investigating the
2:15 p.m. Friday at Eastwood Drive in the robbery is a man who was ing investigation,” she said. shooting of a 27-year-old man. He See ROBBERY » A9
on TAs
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Raleigh
IN1999, THEVILLAGE
GRADUATION DAY
Aut hor says cut t ing
VIEWEDTHEMAJOR
American Legion
puzzles over how to
Young woman fighting retire modern flags assist ant s is wr ong
EMBRACES
CHAMPIONSHIPAS
By J. Andrew Curl iss
Bold, audacious, color- Solid presentation, uses
without burning
aggressive cancer acurliss@newsobserver.com
Judge’s comments:
By Thomas Brennan
ThestateSenateʼs proposal tocut
learns how to really live
Thomas.Brennan@JDNews.com
millionsin funding for second-and
ANINCONVENIENCE.
Hundreds of American flags
By Lisa Boykin Batts
have been given to local service
organizations for retirement third-grade teacher assistants is
Times Life Editor — but the synthetic materials
they’re made of have left them
Arianna Lewis has her cap adjusted by Curlissa Jefferson prior
to graduation at Jacksonville High School on Friday. Photo by
part of aplan from itsleadersto re-
shape elementary education – a
NOW, ITʼSAN
to collect dust. John Sudbrink / The Daily News
ful design, strong local many tried-and-true de-
THEOPEN
Kristen Owens said she probably
wouldn’t have gone skydiving before her
American flags were tradi-
tionally made out of natural ma- Ceremonies held at 3 high schools plan that now emphasizes paying
cancer diagnosis. terials such as cotton and wool; n Northside High School sends 199 into the wider world. more money to all teachers over
Clean, elegant design,
“I would have been scared,” the Elm however, synthetic versions STORY, A3 keeping aides who assist teachers
OPPORTUNITYTO
City woman said Tuesday morning. such as nylon and polyester are
But she wanted an adventure. She becoming increasingly popular n More than 150 Southwest seniors turn into alumni.
STORY, A5
in someclassrooms.
wanted to do something she might have
Senate leader Phil Berger, an
since they last longer. Cotton
done at some point in her life. She didn’t and wool flags are authorized n At Jacksonville High School, 240 graduates take wing.
want to miss out. to be burned in large quantities STORY, A10 Eden Republican, said in an inter-
SHOWCASETHEAREA.
during a retirement ceremony
“ ’Cause you never know what will hap-
view that he is rely-
content. sign techniques. Fair mix
pen,” she said. while the synthetic flags, due to
state regulations, are not.
ing mainly on re-
Legislators
The adventure last month was awe-
The American Legion post in
some for Kristen: “The best adrenaline
search from Tennes-
great use of white space
Jacksonville had been storing
rush ever.” And it was good for her moth-
er, Becky, who cried as she watched her
more than 200 synthetic Ameri-
can flags that were given to them see and the United
Kingdom that casts
seek clarity
daughter descend from the tandem jump. from citizens across Onslow
But it was tears of happiness. She was
doubt on the effec-
County for proper retirement.
happy that Kristen felt good enough that Prior to being picked up by the
day to jump, that she could still do daring Fleet Reserve Association on a tiveness of teacher
of local content.
things after 47 chemotherapy treatments recent morning, the flags were
on state law
in less than two years. stored in a small supply closet Berger assistants in helping
Since that jump, Kristen has taken a
turn for the worse, and last week, her
leaving Gerald Griffin, a past
commander at the Legion post,
studentslearn, while
and art. Unusually
doctor told her and her parents that it “stumped” on what to do. other studiespoint toteacher qual-
was time to start planning.
Dr. Arthur Hanson, who did her first
“We feel bad because these
people came to us in order to Ruling could courts.
The state House of Rep- ity as a more crucial factor in stu-
cancer surgery to remove a tumor on her
retire their American flags but
there was just nothing we could
affect suits over resentatives voted unani- dent results.
