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The Sanford Herald / Thursday, July 8, 2010 / 3A
HARNETT COUNTY: RAVEN ROCK
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Drug bust nets fugitive in two other counties
SANFORD — During a drug sting Tuesday, Lee County investigators say they arrested a Sanford woman who was a fugitive in other counties. Capt. John Holly of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said agents arrested 33-year-old Cecilia Irene Timmons of 5316 North Lakes Drive in Sanford Tuesday following an undercover operation in the Deep River community. Timmons is charged with possession with intent to sell a counterfeit controlled substance, identity theft, resisting a public officer and possession of drug paraphernalia. Holly said Timmons did not cooperate with agents and gave false identification before investigators discovered her real name. In addition to the Lee County investigation, Timmons is facing charges from Moore and Randolph counties too, deputies said. In Moore County, Timmons was wanted for child abuse, assault on a child under 12 and speeding to elude arrest, Holly said. He said Timmons was also wanted in Randolph for assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, fleeing to elude arrest and resisting a public officer. Holly said the woman was wanted as well by the N.C. Department of Corrections for absconding on her parole. She was placed in Lee County Jail under a $100,000 secured bond, the Sheriff’s Office said. Timmons is also listed in N.C. Department of Corrections records under the name Cecilia Tate. Her list of convictions includes simple assault, writing worthless checks, larceny, credit card fraud and resisting an officer. — Billy Ball
LEE COUNTY
CCCC’s Shull serves as college AP exam reader
SANFORD — Johnny Shull, lead instructor for business and economics at Central Carolina Community College, participated in the reading and scoring of the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examinations in AP Economics. The reading took place in Cincinnati in June. Shull has taught at the college since 2005. In Shull 2008, he served as a GlaxoSmithKline Faculty Fellow of the Institute for Emerging Issues at North Carolina State University. AP examination reading is a unique forum in which academic dialogue between high school and college educators is fostered and strongly encouraged.
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“The reading draws upon the talents of some of the finest teachers and professors that the world has to offer,” said Trevor Packer, vice president of the Advanced Placement Program at the College Board. “It fosters professionalism, allows for the exchange of ideas, and strengthens the commitment to students and to teaching. We are very grateful for the contributions of talented educators like Johnny Shull.” More than 2.9 million examinations from more than 30 AP courses were evaluated by more than 10,000 AP readers. They represented many of the finest academic institutions in the United States, Canada and abroad. Each year, the AP Program gives more than 1.5 million high school students an opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses and examinations. Based on their exam performance, successful students can receive credit and/or advanced placement when they enter college. — by Katherine McDonald
WAKE COUNTY
Park to dedicate new visitor center Special to The Herald
LILLINGTON — A new 7,190-square-foot visitor center and related facilities at Raven Rock State Park in Harnett County, which was designed to national green building standards, will be formally dedicated next week by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. The 10 a.m. ceremony on July 17, is open to the public and will celebrate an important milestone in the history of the state park. Similar to visitor centers built at 19 state parks and state recreation areas since 1994, the facility at Raven Rock will offer a unique design
CARY (MCT) — Thousands of Western Wake citizens are petitioning against a report that recommends expanding a portion of U.S. 64 into a freeway. The petition, signed by about 2,800 people, was submitted to transportation officials Wednesday, formalizing more than a year of citizen outcry over the U.S. 64 Draft Corridor Study. The study, released in early May by the N.C. Department of Transportation, looks at a four-lane, 19-mile stretch that passes through western Wake. The study offers solutions based on traffic estimates over the next 30 years. The latest draft of the study had dropped some ideas — such as turning U.S. 64 into an elevated expressway or installing a “superstreet” at the clogged intersection with Laura Duncan Road -- that were unpopular with some residents.
a focal point for the park and a gathering place for visitors, the center will be a place to learn about the state park and its natural resources. Like all our visitor centers, it offers an integrated exhibit hall, a teaching auditorium and classrooms.” Museum-quality exhibits in the visitor center explore the natural history and the unique geologic events that resulted in the Raven Rock landscape, along with the history of Cape Fear River navigation and the river’s importance to local culture and commerce. Interactive exhibits invite visitors to consider “Nature Holding the Upper Hand” in efforts to control and profit
from such a large river. The state parks system has increased its commitment to sustainability by seeking certification for all large projects by the national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council. Features at the Raven Rock State Park visitor center that will contribute to certification include a geothermal heat pump, solar hot water heating and low-flow water fixtures, the use of natural lighting along with lowenergy lighting fixtures and solar lighting in the parking area, recycled building materials and natural landscaping.
JOHN EDWARDS SEX TAPE CASE
Judge offers to help compel testimony By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer
HILLSBOROUGH — A North Carolina judge said Wednesday he was willing to order John Edwards to testify in a lawsuit about a sex tape involving the two-time presidential candidate. Robert Elliot, an attorney for former Edwards aide Andrew Young, said he has been unable to serve Edwards with a subpoena because he has been difficult to find. He asked the judge for help in getting Edwards’ deposition by the end of this month, saying he’d like the judge’s support if he can’t find the former North Carolina senator soon. “I’ll certainly sign an order to direct him to appear,” Judge Carl Fox said.
