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Be advised: More snow, Districts being reorganized; chief says rate of serious crime declining ice possible

By DISPATCH STAFF

As the final remnants of last week’s winter storm melt, the area is bracing for more of the same.

The National Weather Service has placed Vance and Granville counties under a winter storm advisory until noon Saturday.

Snow accumulations of one to two inches are possible in the area by this morning. A change over to freezing rain is expected by noon today, with ice accumulations of one-tenth of an inch possible.

The wintry mix is expected to continue through today before tapering off tonight. The heaviest precipitation will fall from noon today through the evening hours. The area

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

Henderson’s crime rate is declining and Police Chief Keith Sidwell is stepping up his efforts against lawbreakers, with plans calling for having policing districts along city council ward lines so officers and citizens can work together to make the city safer.

From 2008 to last year, there was a 3 percent decline in Part 1 crimes, that is, murder, rape,

robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and arson, Sidwell said.

While there were four murders last year compared to Sidwell three in 2008 and while there were 590 burglaries last year compared to 552 in 2008, there were decreases in five other Part 1 crimes.

The number of motor vehicle thefts was 58 last year compared

to 75 in 2008, the number of larcenies was 1,134 last year compared to 1,209 in 2008. And the number of aggravated assaults was 86 last year compared to 94 in 2008.

There were no reports of rape last year compared to two reported in 2008. The number of robberies was 86 last year compared to 88 in 2008.

Sidwell emphasized these were raw numbers when he briefly presented them to the City Council at the start of a marathon work

session late last month.

City Manager Ray Griffin praised Sidwell, saying that, for the first time since at least 2005, “we are now seeing a downward turn” and that “I’m extremely proud of seeing that curve going back in the correct direction.”

Sidwell, in a July presentation to the council, said he was “cautiously optimistic” about statistics showing crime decreasing in the city. He was referring to a 9 Please see POLICE, page 4A

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Sexual assault of girls reported

By DISPATCH STAFF

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the sexual assault of two girls, according to an incident report filed Wednesday.

The girls, ages 14 and 12, were forced to have intercourse Tuesday at a location in the 400 block of Birch Street, according to the report.

Calls to the sheriff’s office for additional information were not returned by press time.

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Deaths Henderson Bonnie T. Currin, 62 James R. Parkins, 60 Melvin W. Williamson, 62 Manson Willie B. Marrow, 85 Mary C. Watkins, 68 Oxon Hill, Md. Frances B. Steck, 88 Warren County Anthony B. Jones, 47 Warrenton Cora Parham, 77

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A crew from the City of Henderson public utilities department pulls away asphalt and concrete Thursday morning on Garnett Street in preparation for installing an eight inch water tap for apartments being constructed as a part of the Hope VI Project. According to Frank Frazier, assistant city manager, the work was originally scheduled for last Sunday but had to be postponed because of the weather. Detours were extended out beyond the immediate work area from Montgomery Street to Spring Street to accommodate both truck and car traffic. Garnett Street from Montgomery Street to Spring Street was closed from 6 a.m. to just after 11 a.m.

Public safety study still not ready Golden LEAF Oxford manager hoping $40,000 document can be presented by month’s end announces Vance grants

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — More than a year after a majority of the previous City Commission authorized a $40,000 study of Oxford’s public safety, citizens have yet to see the document.

City Manager Mark Donham said he hopes to present the study to the City Commission’s Public Safety Committee for discussion sometime before the end of the month, but when Donham was asked about a specific time he would like the study to be ready, he said, “It may fudge over a couple of weeks” into March.

Donham said he was hoping for data about response times to be fine-tuned by today, a reference to Granville County Emergency Donham 911 dispatches of Oxford firefighters. “It’s coming to a conclusion as far as the work,” Donham said.

He was asked by The Daily Dispatch for an update after a Tuesday evening commission agenda meeting.

The previous commission on Jan. 13, 2009, voted 5-1 to give Donham, who was hired as man-

ager in May 2008, the go-ahead for the study by the International City/County Management Association.

Holdover Commissioner Walter Cantley cast the lone no vote, citing concern about the impact on municipal finances. Then-Commissioner Bob Shope was absent for personal reasons.

Donham on July 23 said that he and Police Chief and Acting Fire Chief John Wolford had obtained a preliminary copy of the study and would discuss any errors or inaccuracies they found and ask the association to make

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Census panel meets to ‘talk it up’

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

The Complete Count Committee will meet again Tuesday to find ways to convince Vance and Henderson residents to send back their 2010 Census questionnaires, which will be mailed out April 1.

The 2 p.m. session, which is expected to involve at least 15 local leaders and other citizens in the county and the city, will be held at the Perry Library.

The first meeting took place Jan. 8 at the old courthouse on Young Street. Training to plan

and implement a strategy to get the public to embrace the survey was conducted by Christine Mackey, a partnership specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

The purpose of the meetings is to organize and carry out a “talk it up” campaign through businesses, churches and individuals, according to Tom Anderson, who is co-chair of the committee.

He said the main “target” population groups are AfricanAmericans, Hispanics and people who are uninformed about the census process.

Anderson, from the county’s Planning and Development Department, and Marchita Vann, from the Social Services Department, are in charge of the committee.

Terri Hedrick of Vance County Schools is the recording secretary.

The committee, which consists of volunteers, is trying to help raise the overall response rate in Vance from 57 percent during the 2000 Census to 68 percent for this one.

Anderson, who knew of no plans to develop a census office in Please see CENSUS, page 10A

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

A Vance County application totaling $1,025,600 for fire hydrants and Viper equipment lost out Thursday, but other Golden LEAF Foundation grant applicants who didn’t were: • Vance County Schools, which sought $1,348,173 and got about $1.2 million for the Innovate Project which consists of providing teacher and student laptops and classroom technology in 2010-2011.

The grant covers the ninth and 10th grades at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools, as well as Vance County Early College.

• Henderson/Vance Downtown Development Commission and Gateway Community Development Corporation which sought and got about $700,000 for the Recreation, Economic Development, Education and Family (REEF) Project.