The Tennessee study, a major
mously Friday for clarifi-
ovary that was bigger than a softball, was
there for her again when it was discov-
do with them,” Griffin said. “We
groundwater cations to the “statute of
ered the cancer had metastasized to her
want to do right by these people
and retire their flags, but cer-
repose,” which bars law-
suits brought more than
project begun in the 1980s and
abdomen and told them they should start tain rules prevent us from doing
By Jannette Pippin
Jannette.Pippin@JDNews.com 10 years after any alleged known as Project STAR, found lit-
getting things in order. It was a hard con- that for them.” contamination occurred.
tle difference in test scores of chil-
strong local editorial/op-
versation for all of them, including the According to the United States Area legislators say they The modifications state that
Federal Flag Code, the Ameri- are working quickly in the 10-year period should
Raleigh to clarify the in- not be interpreted as bar-
dren in kindergarten through
See OWENS, Page 8A can flag should be customarily
folded and burned while an in- tent of a state law so that ring personal-injury cases fourth grade, especially after first
dividual either comes to atten-
tion or salutes while reciting
The Alex Moore House 1906, in the historic district of Swansboro, proudly displays an American flag.
Whether indoors or out, the American flag, if not on a pole, should be displayed either vertically or
it does not prevent those involving certain ground-
affected by contaminated water contamination. grade, when comparing classes
Kristen Owens did a tandem skydiving jump at Triangle Skydiving Center in Louisburg See FLAGS » A4
horizontally with the union, or blue field, to the observer’s left, according to the U.S. Federal Flag
Code. Photo by John Sudbrink / The Daily News
groundwater from seeking
See LEGISLATORS » A9
with and without teacher assist-
ants.
compensation through the
with Greg Upper — crossing off another item on her bucket list. At left, Kristen, a Fike
But it concludedthat classesof13
High School alumni, speaks at the school’s 2014 commencement ceremonies. Contrib-
uted Photo and Gray Whitley | Times
Bond set for attempted murder suspect
ed content.
George Evans is
escorted by an Onslow to17children produced substantial
County Sheriff’s
deputy into Onslow improvement, leadingtoinitiatives
County Superior Court By Matthew Adkins
Matthew.adkins@JDNews.com
gued Evans’ previous criminal his- pointing a gun, assault with a deadly
tory showed he was a flight risk and a weapon with intent to kill or seriously
to reduce class sizes across the
country; other research also sug-
for his bond hearing
Friday morning. A New Hanover County man ac- clear danger to the community. injure and possession of a firearm by
Evans is charged with cused of shooting his estranged wife Evans’ prior record stems from a a felon, all of which he pleaded not
gests the lower the class size, the
A different kind of battle
in the Olive Garden parking lot in 1977 armed robbery in New Hanover guilty to during the bond hearing.
Veterans fight homelessness; better.
attempted first-degree
murder, assault with Jacksonville had his bond set Friday County. He was sentenced to 30 years Evans is accused of shooting his es-
a deadly weapon and morning. in prison, and served 9.5 of those tranged wife, Audry Evans, at about
11:30 p.m. March 29 and then flee- Anauthor of theU.K.studies,the
project, group reaching out
more for allegedly George Evans, 60, was given $2.5 years, according to court officials.
shooting his estranged million bond in Onslow County Supe- In addition to attempted first-de- ing in her vehicle. He was located in deepest in theworld on teacher as-
gree murder, Evans was indicted Columbus County the following day.
wife. Photo by John
Althouse/The Daily
rior Court.
Representing the State was Dis- Friday for two domestic violence sistants, said in an interview that
By Janet Conner-Knox
Times Staff Writer
War. different kind of battle. He household items, food, along with other veterans less a lot in his adult life. News trict Attorney Ernie Lee, who ar- protective order violations, assault by See MURDER » A4
his teamʼs research should not be
Battle felt the country
used tosupport amoveby lawmak-
battles poverty. pillows and personal care helped assist veterans as “I had been living in a
needed him and that was Battle and other lo- items. It was all sponsored they came in. rooming house,” Battle T-SToRmS Business ............ b3 Entertainment ...... C9 Opinion ......... b7-8
It was 1970 when then- why he was drafted. He cal veterans were at the by BB&T Lighthouse Proj- Battle came in for some said. “But it was bad in
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American Legion Post
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ect for the third year. Vol-
unteers with Veterans Resi-
food and toiletries.
Battle, who isn’t home-
there. I couldn’t stay there.”
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and served in the Vietnam Today, Battle is fighting a where they could receive dential Services of Wilson less now, has been home- See FIGHT, Page 3A “We went out of our way to say
Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 publicly and to anyone who asked
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People fill t he st r eet s on a Fr iday in May for a fr ee music event on t he Village Gr een in Pinehur st . Ar ea businesses hope t o
dr aw mor e local r esident s and visit or s t o t he villageʼs downt own dur ing t he back- t o- back menʼs and womenʼs U.S. Opens.