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reflecting the park’s character, according to park officials. The project also includes a picnic shelter, improvements to the picnic grounds, an accessible nature trail, a paved entrance road to the park and paved parking areas with space for 139 vehicles. The project represents an investment of $4.3 million from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, the principal funding source for state park capital projects and land acquisition. “Nearly 200,000 visitors enjoy this growing state park each year, and this facility will add to their experience,” said Lewis Ledford, director of the division. “Beyond being
A lawyer for Edwards’ mistress, Rielle Hunter, said they would like time to make arguments before the judge takes that step. A spokeswoman for Edwards, Joyce Fitzpatrick, declined immediate comment. Earlier, Hunter’s attorneys argued she should have some of the profits from Young’s tell-all book, saying she is entitled to an undisclosed amount of money because Young promoted it by talking about the sex tape. Hunter is suing to reclaim the video she made and believes the tape was taken from a box of her personal belongings. Young contends that the tape was found amid trash that Hunter left behind in a home that he was renting, and his attorneys argued that the tape was a
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small part of his book. “Nobody’s making money on the Edwards sex tape and nobody’s ever made money on the Edwards sex tape,” Elliot said. Edwards is also awaiting the conclusion of a federal probe into his campaign finances. At Wednesday’s hearing, Young’s attorney questioned whether
Hunter owned the tape or whether it belonged to the Edwards campaign. “What possible purpose would a campaign want — or desire — a sex tape of a candidate involved in a sex act?” the judge said. Elliot believes all video shot by Hunter belonged to the Edwards campaign or his political action committee.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH DOCKET NO. E-2, SUB 974 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION In the Matter of ) Application by Carolina Power & Light Company, d/b/a Progress ) Energy Carolinas, Inc. for Approval of REPS Cost Recovery Rider ) Pursuant to G.S. 62-133.8 and Commission Rule R8-67 )
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled a hearing in the annual Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) cost recovery proceeding for Carolina Power & Light Company, d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. (Progress). The public hearing has been scheduled to begin Wednesday, September 22, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The proceeding is being held pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 62-133.8 and Commission Rule R8-67 for the purpose of determining whether an increment or decrement rider is required in order to allow recovery of reasonable and prudent incremental costs incurred to comply with the statutory REPS requirement and to consider the Company's annual REPS Compliance Report.
Gone But Not Forgotten Our Precious Joshua Levon Buie March 16, 1987 - June 20, 2010
On May 18, 2010, Carolina Power & Light Company, d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. (Progress), filed its annual REPS Compliance Report for calendar year 2009. Progress filed an application and testimony relative to the subject matter of the proceeding on June 4, 2010. By its application Progress requests an annual revenue decrease of approximately $848,382 effective December 1, 2010, for the REPS rider and REPS EMF rider. This request would result in a net decrease of $0.05 from the current monthly charge of $0.65 to $0.60 for residential customers; a net decrease of $0.20 from the current monthly charge of $3.22 to $3.02 for commercial customers; and a net decrease of $1.97 from the current monthly charge of $32.20 to $30.23 for industrial customers. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of the Progress application and its annual REPS Compliance Report are available for review by the public and on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.net. On June 4, 2010, Progress also filed a separate application for authority to adjust its electric rates and charges pursuant to G.S. 62-133.2 and Commission Rule R8-55 in Docket No. E-2, Sub 976, and a separate application for approval of a demand side management and energy efficiency cost recovery rider pursuant to G.S. 62-133.9 and Commission Rule R8-69 in Docket No. E-2, Sub 977. Separate hearings have been scheduled on these applications and separate public notices have been required as to these applications, but Progress has been directed to coordinate the publication of all three notices on the same schedule. The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Correspondence concerning the REPS cost recovery proceeding and the hearing scheduled thereon should be directed to the Public Staff. Written statements to the Public Staff should include any information which the writers wish to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to Mr. Robert P. Gruber, Executive Director, Public Staff, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326. The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to The Honorable Roy Cooper, Attorney General, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. Written statements are not evidence unless persons appear at a public hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. Any person desiring to intervene in the REPS cost recovery rider proceeding as a formal party of record should file a petition under North Carolina Utilities Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-19 on or before Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Such petitions should be filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4325. The direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses to be presented by intervenors should also be filed with the Commission on or before Tuesday, September 7, 2010. ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. This the 16th day of June, 2010.
NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION Gail L. Mount, Deputy Clerk
The family of Josh (Beat Street) Buie, would like to thank all our family and friends, who rendered their support and showered us with so much love during out time of grief. Even is you were not there, but you just whispered a prayer, thank you. Josh was a loving young man, and it showed when the multitude of you all came to see about him and his family. We will be eternally grateful for all your acts of kindness. Our family are God fearing people; and we desire the prayers of the saints, as we seek God’s face and look to him for answers that only he can answer. With God’s Love, his infinite wisdom, and in his own time, we’ll know that Josh’s untimely death will not be in vain. A special Thank You to: The young men who dressed out in Josh’s colors, and those that were pallbearers, Josh would have been proud. Rev. Chalmers McDougald and the Cameron Grove Church Family, for the use of your beautiful facilities. Tempting Congregational Church Family, for your full support and love. The Lee Brothers, and the choirs, who sang so beautifully, MR. Tom Burch and the use of the Burch Center. J&L, the T-shirts are beautiful, Lula Knott’s and the fine staff at Knott’s Funeral Home, who rendered such a fine and professional service. Josh may be gone from our presence, but he will never be forgotten. With much Love and Gratefulness, (mother) Angela, and (step-father) Marshall Patterson, (Father) Bryan Jackson, (daughter) Trinity, (brothers) Marquez, Santron, Santavious, and the entire Buie, and Jackson Family.