The project consists of rehabilitating a tobacco warehouse near downtown.

• The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central North Carolina, which sought and got $72,166 for the Please see LEAF, page 3A

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POLICE, from page one percent reduction in the number of Part 1 crimes throughout Henderson for the first six months of last year.

Sidwell has continued to cite the effort of the community revitalization initiative, which includes himself, Fire Chief Danny Wilkerson, Code Compliance Director Corey Williams and the city’s water service, as well as Progress Energy, Time Warner Cable and several internal and external customers.

During the recent annual municipal governmental retreat, Sidwell said he is working with Vance County Emergency Operations Director Brian Short to do away with five segments and go to four districts in order to represent the council’s four wards.

“You will have a shift commander and officers responsible for your ward,” Sidwell told the council. “Geographically, that is their piece of this city. They will represent you.

They are your officers and they will have distinct ownership of that ward.”

The zone commander will have total autonomy to solve problems, but with the police department’s resources to do so, Sidwell said.

“It’s a very proactive approach to police work. It’s a very proactive approach to reducing crime, but the key is, it takes community involvement,” Sidwell said.

“So, the officers will be working harder. They’re looking forward to the challenge, but also the citizens will be collaborating more with the officers because our ideology behind this is to take it street by street, residence by residence, business by business,” Sidwell said.

Councilman Michael Rainey asked about whether there will be the same numbers of officers in each district or whether Sidwell will have more officers in areas where there is more crime.

Sidwell said “we’ll be targeting those areas specifically that need more attention.”

“It’ll also hopefully assist us when we have the manpower issues that we faced in the past and will continue to face,” Sidwell, referring to past discussions about pay and retention of officers.

“But, we look very much forward to getting this in line and starting this,” Sidwell said.

Councilwoman Sara Coffey asked whether the police department has anything in place to notify citizens in an area about a murder, an armed robbery, a kidnapping, a rape or an injury to a child.

Sidwell said while the department issues news releases about major crimes, the department is looking to get more in line with 21st Century communications, with an example being posting on the Internet blogging network twitter.com.

“We’re going to have 10 bicycles out and about” compared to five prior bike patrols, Sidwell added.

“I know the importance of getting out in the neighborhood and actually pressing flesh, getting to know the citizens and letting them see faces and actually get to know officers,” Sidwell said.

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Deaths Bonnie T. Currin HENDERSON — Bonnie Twisdale Currin, 62, of 636 S. Cooper Drive, died Feb. 1, 2010, at her home.

Born in Vance County on Dec. 21, 1947, she was the daughter of the late William Lexington Twisdale and Dora Johnson Twisdale and was the widow of the late Talton Grey Currin.

She was a former employee of K-mart and she was a member of Freedom Life Church of God. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Freedom Life Church of God. Burial will follow at Sunset Gardens.

She is survived by four daughters, Pamela C. Paschall, Donna C. Purvis, Loretta C. Hayes and Michelle C. Hunt, all of Henderson; a son, William Grey Currin of Henderson; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter.

The family will receive friends on Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Freedom Life Church of God. At other times they will be at the home of Donna Purvis, 35 Bearpond Road.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Ralph Newton, Joe Johnson, Chris Johnson, Ronnie Currin, Melvin Paschall and Steve Brooks.

Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions can be made to the Bonnie T. Currin funeral fund c/o J.M. White Funeral Home, 60 Zeb Robinson Road, Henderson, N.C. 27536.

Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Anthony B. Jones WARREN COUNTY — Anthony Burton “Rock” Jones, 47, was born Nov. 28, 1962, in Warren County and was the son of Adlean Howard and the late Burton Jones. He died at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.

Early in life, he was baptized and joined the Jordan Hill Baptist Church in the Oakville community. He was educated in the Warren County public school system. He was employed

by Cochrane Furniture Company of Warrenton and D.W. Lyles Construction Company of McKinney, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Roanoke Chapel Christian Church in Palmer Springs, Va. The Rev. John Rooks, pastor of Jordan Hill Baptist Church in Macon, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Jordan Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Macon.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Adlean and Thomas Davis of the home; three children, Lakesha Jiggetts of Warrenton, Danielle Jiggetts of Soul City and

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James R. Parkins HENDERSON — James Robert Parkins, 60, of 323 Zollicoffer Ave., Henderson, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at his home. Born in McKeesport, Pa., he was the son of the late Norman Raymond and Ellen Lee Snyder Parkins.

Mr. Parkins was a certified nurse’s assistant.

He was a United States Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War, and was a four-time Purple Heart receipient.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 7, 2010, at 2 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Frank Sossamon. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Sunset Gardens.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara Stroud Parkins; a daughter, April P. Gerald Hargrove of Warrenton; four grandchildren; a brother, Tyrone Polsey of Maryland; and two stepsisters, Mariah Jones and Shirley Faulcon of Palmer Springs, Va. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Shawn Jones.

The body may be viewed today at R.H. Greene Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., and at the church one hour prior to the service.

Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Willie B. Marrow MANSON — Willie Ann Bullock Marrow, 85, of 983 Bullocksville Park Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at her home. She was the daughter of the late George Bullock and Luna Henderson Bullock.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Richard Henderson and the Rev. Peter White. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

She is survived by two daughters, Sylvia Smith of Lansdale, Pa., and Collette Teagle of the home; three sons, Kenneth Douglas Marrow of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Glenn Marrow of Lansdale, Pa., and Roy Marrow of Lansdowne, Pa.; a sister, Elnora Hanks of Henderson; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors at the home. The viewing will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are

by Wright Funeral Home in Oxford.

Towner, and husband, Dan, of McKeesport, Pa.; a son, Shon Parkins, and wife, Jackie, of MeKeesport, Pa.; a stepson, Roger Faucette, and wife, Ricci, of Spring Hope, N.C.; and five grandchildren, Kayla Towner, Cody Towner, Gavin Parkins, Avery Parkins, and Laila Faucette. He was preceded in death by a son, Noel Parkins.