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6A
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Shannon autopsy: Alcohol level at .22 SUNDAY • JUNE 8, 2014 • $2.00 charlotteobserver.com
■ + Teacher assistantsin North
Carolina arefunded through
several streamsof money, in-
opentoall competitors.Theoretically,anama-
teur could qualify and win the championship
Tarheel CAUGHT ON THE As South End booms,
The report was released David Shannon
was a UnC freshman
on Oct. 29 and the toxicology report
was completed on Nov. 2.
the evidence gathered at the scene,
he said.
realize they’re hurt because they
likely won’t feel pain, the research
cludinglocal, stateand federal against someof thegreatest playersin golf.
THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE
almost a year after David when he was found Kirsti Clifford, a spokeswoman From the beginning police have states. And if a person is aware he is sources. Thelargest iswhatʼs
for N.C. Department of Health and said that alcohol played a role in injured, he likely won’t do anything
fears rise for pedestrian safety known asthestateteacher assist- This year, that come-one, come-all attitude
Plastics
dead on oct. 27 at
Shannon’s death.
CROSSWALK
a concrete plant in Human Services, would not com- Shannon’s death. to address the injuries.
Carrboro. his autopsy ment on why there was a delay in At a blood alcohol concentration Police are still trying to figure out
ant “allotment” fund. Hereʼs how will extend beyond the ropes of the storied
By Jenny Surane
on an increasingly
Gov. Pat the autopsy certification. of .20, a person can feel disoriented what led Shannon to the concrete
McCrory (left) City Editor
was released on
Clifford said the department does and might need help standing or plant that night. He was last seen at a that account hasbeen funded by
CourseNo.2,asthislongtimeplaygroundfor thecaptains
closes
Monday.
lawmakerssincethebudget year
presents a state not have any additional comments walking, according to data from party on McCauley Street on Oct. 26.
An autopsy report released beyond the release. the University of Missouri-Rolla In his most recent update sent
congested South Boulevard
flag to Harry
Kim, general Monday for David Shannon shows
the UNC freshman died from blunt
falling 30 feet from a piece of machin-
ery at the Ready Mixed Concrete
The Carrboro Police Department is
the investigating agency for the case.
Center for Personal and Professional
Development.
to the town manager last month,
Carrboro Police Chief Walter Horton
that began on July 1, 2004. of American commerce, finance and industry opens its
manager of
trauma to the head, neck and torso Plant in Carrboro in the early hours of The autopsy results haven’t The study estimated that some- said the department had not ruled
Amount
N
Custom
About 75 laid off Nonwoven, and had a blood alcohol concentra- Oct. 27, the report states. changed the direction of the inves- one Shannon’s size would have to out hazing in Shannon’s death. early seven years after Charlotte Year armsto swarmsof spectators.
The Charlotte
after McCrory tion of .22 at the time of his death. The autopsy and toxicology reports tigation, said Capt. Chris Atack, the consume 11 drinks within one hour “Depending on what information officials brought light rail to South (inmillions) Thr ee gener at ions pose wit h t he st at ue of Donald Ross,
When the menʼs U.S. Open first came to Pinehurst Re- ar chitect of Pinehur st No. 2. Fr om left ar e Cindy St ant on of
announced Shannon, a pledge in the Chi Phi were released Monday after being cer- spokesman for the department. to reach a blood alcohol level of .22. End, the area is booming with new
BY SHARON MYERS Friday at fraternity, sustained the injuries after tified, but the autopsy was completed The findings are consistent with At that level, a person might not See Shannon, Page 7 apartments, restaurants and shops. 2004-05 $377.8
The Dispatch Davidson But residents say the city overlooked one 2005-06 $420.2 sort and Country Club in 1999, it was dreaded by some West Windsor, N.J., Jean Bur ns of Sout her n Pines and Jenna
The Dispatch The Daily Tar Heel
County crucial task: making South Boulevard – the
New 2006-07 $459.0 St ant on of New Yor k City.
Employees at Tarheel Plas-
in orange County, a refuge
Community main road through the area – safe for pe-
tics on U.S. Highway 64 East re-
ceived some unwelcome news
College that
the
destrians and cyclists.
