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sent to the area to assist local firefighters in their efforts, said Brian Haines, a spokesman for the state Forest Resources Division. Fires burning across the state have been aided by high winds and unseasonably warm weather. On Monday, more than 211 fires were reported, Haines said. The largest fires were all in the west, including Surry County, where a blaze near the Lowgap community had scorched more than 600 acres by Tuesday, bringing firefighters from Virginia to help in containment efforts.
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tion. Leonard Savercool was driving his 1999 Chevrolet pickup south on South Main Street when the right front of the truck clipped Sexton’s bicycle. “He never saw them,” Walker said. The truck’s right side mirror hit Sexton’s head, according to reports. Walker said there were no charges against Savercool. Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263.
FROM 1a Road. Sgt. Lee Walker of the Salisbury Police Department said the cyclists were wearing dark clothing and their bicycles had no reflectors as they were traveling south on the right shoulder along the white line. South Main Street (U.S. 29) is five lanes wide in this sec-
REPAID FROM 1a “They didn’t oppose the felony to misdemeanor,” King said. The district attorney’s office dismissed 11 charges of felony obtaining property by false pretense against Sammy Biggerstaff. Sheila Biggerstaff was given unsupervised probation on four counts of misdemeanor larceny and was ordered to pay court cost and $56,715 restitution. The seven charges of felony obtaining property by false pretense were dismissed by the district attorney’s office. “He did exactly what he promised to do and he did it well,” Simmons said of King. King said he was pleased to resolve the case for the
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By Friday, we already had pledges for $7,000. That means seven bikes. The day started out with a full house for two hours. During the third and fourth hours, people were stopping whether it was just too strenuous or just not enough time in the day. Joe Hall led all four hours of biking and kept the participants motivated and
victims. “I met with all the folks and they seemed to be decent hardworking folks, who, with good intentions, trusted the Biggerstaffs,” King said. He said it was a top priority for the district attorney’s office to recover the victims’ losses. Law enforcement only made him aware of the 11 victims, but King believes there are other victims. “Anytime there’s a scam of this nature, it’s really sad. In this instance, all of the victims seemed to be decent individuals who had worked hard for their money who had been scammed by the Biggerstaffs. I’m delighted we were able to assist them in getting their money back,” King said. John Philpott, a financial advisor with Edward Jones advises people to be cautious. “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” he said. He advises people to talk to
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class excited. In just four hours, $2,000 was raised. That means two more bikes. Joe Hall, Busby and Jim Murtaugh made it all four hours. We decided to have a four-hour club. Next year, the Spin-aThon will be a fundraiser for the “We Build People” campaign. No one will be turned away from the YMCA due
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RALEIGH (AP) — Wildfires burned across hundreds of acres Tuesday as firefighters worked to contain several large blazes in western North Carolina. A fire burning since Saturday at Jude’s Gap near Chimney Rock Park in Polk County covered nearly 500 acres and was likely to double in size over the next few days, said David Brown, of the state Forest Service. “It will probably be in excess of 1,000 acres by the time we get the fire lines put in and the burnout accomplished,” Brown said. A team of experts is being
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ndoor Biking classes popularity has increased tremendously. The JF Hurley Family YMCA has 23 bikes and still has to turn people away. The biking classes were held on the mezzanine where there is more cardio, the metabolic circuit and the entrance to the indoor track, so needless to say lot of things going on at the same time. Two of my ESTER volunteer instructors, MARSH Joe hall and Sarah Busby came up with an idea. Let’s get a Spin-aThon going to remodel a “catch all” space in the back of the Stanback Gym. A very generous gift from Catherine Hall was received to get the Cycling Studio completely finished and Brett and Sarah Busby generous donation made it possible to get a state-ofthe-art sound and light system installed to finish an excellent new cycling studio. So the Spin-a-thon turned quickly into a four-hour event on Saturday to raise money to acquire more bikes.
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healthy,” said Dr. Stanley J. Elliott, vice president of student affairs. “Likewise, we want our faculty and staff to be healthy, too. To that end, we’ve established a ‘Lean and Green’ initiative to complement the holistic college approach implemented at Livingstone five years ago by our president, Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins Sr. “With the holistic college we strive to educate our students beyond the classroom, teaching them about health and wellness, community service, fiscal responsibility and many other things they’ll need to know to be well-rounded,” Elliott said. “To that end we’ve invited Mr. Ford to speak during our Wednesday chapel because of the positive message we are confident he will bring.” Ford, in pursuing a longtime dream, has launched a series of children’s books that are designed to promote healthy, spiritual and non-violent living while guiding young people to become better people.
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‘Martin’ actor speaks at Livingstone College An actor who starred in the “Martin” TV series will speak at Livingstone College today. Thomas Mikal Ford, a native of New York, is best known for his role as “Tommy Strawn” in the “Martin” show. Ford, 48, recently completed his fifth season on TV One’s show “Who’s Got Jokes,” which is hosted by Bill Bellamy. He also stars in a recurring role as the fun-loving father on UPN’s “The Parkers.” A few of Ford’s film credits include “Harlem Nights,” starring Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor, “Mr. Jones,” starring Richard Gere, “Butchers Wife” starring Demi Moore and “Across the Tracks” starring Brad Pitt. Ford is speaking at Livingstone College as part of the higher education institution’s “Lean and Green” initiative, which seeks to change attitudes of students, faculty and staff about health and wellness. “At Livingstone College we don’t want our students to simply graduate. We want them to graduate and also be
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An offer of $1,363,000.00 has been submitted for the purchase of certain property owned by the City of Kannapolis located on the south side of NC Highway 801, the west side of White Road and the north side of Lyerly Road. The property is more particularly described as follows: “Approximately 708.1 acres of land which can be identified as a portion of Rowan County Property Identification Number 758 021, recorded in Rowan County Deed Book 781, Page 235 and depicted on an unrecorded exhibit plat survey prepared on February 14, 2006 by Mel Thompson and Associates, PA, with said survey being available for inspection in the office of the City Clerk” Persons wishing to upset the offer that has been received shall submit a sealed bid with their offer to the office of the City Clerk, 246 Oak Avenue, Kannapolis, N.C., by 5:00 p.m., February 28, 2011. At that time the City Clerk shall open the bids, if any, and the highest qualifying bid will become the new offer. If there is more than one bid in the highest amount, the first such bid received will become the new offer. A qualifying higher bid is one that raises the existing offer to an amount not less than $1,431,200.00. A qualifying higher bid must be accompanied by an official bid form, provided by the City, and a deposit in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid; the deposit may be made in cash, cashier’s check, or certified check. The City will return the deposit on any bid not accepted, and will return the deposit on an offer subject to upset if a qualifying higher bid is received. The City will return the deposit of the final high bidder at closing. The buyer must pay with cash or certified check at closing. The City Council must approve the final high offer before the sale is closed, which it will do within 30 days after the final upset bid period has passed. The City reserves the right to withdraw the property from sale at any time before the final high bid is accepted and the right to reject at any time all bids. Further information may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk, 246 Oak Avenue, Kannapolis, N.C., or by telephone 704-920-4333 during normal business hours. R129764