The family will receive friends Saturday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home, 323 Zollicoffer Ave., Henderson.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Vance County Animal Shelter, 165 Vance Academy Road Henderson, N.C. 27537.

Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

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Cora Parham WARRENTON — Cora Parham, 77, of Warrenton, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Warren Hills Nursing Center in Warrenton.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Cooks Chapel Baptist Church in Warrenton by the Rev. Dr. Tony Cozart. Burial will follow in the the church cemetery.

She is survived by two daughters, Annie Edwards of Pine Buff, Ark., and Gwendolyn Burchette of Warrenton; a son, Tony Parham of Newark, N.J.; a stepson, Richard Parham of Tampa, Fla.; three grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Alston of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The body will be on view today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton.

Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

Mary C. Watkins MANSON — Mary Lizzie Clark Watkins, 68, of 114 Alvin Lane, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the University of North Carolina Hospital.

She was the daughter of the late Gomer Clark and Thelma Moss Clark.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Manson Baptist Church by the Rev. Elton Buffalo. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, George “Whitt” Watkins Sr.; a son, George

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Watkins Jr. of New Orleans, La.; three daughters, Cynthia Russell of Wake Forest, and Lorrie Watkins and Doris Fields, both of Manson; five sisters, Thelma Valentine of Oxford, Catherine Quinchette of Charlotte, Queen Richardson of Rocky Mount, Brenda Branch of Henderson and Phyllis Cheek of Warrenton; two brothers, Henry Clark of Henderson and Nathaniel Clark of New Orleans, La.; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the services at the church, and at other times at the home of Lorri Watkins, 58 Ruby Lane, Manson.

Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Oxford.

Frances B. Steck OXON HILL, Md. — Frances Brewer Steck, 88, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. She was born in Vance County, N.C., on Aug. 26, 1921, and was

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Relatives and friends are invited to attend a “Life Celebration” at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 6160 Oxon Hill Road in Oxon Hill, Md., on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m.

Services will also be held at Kalas Funeral Home on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., with interment following at 1 p.m. at Arlington National Cemetery.

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HENDERSON — Melvin Wayne Williamson, age 62, a resident of 124 Beverly Lane, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on August 22, 1947, in Warren County, he was the son of the late Melville Grier Williamson and Bessie Conn Williamson.

He was a retired foreman with Asplundh Tree Company where he worked for more than 20 years. He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War, and was a member of Freedom Life Church of God. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Freedom Life Church of God by the Rev. Jeff Prewer. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Sunset Gardens.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby Marie Hunt Williamson of the home; one son, Scottie Williamson and wife, Tracy Foster Williamson, of Henderson; one niece, Kelley Morales of the

home; two sisters, Patsy Branch of Marshall, Texas, and Marie Horner of Henderson; and three grandchildren, Foster Williamson, Ann Lynne Williamson, and Paighton Williams.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Williamson Harris; and a brother, James Williamson.

The family will receive friends today from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home at 124 Beverly Lane.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Ray Clayborne, Charlie Greenway, George Lassiter, Donald Ray Matthews, Tad Edwards, and Michael Peoples.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post 60, c/o Edward Blue, 203 Weldon’s Mill Road, Henderson, N.C. 27537.

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Marine mental health care probed Retaliation against whistleblower at N.C. base reported

By KEVIN MAURER Associated Press Writer

WILMINGTON — The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune, according to a North Carolina congressman Thursday who had asked for the probe amid reports of retaliation against a whistleblower.

Public questions about the quality of mental health care provided by a private contractor at the base were raised last year by the September firing of Dr. Kernan Manion, a brain trauma specialist who had complained to commanders about poor facilities, inadequate care programs and weak security.

Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican whose district includes Camp Lejeune, asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates for a probe of the mental health care issue after Salon.com, which first reported Manion’s firing, last week reported on documents it obtained that showed officials had changed Manion’s job performance evaluations from good to bad after his complaints.

Jones said the Defense Depart-

ment’s Inspector General told him Wednesday that an investigation is open.

“I am just pleased we got such a quick response,” Jones said.

The department’s Inspector General did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press and details of the investigation were not clear.

Jones said his office has received numerous complaints from Marines and their families about mental health care at Camp Lejeune.

“There are very serious questions about how the system is working and how that system is supposed to be helping the Marines and their families,” Jones told the AP. “There are some issues there.

We’re taking a giant step with this investigation,” Jones said.

Manion, 59, has 25 years of experience as a psychiatrist with a specialty in traumatic brain injury, or TBI. Manion last year said he was fired for writing memos to his military superiors complaining of shoddy care for Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. In e-mails shown to The Associated Press, Manion complained, among other things, that the military was not dealing with PTSD properly and that the hospital lacked security procedures in the event of a Fort Hood-like shooting.

Manion welcomed Jones’ call for a probe and said he hoped any investigation would “eliminate the

climate of secrecy and reprisal and do much to improve the delivery of mental health care services at Camp Lejeune.”

According to Salon.com, Manion’s performance review was finished after he was fired, giving him a rating of “satisfactory” in every category. But the review was pulled back by the head of mental health at the hospital and changed. His ratings for judgment, ethical conduct and ability to work with peers were changed to “unsatisfactory” and it was ordered that Manion’s positive review be destroyed.

Camp Lejeune hospital spokesman Raymond Applewhite did not return an e-mail from the AP seeking comment on the Salon.com report and the investigation.

In an interview with the AP in January, Capt. Gerard Cox, the hospital’s commanding officer, said Manion’s concerns were treated seriously and addressed.

Cox said there has been an explosion of demand for mental health care and the Marine Corps is working to keep up.

“There is no question that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced more people with mental health needs,” he said. “Our primary concern is to return them to a healthy and successful life.”

Cox said the hospital has been rapidly hiring personnel to meet the demand. The hospital is trying to fill more than 50 positions in its mental health department.

Man, 70, freed from jail after Nevada casino crash LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 70-year-old Washington state man has been freed on $6,000 bail pending arraignment on felony charges in a deadly Nevada casino crash that killed two people and injured at least seven, authorities said.