2007-08 $488.7 area residents who saw it as a traveling carnival. They
worried an invasion of the masses would create gridlock Inside
They say South Boulevard can’t safely
Friday when the company an- company is accommodate all the new walkers, runners 2008-09 $519.3
drop/add
nounced it was closing its doors. moving to and bikers being drawn to the new apart-
2009-10 $512.7
on roads and in restaurants and turn their picturesque, In Sports: Meet the first family of Pinehurst. 1C
Sources state that approxi- Thomasville ments and businesses
mately 75 people have been laid
off effective immediately.
and plans to
employ 72
sprouting along the EYE ON 2010-11 $528.2
corridor. DEVELOPMENT
policy tree-lined villageof fewer than 10,000 full-timeresidents
On its website, IP3 Plastics people. Behind It’s not as though 2011-12 $537.6
Observer
announced in September that the two are
it had “reached an agreement residents haven’t
2012-13 $554.1 SouthernPinesandgreater MooreCountyseeintheevent agold-
into atacky tourist trap.
N.C. been speaking up.
to acquire the injection mold- Community They have been ask- 2013-14 $453.6 en opportunity.
criticized
ing specialist (Tarheel Plastics) College System
* * * Not only do merchants, hotels and restaurants hope to earn a
… subject to confirmatory due ing the city for pedes-
2014-15 $240.2*
Lexington Chapel Hill
president Dr.
diligence.” Officials with IP3 trian safety improve- ERIC FRAZIER
Scott Ralls and
Plastics could not be reached to
comment why the acquisition
N.C. Commerce ments on South Boulevard since at least
2005.
* Senate proposal reduces funding By thesecond go-round, in 2005, localsviewed theOpen more shareof the$169millionthat Opencrowdsareexpected tospend
did not take place.
Secretary
Sharon Decker. City leaders hope to get more citywide and changes formula for funding as a giant, weeklong party next door: a relatively minor and in- from June 9-22. They want to reap long-term benefits by show-
UnC-Ch administrators say teacher assistants. frequent inconvenience.
Officials with Tarheel Plas-
tics also couldn’t be reached for
DONNIE ROBERTS/THE DISPATCH sidewalk money through a bond referen-
dum this fall, but they don’t have any ded-
casing their region asagreat placeto vacation, start anew busi-
Source: Department of Public Instruction,
County gains 72 jobs
comment. the change in policy is not icated for South Boulevard, or a timetable Now, asthehistoricback-to-back menʼs andwomenʼs Opensbe- nessor retire.
Tarheel Plastics announced
necessary for this University. N.C. General Assembly
in March that it would expand
for improvements.
gin their two-week run, the Village of Pinehurst, neighboring
into Davie County and create
That worries residents who are watching SEEPINEHURST, PAGE10A
Charlotte
By Sara Salinas a Publix supermarket and a new apartment
48 new jobs and invest $2.5 complex going up along South Boulevard
to $3.5 million. Terry Bralley, Staff Writer
just north of Ideal Way, at Iverson Way. A
85°Ú 65°
president of the Davie County JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com Harris Teeter, restaurants and more
UNC-Chapel Hill students will soon
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Judge’s comments: Judge’s comments:
Economic Development Com- no longer be able to take comfort in South Boulevard, known for narrow lanes and heavy traffic, creates challenges for pedestrians in the high-growth area. SEE SOUTH END, 16A
mission, said the Mocksville
expansion closed down within Governor announces which will move into an existing building on
Sunrise Center Drive, plans to create 72 jobs
tions, local and state officials said.
The Davidson County Economic Devel-
knowing that they have eight weeks to
w eat h er
for ecast
Television .....9D Obituaries....5B Employment .8E Editorials....22A
drop a menacing course — and admin- 30% chance pr ecip. on 8B Vol. 2014, No.159
plant in Thomasville
A missed gunshot
the last month, and he was told and invest about $12.8 million over the next opment Commission has been working with istrators aren’t happy about it.
the company was consolidating three years, McCrory said. the company since January. EDC Executive A policy passed by the UNC Board Meet the 2014 Seniors of the Year
back in Davidson County. He “We might have you build a new cushion Director Steve Googe said company officials of Governors in April establishes a
also stated that there were only BY NASH DUNN for the chair in downtown Thomasville,” Mc- originally sought a banking relationship. After
Sandhills Golf Card
systemwide drop period — shortening
four employees located at the The Dispatch Crory joked to Harry Kim, who will serve as that was set up, they came back and worked
haunts Anson family
UNC-CH’s current drop period from
Davie County facility at the time
of closure. Gov. Pat McCrory hopes a South Korean
the Thomasville plant’s manager.
