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Young boy struck by car Eyewitness: Boy ‘darted out’ before being struck; condition unknown
TEARFUL DELHOMME SURPRISED BY RELEASE Acknowledging he was “blindsided” by his release, Carolina Panthers’ quarterback Jake Delhomme on Friday vowed his career wasn’t over in an emotional day that marked the end of an era Full Story, Page 1B
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By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — A young boy who one witness said “darted out” into the road was struck by a car Friday evening on Tramway Road and was flown to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill with life-threatening injuries.
The accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on near Dreamland mobile home park, between Southern Lee High School and downtown Jonesboro. According to Trooper W.M. Johnson with the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the boy was 10 years old, and the driver — a woman whose name was not released — was not at fault for the accident. “From all my witnesses,
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State troopers work the scene of an accident on Tramway Road where a young boy was struck by a car. The accident left a large dent in the car’s hood and cracks in the windshield. The boy’s condition was unknown as of press time Friday.
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Learning experience Program formed to highlight farmers
NATION’S JOBLESS RATE BETTER THAN EXPECTED The unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent in February as employers shed 36,000 jobs, fewer than expected. The figures suggested the job market is slowly healing but that significant hiring has yet to occur. Full Story, Page 8A
Voluntary Agricultural District looking for local volunteers
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INTERESTED? For more information, call the Lee County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension at (919) 775-5624.
By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
FOREIGN HOSPITALS STEP IN TO HELP OUT Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea, infection Full Story, Page 10A
OUR STATE WAKE SCHOOL BUS DEBATE GETS UGLIER A racially charged debate over school busing in North Carolina has turned even uglier after an education official referred to proponents of a diversity program as “animals out of the cages.” Full Story, Page 7A
ENTERTAINMENT TARANTINO FILM ANOTHER OSCAR-WORTHY WWII FLICK Quentin Tarantino rewrote the ending of World War II with “Inglourious Basterds,” his “Dirty Dozen”-style commando adventure that is nominated for best picture at Sunday’s Oscars. Full Story, Page 9A
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Vol. 80, No. 53 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
Photo courtesy of CCCC
Shuya Che (left), a professor at Nanjing Normal University in China and currently the instructor for CCCC’s Confucius Classroom enjoyed a month-long visit during February from her daughter Yixiao Cui (center) and husband Xiangyang Cui. While here, they visited landmarks like the White House.
Despite the wintry weather, CCCC professor’s family takes warm memories back to China By KATHERINE McDONALD
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undled up in their winter coats, the Cui family shivered in Sanford’s unexpectedly chilly February weather. “It’s cold!” Xiangyang Cui, the father of the family, said as his wife, Shuya Che, acted as interpreter. North Carolinians they met assured the family from Nanjing, the People’s Republic of China, that the wintry blasts that swept through the state during the month were not typical winter weather for the area. The bitter cold was one more memory Cui and his daughter, Yixiao Cui, would take home with them. He and the couple’s 15-year-old daughter traveled approximately 7,000 miles from
HAPPENING TODAY ■ Central Carolina Community College’s associate degree in nursing program will host a Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s, located on 1325 Plaza Blvd., Sanford. All proceeds raised will help cover expenses for the program’s annual pinning ceremony. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door or by calling (503) 956-2688.
Yixiao Cui (second from left) had the opportunity to sit in on classes at Lee County High School to meet students, see education in the United States and practice her English. During a lunch break, she relaxed with new friends (from left, clockwise) Taylor Batten, Sesily West, Kyndal Rouse and John Grossfuss. Nanjing to Sanford to spend the month of February with Che and do some sightseeing. Cui is an economics professor at Nanjing University of Economics and Finance and Yixiao is a tenth-grader
at the Nanjing Foreign Language School. Both took advantage of their semester breaks to make the trip. In China, Che is an as-
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SANFORD — Don Nicholson wants Lee County residents to see that, like it or not, farming is real. “Farming is not a Norman Rockwell, Saturday Evening Post magazine cover,” he said. Nicholson is chairman of the Lee County Agricultural Advisory Board, which is accepting applications for the Lee County Voluntary Agricultural District starting April 1. The program is designed to protect farmers, preserve farmland and increase the visibility of farms in the area. “It makes agriculture more visible and hopefully puts a new light on it. Agriculture is like an easy target sometimes,” he said. “If the farmers don’t have land to farm, they’re out of business. This is where your food comes from.” Voluntary Agricultural Districts have become more common across the state as communities become concerned about disappearing open space. There’s currently about 75 VADs across the state, said Susan Condlin, director of the Lee County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Condlin said the board brought farmers, realtors,
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OBITUARIES
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Sanford: Buck Gaines, 62; Elizabeth Loso, 88; Jake Petty, 90 Lillington: Jeffery Brownlee, 44; Carl Byrd Jr., 63
On Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks, they still talk about Pirates
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