Walter McGie of Kelso, Wash., was released late Wednesday from the local police lockup in Laughlin and scheduled for arraignment March 11 in Laughlin Justice Court on two

charges of reckless driving causing death, a court clerk said. Each charge carries a possible sentence of probation or one to six years in state prison.

It was unclear if McGie had a lawyer, and there was no telephone listing for him in Laughlin or Kelso. A message left for McGie with his bail bondsman at All Star Bail Bonds was not immediately returned.

Las Vegas police said

McGie told investigators he fainted before his 2007 Pontiac Vibe crashed Wednesday morning through the front entrance and into a bank of slot machines at the Edgewater Hotel & Casino in Laughlin. Las Vegas police cover the Colorado River resort town about 100 miles south of Las Vegas.

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Investigators also were due Thursday to begin trying to determine if McGie’s vehicle had a mechanical malfunction as it sped through a red light, across Casino Drive and down a 150-foot horseshoe-shaped driveway into the front doors of the 26-story hotel.

VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • Derrick Devon Royster, 32, of 1628 Steward Ave. was served Feb. 3 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of failing to comply with child support. Cash bond was set at $179. Court date Feb. 10.

• Billy Ray Hendley Jr., 40, of 133 Shank St. was served Feb. 3 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of failing to comply with child support. Cash bond was set at $457. Court date Feb. 10.

• Richard T. Sanford Jr., 38, of 530 Dr. Finch Road was served Feb. 3 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of failing to comply with child support. Cash bond was set at $1,000. Court date Feb. 24.

• Michael Crawford, 44, of 3695 Weldon’s Mill Road was served Feb. 3 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor simple worthless check. Misdemeanor show cause. Secured bond was

set at $1,000. Court date Feb. 15. In another report, subject was served Feb. 3 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of driving while license revoked. Secured bond was set at $300. Court date March 1.

• Linda M. House, 20, of 932 Pine Ridge Road was arrested Feb. 3. Misdemeanor second degree trespassing. Misdemeanor aid and abet larceny. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Feb. 22.

• Chelsie Dale House, 19, of 2940 Warrenton Road was arrested Feb. 3. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of shoplifting. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date March 2.

Larceny • Snow Companies, 698 Linden Drive, Eden, reported Feb. 3 the theft from 1695 Dabney Drive of a 50-gallon hot water heater valued at $400.

HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Larceny • Horace Bishop, 37, of 55 Bishop Lane, Kittrell, reported Feb. 3 the theft from a vehicle of a car stereo system valued at $200.

• Dannie Lee Howard, 47, of 717 Quail Run Lane reported Feb. 3 the theft from a vehicle of a car stereo system valued at $200. Damage to passenger side window estimated at $100.

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• Ciarra Williams, 16, of 1127 U.S. Hwy. 1, Norlina, was arrested Feb. 3. Misdemeanor shoplifting. No bond listed. Court date March 8.

• Robert Keith Rainey, 45, of 328 Winder St. was arrested Feb. 3. Misdemeanor assault on a female. No bond. Court date Feb. 23.

Arrests • Michael M. Johnson, 23, of 1348 Nicholas St. was arrested Feb. 4. Misdemeanor driving while license revoked. Misdemeanor possession of marijuana up to a half-ounce. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date March 9.

• Linda House, 20, of 935 Pine Ridge Road was arrested Feb. 3. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Misde-

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Attorney says U.S. Baptists charged in Haiti child case

By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Writer

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ten members of a U.S. missionary group who tried to take 33 children out of Haiti after the nation’s devastating earthquake were charged with child kidnapping and criminal association on Thursday, their Haitian lawyer said.

Edwin Coq said after a court hearing that a judge AP Photo/Susan Walsh found sufficient evidence to charge the Americans, Nicole Meese feeds giant panda Tai Shan on a cargo plane Thursday at Dulles International who were arrested Friday Airport in Chantilly, Va., before heading to China. Two giant pandas born in American zoos at Haiti’s border with will become part of a breeding program in their endangered species’ native land. the Dominican Republic.

Coq attended Thursday’s hearing and represents the entire group in Haiti.

Group leader Laura Silsby has said they were trying to take orphans and abandoned children to an weeks putting together National Zoo, she recalled

By BRETT ZONGKER orphanage in the neigha photo booklet of the tracking his growth from Associated Press Writer boring Dominican Repubthe size of a stick of butter signals for his new keepers lic. She acknowledged in China. to nearly 200 pounds.

WASHINGTON (AP) they may have lacked Chinese zookeepers are paperwork but said they Pandas have a long, — Two giant pandas born advertising for a tutor to symbolic history in Washin American zoos were just meant to help victims provide language lessons headed to China by special ington. The first panda of the quake. Officials say for Mei Lan to understand many of the children still couple, Ling-Ling and cargo jet Thursday to her handlers.

Hsing-Hsing, arrived in become part of a breeding have parents.

The female panda, 1972 as a gift to the Amerprogram in their endanThe U.S. citizens, most whose name means ican people from China gered species’ native land. of them members of an “Atlanta beauty,” was the Idaho-based church group, after President Richard Three-year-old Mei first cub born at Zoo AtNixon’s historic visit.

Lan of Zoo Atlanta and lanta. Her arrival in 2006 The pair lived more 4 1/2-year-old Tai Shan brought thousands more than 20 years at the zoo of the National Zoo in visitors to the zoo and miland produced five cubs — Washington were loaded LONDON (AP) — The lions of clicks to an online but none survived. into travel crates for their British government wants The zoo’s two remaining panda cam. long flight to new homes in Since then, her parents, pubs to try out shatterproof pandas, mother Mei Xiang Sichuan. pint glasses as a way to Lun Lun and Yang Yang, Zookeepers fed Tai Shan and father Tian Tian, are had another cub — Xi Lan cut back on beer-related on a 10-year, $10 million apple and pear slices by violence.