Custom Nonwovens develops and manu-
with the EDC to find a building in the area.
Custom Nonwovens will move into a build-
eight weeks to ten days.
Any course dropped after the 10th
Not acoupon. Visit
Online triangle.dealsaver.comto
50 1,000
“It is disappointing news,” company locating to Thomasville will be part factures polyester nonwoven pads and rolls ing at 113 Sunrise Center Drive, which is in
Judge’s comments:
dth/MeliSSa key day of the semester will appear as a
Bralley said. “Our hearts go of what he called a “Carolina comeback” in through a thermal bonding process. Workers an industrial park setting. The building once withdrawal on students’ transcripts.
$
purchasedeals.
manufacturing. at the Thomasville plant will manufacture a housed Automotive Motors of Thomasville. Eh Pay works at Transplanting Traditions Community Farm in Chapel Hill. The farm provides entrepreneurial training to refugee farmers from Burma.
out to those families in David- UNC-CH administrators are fighting
Strong local front pages. DTH has strong local con-
son County impacted by this McCrory announced Friday that Custom new production line of fire retardant barriers “It’s been sitting empty for a long time, Sandy Alkoutami Thomas Churchill Arianna Grevious Sarah Hendrix Dana King Police, medical examiner didn’t
A thousand people from Burma live in the county area
back against the policy, saying that the
For assistance,
closure.” Nonwovens Inc. will locate its first North Car- and mattress pads for use in cushion seatings and it’s a great building,” Googe said. “We’ve St. Stephens North Mecklenburg Fort Mill cfa Academy Marvin Ridge Char
lotte 52
change did not take into account the find wound on Fred Lookabill;
> tArheel | 5A olina plant in the Chair City. The company, for medical, military and institutional applica- > County | 5A individual need of the campuses. W adesboro
no one was ever prosecuted
By Corinne Jurney project manager for Transplanting Traditions. and speak different languages,” Owensby said.
The new regulations will go into
effect prior to the fall 2014 semester By Ames Alexander
485 74
call 919-829-4600.
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Many of those refugees work for UNC. The conflict in Burma stems from ethnic M onroe
Lolly Wolly Doodle opens
Staff Writer and will affect every student.
newsobserver.com
aalexander@charlotteobserver.com
More than 30 different vegetables native to groups wanting to break away from the country M arshville
“This is a precipitous change on a WADESBORO — The clink of shotgun pel-
Yard-long beans and spicy peppers were Burma are grown on the farm, Owensby said. and create independent countries, she said. campus where nobody seems to feel lets on the metal embalming table was 601
N .C .
value
among the native Burmese ingredients used in This month’s dinner at the restaurant “I do not think Myanmar is going to the right that anything is broken,” said Ron the first sign of something nefarious. S .C .
preparing a fundraising dinner last week for Panciuto sourced more than 75 percent of its direction for democracy,” said Zan Win Maung, Strauss, executive vice provost and chief
new distribution facility
A day earlier, a state medical examiner
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Orange County’s large population of refugees vegetables from the farm. who’s from Burma and now lives in Chapel Hill.
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international officer. Megan Lauterer Thea Scott Aaron Torres Hunter Ubersox Tranice’ Warner DAVID PUCKETT – STAFF MAP
from the Asian country. Burma, also known as Myanmar, is a country Maung speaks English, Burmese and and a detective concluded that
The creators of the systemwide poli- East Lincoln Phillip O. Berry South Mecklenburg Charlotte Country Day CATO Middle College
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The dinner, hosted by Transplanting in Southeast Asia that has been involved in civil Rakhinee and came to the U.S. in 2005. cy, the Academics First Workgroup, say 71-year-old Fred Lookabill had died of
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Traditions Community Farm and featuring a conflict for years, forcing many of its residents Most refugees from Burma in the county are it will make classrooms more efficient. natural causes.
It wasn’t until the Anson County funeral
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variety of authentic Burmese dishes, was orga- into refugee camps. These refugees were identi- Karen, an ethnic minority, and speak the lan- The group included 12 members
nized to raise money for the farm, which pro- fied as a priority by the U.S. State Department guage Karen. The majority of ethnic groups in from a variety of UNC-system schools home embalmed his body that the truth
BY NASH DUNN house the company’s shipping investment also assisted in jump-
of solving problems
vides local refugees with a place to be close to the during the Bush administration. Burma are in conflict with the Burmese gov- — but it did not include a UNC-CH emerged: Lookabill had been killed.