— a male born in 2008. loan until December. Vethand through bars in his The problem is the high erinarians hope Mei Xiang shipping crate before he number of binge drinkers Associated Press writers left for Dulles Internation- may be pregnant after a who break pint glasses and Dorie Turner and Ron Harris recent artificial inseminaal Airport early Thursday use the jagged remains as in Atlanta contributed to this tion. in a caravan escorted weapons in fights. report.

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by U.S. Park Police. He Nicole Meese, Tai Shan’s munched calmly and departure is personal. She looked out through clear first held him as a baby plastic windows. and spent late nights callIn Atlanta, Mei Lan ing him when he learned could be seen pacing Canine Influenza is a highly contagious virus to climb trees but wouldn’t rapidly back and forth known to cause respiratory illness and spread come down. before her crate was lifted rapidly from dog to dog. Protect your pet To help ease the transiinto the belly of a FedEx today with the new influenza vaccine. tion from English to Chifreighter for a flight to West Hills Veterinary Centre nese, Meese trained Tai Washington, where she Shan, whose name means will join Tai Shan for the “peaceful mountain,” with 158 By-Pass West Gwynn Lane China trip aboard another hand signals. She spent Boeing 777 with a panda PO Box 590 • Henderson, NC 27536 painted on the side.

“He’s our success story,” 37-year-old Deanna Williston said of Tai Shan.

During a Wednesday visit to the Smithsonian’s

Pandas leave D.C., Atlanta for their new homes in China

were whisked away from the closed court hearing to jail in Port-au-Prince, the capital. One of them, Laura Silsby, waved and smiled faintly to reporters but declined to answer questions.

Coq said that under Haiti’s legal system, there won’t be an open trial, but a judge will consider the evidence and could render a verdict in about three months.

Coq said a Haitian prosecutor told him the Americans were charged because they had the children in their possession. No one from the Haitian government could be reached immediately for comment.

Each kidnapping count carries a possible sentence of five to 15 years in prison. Each criminal association count has a potential sentence of three to nine years.

Coq said that nine of the 10 knew nothing about the alleged scheme, or that paperwork for the children was not in order.

“I’m going to do everything I can to get the nine out,” Coq said. That would still leave mission leader Laura Silsby facing

charges.

Only minutes earlier, the Americans’ Dominican lawyer, Jorge Puello, had said he expected at least nine of the 10 to be released Thursday, and said he was arranging a charter flight for them from Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital.

After the Haitian lawyer’s announcement, Puello could not be reached by telephone for comment.

“I’m at the airport (in Santo Domingo) and we’re getting the plane ready.

We’re just waiting for the green light,” Puello said.

“I spoke to a source inside the jail — a government official — who said nine would be released but one would be held for further investigation.”

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in Washington the U.S. was monitoring the case and was open to discuss “other legal avenues” for the defendants — an apparent reference to the Haitian prime minister’s earlier suggestion that Haiti could consider sending the Americans back to the United States for prosecution.

British building a better pint glass Officials say the resulting injuries cost the National Health Service about 2.7 billion pounds ($4.3 billion) each year.

Officials say there are an estimated 87,000 incidents each year involving pint glasses and other glasses used as weapons.

Two prototype pint

glasses designed not to break up into dangerous shards were introduced Thursday by the Home Office anti-crime design team and the governmentfunded Design Council.

Further tests will be made before the glasses are introduced on a voluntary basis.

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Second large quake hits off Calif. coast PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) — Residents of Northern California’s Humboldt County were rocked by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake Thursday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of major injury or damage from the second large temblor to hit the area within a month.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude-6.0 quake struck at 12:20 p.m. about 35 miles northwest of the community of Petrolia and nearly 50 miles west of Eureka. The shaking was felt within a 150-mile radius, as far north as southern Oregon and as far south as Sonoma County, according to the USGS Web site.

Local officials and residents reported feeling a rolling sensation that caused items to fall from walls and shelves. Many said the movement didn’t feel nearly as severe as the magnitude-6.5 quake that struck the same region Jan. 9 and caused more than $40 million in damage and one serious injury — an elderly woman who fell and broke her hip.

Eureka Fire Chief Eric Smith said crews were checking on structures that were damaged in the previous earthquake to ensure they’re secure.

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Daily Meditation Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 3:16

Our Opinion

Attracting business takes speed Henderson’s budget woes are no different than the rest of the state’s. Sales tax revenues are again up in the air.

How much will the city generate in sales tax revenue? Unfortunately, probably less than what was budgeted — at the end of November the city was about $36,000 behind.

Hopefully, when the Christmas shopping numbers come in, it will boost the city back to the budgeted figure. If not, city leaders will find themselves looking for additional ways to trim costs.

City Manager Ray Griffin had some harsh words at last week’s retreat. He said Henderson has fallen behind regionally when it comes to stores people want to shop at. We have no Bed, Bath & Beyonds and Targets, he said.

Griffin is right. Henderson has its share of stores (Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Belk), but increasingly is losing its ability to attract shoppers from around the region.

Griffin said in order to correct the problem, the city will need to move at “the speed of business.” He stressed that Henderson is currently not competitive with other communities when it comes to attracting businesses.

Griffin was not alone in his assessment of the city.

“Well, we need to do something fairly quickly,” because by the time Henderson gets to the speed of business it will seem like the speed of business will be passing by, Councilwoman Sara Coffey said.

Coffey said she could not understand where the breakdown is between what the city has and the “positive spin” she has heard. “We’ve got probably more empty warehouse space than any city, county, town I know of,” she said.

Henderson and Vance County have real challenges on the economic front, and meeting those challenges will take a lot of work. Attracting new businesses in today’s economy is no easy task.

But the first step seems simple enough: Find a permanent Economic Development Commission director.

The EDC has been without a full-time, permanent director for over a year now.

That’s about as far from “the speed of business” as you can get.

If city and county leaders and the EDC can’t find a director soon, businesses will continue to speed right past Henderson and Vance County.

What’s your opinion?

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As the hour edged closer to bedtime, I was certain my uneasy jitters would dissipate.

And yet, this notion was immeasurably inaccurate.

My quandary emerged as did my footsteps, in the snowpacked path to my sisters house earlier that day. With the aid of my four-wheel drive, I had ventured to visit housebound family. And my oldest sister, Wendy, was my first stop.

Following a forceful knock on her back door, my sister greeted me dressed in a cotton-blend night robe draped over heartcovered Valentine’s pajamas.

And slipping the warm winter coat from my chilled body, I revealed my own Christmas pajamas. We both laughed, and thus began our sisterly communion.

It was then, noticing her television screen, that I should have responded contrarily. I realized, even at that moment, the potential problem ahead. Had I acknowledged my intuition, I would have asked my sister to please change the channel.

Furthermore, I would never have requested a summary of the movie’s plot.

But as always, curiosity seized control of my better judgement.

“What’s that your watching?!” I inquired, already a bit spooked, but mimicking fearlessness.

Following her synopsis of the horror movie, she ended with,

“and it’s a true story.”

Looking back, I’m certain it was at this moment that my flush faded, replaced by a ghostly hue that matched several of the characters in the movie cast.

The day progressed, as did my afternoon visits. And subsequently all fears subsided, lounging in the back Gina chambers Eaves of my mind, awaiting Daily Dispatch bedtime’s Columnist arrival.

As bedtime approached, I prepared myself for a much needed slumber, certain that I would sleep well. I was convinced the eerie flick would not spook me now, hours after its viewing.

And so laying aside a stack of newspapers, and flipping the switch on my bedroom’s overhead light, I crawled into a mountain of blankets and pillows.

I’d barely eased into the sheets when I scampered out again, flipping the light switch “on” in the adjoining hallway. An extra light would surely pacify any potential anxieties.

Such notion proved erroneous.

As I lay in bed, my eyes shrinkingly shifted about

the room. Glimpsing a collector’s doll atop my dresser, I froze, remembering a scene from the frightening flick that involved multiple haunted china dolls.

The mind’s a mighty powerful enemy I have long believed, and as fearful notions flooded my thoughts and that doll wickedly peered at me, I considered my options.

“It was just a movie,” came the chuckled response from my sister, following a frantic phone call as the evening grew yet older. “There’s nothing in that house that’s going to harm you. Just say a prayer and go to sleep.”

“But you said it was a true story?” I insistently whispered.

“I’m sure those folks were praying hard, too. And look what happened to them!”

Despite Wendy’s calming colloquy, the movie plagued my thoughts. And in my mind’s ruminations, nearly every object in my bedroom had assumed dangerous potential. It was at this moment that I adminstered a prayer of thanksgiving: I graciousy praised God for an enormous student loan debt, which prevented me from fleeing Mama and Daddy’s nest.

Mama was dozing as I slid into her bedroom. I stood by her bed, awaiting her motherly instinct to sense my presence.

But such instinct slept as well, as Mama never budged.

And so, I reached for mama’s

blanketed form and began to shake it.

Mama remained asleep, until such shaking intensified, finally rousing her.

“Mama, I’m scared!” I whispered as her eyes opened, spotting her favorite child by her bedside.

Initially hers was an incoherent response. Confused, she mumbled something in a language I didn’t understand.

Bedtime language, I assumed.

“Mama,” I whispered more emphatically. “Please let me sleep with you!”

Moments later, I was covered in Mama’s blankets and telling her the bits and pieces of what had scared me. She agreed that it was bad of Wendy to scare me, and I reveled in this disparagement.

And then we both fell asleep.

Logic tells me that Mama couldn’t have saved me that night had any haunting inhabited our house. Not even Daddy, snoring on the couch as I slept in his place could have prevented the likes of ghosts. And so I question why it is that, although 30 years old, my parents remain the invincible protectors I’ve considered them all these years.

But they do. And that’s how it should be.

Gina Eaves is an Epsom native, a Peace College graduate and an advertising representative at The Daily Dispatch. Her columns appear on Fridays.

Get involved in Community Watch I’m sure most of the residents of Henderson and Vance County are aware that the city and county governments proclaimed 2010 The Year of Community Watch.

Jan. 28 was a very significant day in regards to this year-long emphasis because the first Henderson/Vance Community Watch Association was organized. This association will motivate, resource, train and network the 21 community watches we have in the city and county as well as strive to see many more organized during 2010.

Maybe the first order of business should be to answer the question, What is Community Watch? Community Watch is a crime prevention program that involves citizens working with each other and with law enforcement agencies to reduce crime and victimization in their communities. It involves citizens

protecting themselves and their property by using common sense crime prevention practices. Neighbors getting to know each other, watching out for each other and acting on or reporting suspicious activities.

Citizens working with groups, community leaders and more importantly, law enforcement agencies to make entire communities safe and free from crime are a major objective of community watch.

Then the second question would be, Why start a Community Watch? Because law enforcement officers cannot be on every street corner, citizen involvement is necessary to combat crime. On average, there are approximately two law enforcement officers for every 1,000 citizens. You and your neighbors are the ones who really know what is going on in your community. By cooperating with each other and with the police, citizens

can help fight crime in the most effective way — preventing the victimization of themselves, their families and friends. You are the key element in fighting crime. Get involved!

Please understand that Community Watch works. The goal of Community Watch is to make criminals aware that every move is being watched and will be reported to the police or sheriff departments.

Across North Carolina, citizens work together to secure their homes, mark their valuables, identify drug dealers, develop child safety programs and improve the environment in which they and their families live. Neighbors get to know each other and this improves the morale and pride in the community.

Projects other then crime prevention can be tackled by local citizens, that are now organized, that will improve

Letter Jobs can’t be created; work can’t be made In his famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, Patrick Hendry said, “Men may cry ‘peace, peace’ but there is not peace.

Today men cry, ‘jobs, jobs’ but there are no jobs.

Our political leaders say they are going to create jobs. Please

tell me how you create jobs.

Jobs are not created; rather, they simply happen when someone wants a product or service and someone else agrees to provide it for a fee. Unfortunately, in today’s economy much of these products and services are produced by overseas people who work for very low wages. These products are then shipped into our country and sold for a fraction of the price it

would cost us to produce them.