The Dispatch and fulfillment, order assembly, starting an expansion to its fac- earth. Transplanting Traditions — where farmers This year will mark the end of their prior- ernment, so many do not identify as Burmese. administrator. The handling of Lookabill’s 2007 case
stock and sales operations. tory operations. The company is cultivate land subsidized by the organization to ity status, said Flicka Bateman, director of “(After the 10 days) you’re going to provides more evidence that the North
It didn’t take long for children’s The company will still maintain immediately hiring cutters and help feed their families and earn supplemental Carrboro’s Refugee Support Center. She said
clothing manufacturer Lolly Wolly its cutting, sewing and corporate sewers, and prospective appli- Working in Chapel Hill be stuck with that class, and you either Carolina medical examiner system is
income — is one of several organizations in the the reason for ending their priority status is not pass or you fail it, but you can’t drop it,” By Lawrence Toppman motto: “A global force for good.” prone to error. A recent Observer series Maureen Lear, Anson Fred Lookabill,
Doodle to make use of a $20 mil- offices on Piedmont Drive. cants can apply at the Piedmont
Clean design.
county that supports people from Burma. known, but it is not because the situation in Many people from Burma work full-time for said Julie Poorman, director of financial ltoppman@charlotteobserver.com A future engineer plans to design an alter- found that medical examiners often skip medical examiner gunshot victim
lion investment. “We wanted to keep it here Drive address, she said. More than 1,000 people from Burma are liv- Burma is improving. UNC in different departments including house- aid at East Carolina University.
The company, which received in Davidson County and keep it “It’s been a whirlwind of about Of course they’re smart. Naturally, native to current traffic signals and cross- basic investigative steps, casting doubt
ing in Orange County — many of them refugees “Burma is a country that’s broken into seven The policy also establishes a limit
the hefty pledge from the Revo- close to our other facility,” Temple three years that just keeps going,” they’re well-rounded. Teachers respect ev- walks, so visually impaired people will be on the accuracy of thousands of rulings ONLINE
from their home nation — said Kelly Owensby, main ethnic groups which are all very distinct See refUgeeS, Page 7 of four withdrawals that a student can
lution Growth Fund earlier this said of the distribution facility. “It Temple said. “What launched off ery one; colleges bid for their favors. Pas- safer. Another engineer-to-be expects to im- in suspicious deaths. Lookabill’s daughter discusses the case
accumulate over the course of his or her
year, recently expanded its opera- was like splitting up families, so it the latest whirlwind was the $20 sions drive them forward like steam-pow- prove technology and make developing na- Lookabill’s niece, Macie Ross, was so in a video at charlotteobserver.com.
college career. Exceptions can be made
tions into a distribution facility just was hard to do it in two different million investment in June. It en- for extenuating circumstances, such as
ered locomotives. tions greener. troubled by the mistakes in her uncle’s And read the Observer’s full series about
southwest of Lexington, founder locations.” abled us to go ahead and get our So what makes the 2014 Charlotte Observer All of them see problems, ponder solu- case that she wrote to the heads of sever-
With Wiley case, prosecutors test agent law
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illness or military service. the failings of the state medical exam-
and owner Brandi Tysinger Tem- Lolly Wolly Doodle added new facility open and expand our Poorman said the change is intended All-Star Scholars distinctive? They’re fixers. tions and seize their tools. al state agencies. iner system at charlotteobserver.com/
ple confirmed Friday. about 15 jobs in the past month factory.” One hopes to go back to his native Ecua- These 10 Seniors of the Year, who each “It is hard enough to hear that your
Here, catch Temple said the investment at the distribution center, adding The distribution center, at 474
to foster student success and standard-
ize policies across the 17 UNC-system dor to improve public services. Another get $1,000 scholarships, come from a group loved one died of natural causes, but it is
examiners.
helped to renovate and open the to an employee base of about 150 Hargrave Road near the Lexing- Lookabill rarely acted like a man over
Southwood Elementary School preschooler Joselyn Gonzalez (right)
tosses a ball to classmate Trevor Ghent during the Young Athletes event 80,000-square-foot facility on Old workers. ton Business Center, was built laws like the one cited counts of athletic agent induce-
ment under the UAAA. Each of her
indictment has proven that offi-
cials will take action.
of Thompson’s case.