Another phrase I detest is “make work.” What kind of work are we going to make?

Are we going to build more roads that parallel roads we already have? Are we going to build bridges that go nowhere?

Are we going to build bigger and more ornate buildings that will sit empty or partially so?

And all these things are supposed to be partially paid for by

the quality of life for all. I’m sold on the worth, effects and benefits of Community Watch and what it potentially can do to improve Henderson and Vance County.

Today, I want to appeal to the public to get involved in this effort by considering organizing a community watch in your community or neighborhood. Time is of the essence so please don’t delay, contact either the police or sheriff’s department today and get started in the process of formulating an active and meaningful community watch.

If I can assist you in the effort please call me as well at 252-438-3322. Thank you for your interest in making our city and county a better place to live and raise a family.

Frank Sossamon is chairman of Henderson/Vance Crime Stoppers, 252-438-3322 to the

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unemployed workers who only draw an unemployment check.

Finally, sooner or later we are going to have to realize that entitlement programs were (or should have been) established for the benefit of our American citizens and are not to be considered goody bags for everybody to dig into.

John A. Rainey Henderson

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Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Claude King is 87. The Reverend Andrew M. Greeley is 82. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron is 76. Actor Stuart Damon is 73. Playwright John Guare is 72. Financial writer Jane Bryant Quinn is 71. Television producer-writer Stephen J. Cannell is 69. Actor David Selby is 69. Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 69.

Football Hall-of-Famer Roger Staubach is 68. Singer Cory Wells (Three Dog Night) is 68. Movie director Michael Mann is 67. Rock singer Al Kooper is 66. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 64. Race car driver Darrell Waltrip is 63.

Actress Barbara Hershey is 62. Actor Christopher Guest is 62. Actor Tom Wilkinson is 62. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is 51. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows is 49.

Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 48. Actress Laura Linney is 46. Rock musician Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver) is 46. Golfer Jose Maria Olazabal is 44. Rock singer Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) is 42. Baseball player Roberto Alomar is 42. Singer Bobby Brown is 41. Actor Michael Sheen is 41.

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On this date: In 1811, George, Prince of Wales, was named the Prince Regent due to the insanity of his father, Britain’s King George III. In 1917, Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an immigration act severely curtailing the influx of Asians. Mexico’s constitution was adopted.

In 1958, Gamal Abdel Nasser was formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic (a union of Syria and Egypt).

In 1973, services were held at Arlington National Cemetery for Army Lt. Col. William B. Nolde, the last official American combat casualty before the Vietnam cease-fire.

In 1994, white separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Miss. of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963, and was immediately sentenced to life in prison. (Beckwith died Jan. 21, 2001 at age 80.)

Five years ago: Togo President Gnassingbe Eyadema died after a fatal heart attack; he was 69.

One year ago: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer. USA Swimming suspended Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps for three months after a photo showing him inhaling from marijuana pipe became public.

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DEAR ABBY: My older DEAR ABBY: Our oldest brother, “Gabe,” 51, lives in daughter is being married soon. When we pulled out our another state. He calls me and my other brother often, wedding album to show her asking our advice and opinour pictures, my mother-inions on everything — work, law, “Edith,” started laughparenting and his relationing and said she hoped our daughter’s wedding would be ships. His current relationship is like all the others better than ours was. Then have been. He either picks she said our wedding had the wrong person or he IS the been “an embarrassment,” and she wished she hadn’t in- wrong person.

What concerns me is that vited any of her friends to it! after torturing my brother Abby, her son and I have and me for hours at a time, been married more than 25 years. This was the first time Gabe then calls our 70-yearEdith has ever mentioned my old mother. He subjects her to long, circular conversa“awful” tions and never takes any of wedding. our advice.

My fatherDespite our requests for in-law him to stop burdening us tried to all, especially Mom, Gabe shut her persists. Mom is losing sleep, up, but and she’s very upset because she went Gabe is unhappy and on and on because he talks to her long about how into the night. She doesn’t she should Dear want to hurt his feelings, but have she’s reached her limit. stepped Abby Gabe sought professional in and Universal Press help a few years ago, when “helped.”

Syndicate he was having the same My husproblem with a different band and I think his mother woman. After three years of should apologize, but she therapy his therapist — a says we are being “too sensipriest -- refused to treat him tive.” My daughter is upset because it seemed like Gabe about it too. wasn’t listening.

We want Edith to be a What can Mom do to part of our daughter’s wedding and festivities, but what get some peace but spare kind of role should I allow her his feelings? I believe my brother has an emotional to have? I’m still angry and very, very hurt. — MOTHER disorder, but he refuses to get OF THE BRIDE IN MISSIS- help or take medication. — OVERWHELMED IN NEW SIPPI JERSEY DEAR MOTHER OF DEAR OVERTHE BRIDE: Could your WHELMED: Gabe may mother-in-law have had one indeed have an emotional too many when she came problem. He may also be selfout with her insensitive and centered and in love with the rude revelation? Face it, had sound of his own voice. she truly wanted to “help,” it You and your brother would have been as simple as need to impress upon your her volunteering to do so. mother that her health must While an apology should come first. And she needs to be forthcoming, don’t expect impress upon Gabe that her one. In labeling you “too bedtime is (blank) p.m. and sensitive,” Edith was blaming the person whose face she she will not stay up beyond that time. If necessary, she had slapped for reacting. should unplug her phone While your wish to have to make sure her sleep isn’t her be a part of your daughinterrupted. ter’s wedding is laudable,

As long as Gabe the role I strongly recomhas you, our brother and mend she play would be a will mother fill to drain to the nonspeaking one such as client your point of exhaustion, I hope providing “something old, you realize he won’t seek the something new, something borrowed or something blue.” professional help he needs, so all of you need to finally draw PERIOD. the line.

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Sports

Struggling Heels Another disappointing loss for UNC

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Crossroads falls to Cape Fear, 77-59

KERR-VANCE 81, HALIFAX ACADEMY 46

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

After taking a ninepoint lead into the half, Cape Fear Christian exploded for 23 points in the third quarter en route to a 77-59 win over Crossroads Thursday night.