“This case will attract media and,
campuses.
“There is a sense that students want
wants to polish the U.S. Navy’s reputation
around the world, reminding people of its
of 29 regional finalists in the Observer’s
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a tragedy to learn two days later that he
was shot in the back with a shotgun … 70, family members say.
Friday at Davidson County Community College. See story on 3A. Hargrave Road, which will now Temple said the $20 million > lolly | 5A in last week’s indictment charges carry a maximum sentence “I think that this case has a tre- in doing so, discourage tutors at the to be able to take classes at several UNC
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and that the personnel at the funeral Medication controlled his high blood
of 15 months in prison. mendous educational impact as University of North Carolina and campuses, so there needs to be similar home are the ones that found the cause pressure. He kept a full schedule, chop-
exist in 43 states. Further indictments are expect- serving notice to other runners that other colleges in the state to not drop periods,” said Poorman. “Really, Learn more about the winners at A complete list from 90 schools across of death,” Ross wrote in her letter to state ping firewood, gardening and working
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ed to come down later this week. they will be prosecuted as well,” said give money to players,” he said. it’s helpful to get everyone on the same Attorney General Roy Cooper. SEE SHOTGUN, 12A
By Lucinda Shen “As far as we know, nobody has Barbara Osborne, a professor in the The Uniform Athlete Agents page.”
Assistant State & National Editor ever been charged under the act department of exercise and sports Act was drafted in 2000 by the The policy aims to graduate students
before, so there are a lot of ques- science who specializes in legal Uniform Laws Commission — an in a timely manner and utilize class-
The indictment of former UNC tions that I’m not going to be able to issues in intercollegiate athletics. independent organization that room space more effectively.
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flying above Lexington pulling a
banner did that to me Friday. CHAD our childhoods. I indulged one
last week during vacation when I
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terns. A favorite of my sons’ was
the “Star Wars” LEGOs; each of
tions about the legal proceedings
of her case after officials revealed
municate between agents and
student athletes, might be more
New Hampshire Law Sports and
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agent activity. The draft, which was
prolong the amount of time it takes a
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I was on my way home for KILLEBREW traveled to Graham to view an art ulated the mind. I recall receiving their bedrooms contained numer- hers was the first of its kind. cautious about doing favors for in an email that it seems prosecu- Lorden, provost and vice chancellor for
dian’s entourage; a Summer Camp Fund of the nation’s largest to bring Satchel
Thompson was indicted on four athletes now that Thompson’s tors want to make an example out See agenTS law, Page 7 academic affairs at UNC-Charlotte and Today’s forecast: The Charlotte Observer, Vol. 145, No. 159, ©2014
lunch when I saw the plane in the exhibit made entirely out of LEGO boxes of various shaped blocks ous models of various ships fea- Georgia truck driver is and read about Camp accounting firms, Pooch and Bucky
chairwoman of the Academics First Chance of storms. 30A $2.00
distance, south of the city. I never blocks. and special pieces for Christmas. tured in the movie series.
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made it close enough to see what LEGOs remain probably the fa- That guaranteed hours upon hours Putting the sets together of- Today’s weather
the banner said, but I recalled see- football. I attended several games vorite toy from my childhood. My of enjoyment. fered some wonderful father-son
PHARMACY AND PUBLIC But UNC-CH administrators say the
systemwide policy should not apply to
ing a similar sight over Neyland growing up, and I hadn’t thought sister and I spent hours and hours I passed my love of LEGOs time. But we followed instructions HEALTH DUAL DEGREE October showers... all of UNC’s campuses.
Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., where of those planes in a long time. A building spaceships, cities and down to my two sons, although the in a booklet, rather than letting our Two UNC pharmacy students create H 63, L 53 Approximately 95 percent of seats
the Tennessee Volunteers play similar sight can often be seen at other structures with the multi- toy has changed a lot over the past > Art | 12A HOMEGROWN ART a curriculum that allows students to filled at the end of the second week at
UNC-CH remain filled until the end of
The N.C. Botanical Garden hosts an get a dual degree in pharmacy and
outdoor exhibition featuring sculp-
Wednesday’s weather the semester, said Bobbi Owen, senior
public health. The program will allow associate dean for undergraduate edu-
...bring mold? cation.
tures by local artists that accentuate students to graduate in five years H 65, L 54
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We live in the age of the refugee, the age of the exile.
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