Chad Turlington and W.A. Myatt scored 16 points apiece in the Eagles’ win.

Cape Fear opened with a 7-0 run before a Jacob Campbell basket got Crossroads on the board.

Both teams struggled with ball control Campbell early, and there were seven combined turnovers in the opening two minutes.

The Colts offense began to pick it up in the second, but were still out-paced by their opponents. Cody Matthews hit a 3 to trim the lead to 35-23, and Thad McCleland drained a long-range shot at the buzzer that made it 35-26 going into the break. He

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Crossroads Christian’s Ryan Riggin puts up a shot during the first half of the Colts’ 77-59 loss to Cape Fear Christian Thursday night. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www. hendersondispatch.com. led all scorers with 20 points on the night.

“If we had made our layups, we should have been leading the game Please see COLTS, page 3B

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Kerr-Vance’s Tyler Bolton goes up for a layup during the Spartans’ 81-46 win over Halifax Academy Thursday night.

The perfect script Kerr-Vance has no problem with Halifax Academy in EPIC win

By KELLEN HOLTZMAN Dispatch Sports Writer

Kerr-Vance pounced on Halifax Academy from the opening tip, jumping out to a 26-8 lead after the first quarter.

KVA (9-8, 4-2) led 44-18 at halftime and never trailed in Thursday’s 81-46 Eastern Plains Independent Conference win.

“I couldn’t have scripted it any better,” said Spartans coach David Carrier. “Everybody played and

everybody contributed. We didn’t miss a beat when we went to the bench.”

Carrier got 34 points off his bench, led by Chris Lanham with 14.

Lanham scored eight of his 14 in the second quarter, accounting for an 8-0 run to end the half.

Tyler Bolton and Lanham combined to score the final eight points of the second quarter. Bolton landed two long rebounds and led back-to-back fastbreak opportuni-

ties that ended with Lanham layins in the final minute.

Bolton found Lanham open in the corner for a 3 at the buzzer, giving him his third straight assist.

“He’s ‘Mr. Dependable,’” Carrier said of Lanham. “He’s always in the right place, he makes open shots and he makes great decisions. He is a coach’s dream.”

Every Spartan on the roster Please see SCRIPT, page 2B

Lady Vikings edge KVA Spartans’ potential game-winner rims out

By KELLEN HOLTZMAN Dispatch Sports Writer

Trailing 45-43 with 2.1 seconds left in the game, Kerr-Vance had a shot to win the game underneath its own basket.

Laurin Rainey was wide open in the corner off the inbounds pass, but her 3-pointer rimmed out as time expired in Thursday’s loss to Halifax Academy.

It was the second loss of the season to Halifax for the Spartans, who drop to 2-4 in Eastern Plains Independent Conference play.

“It looked good. I thought it was a great shot,” Carrier said of the final play. “The girls executed exactly the way I wanted them to.

Laurin is one of our best shooters.

It just didn’t go.”

The Vikings took a 45-42 lead when Hayley Wood banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 10 seconds left in the game.

KVA’s Shameka Valentine got to the foul line with just under five seconds to play. Valentine

connected on the first free throw and intentionally misfired on the second.

With the possession error in their favor, the Spartans forced a jump ball in a scramble for the rebound, setting up the final shot.

“They knocked down a couple of clutch shots, and we couldn’t get ours to go,” said Carrier.

Halifax finished with four 3-pointers in the game, while KVA struggled to find the basket all night.

Wood and Erica Smith both had 13 points for the Vikings.

Smith shot 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.

Valentine led the Spartans with 12 points, all of which came at the free throw line. Emily Adkins and Amanda Wilson both had eight points and Rainey had six.

KVA led 29-27 entering the fourth quarter, but Halifax outDaily Dispatch?EARL KING scored the Spartans 18-14 in the final frame to earn the win.

Kerr-Vance’s Emily Adkins shoots the ball during KVA’s 45-43 loss to Halifax Academy Please see EDGED, page 3B Thursday night.

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Crossroads Christian’s Albrie Tucker battles for a rebound during the Colts’ 48-42 loss to Cape Fear Christian Thursday night. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.

Early deficit too much for Colts

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

Crossroads closed the gap late, but the Colts never could get a lead in their 48-42 loss to visiting Cape Fear Christian Thursday night.

It was the first time Crossroads had played a game since before the wintry weather forced postponements early last week. Colts coach John Anderson said he felt this was a factor in the loss.

“Their outside shooting was off, but they just didn’t have the conditioning,” he said.

“They got tired.”

Cape Fear’s C.C. Dew got things started in the first with a 3 that began a 10-1 Eagle run. The Colts were held without a field goal until Morgan Davis’ bucket five minutes into the opening quarter.

After a mini Colt run

late in the first trimmed the lead, Cape Fear held a 12-9 lead going into the second.

McAuslin The Colts got a second-quarter lift from Britney Anderson, who was 7 for 9 at the charity stripe in the frame. She finished the game with nine points and a block.

Sumner “Her field goals were off, but fortunately she was getting to the line and scoring,” said John Anderson.

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Two-minute drill Local Sports Register today for tennis clinic at YMCA Northern Vance tennis coach Jeff Arthurs and Kerr-Vance tennis coach Dave Donaldson will be holding a tennis clinic at the Henderson YMCA on Saturday from 2 until 4 p.m.

The clinic is for ages 8-14, and the cost is $20.

YMCA members and non-members can participate.

Those interested should sign up at the YMCA today.

Aycock Center to hold hoops camps A basketball camp for ages 5-7 will be held at the Aycock Recreation Center on Feb. 6, 13 and 27 from 2 until 4 p.m.

Campers will learn the basic basketball skills and receive a reward at the end of camp.

Registration is $10. Campers can sign up now, and money is not due until the first day of camp.

College Hoops Vasquez, Maryland hold off FSU, 71-67 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Greivis Vasquez scored 21 points as Maryland overcame a late rally to beat Florida State 71-67 on Thursday night.

Maryland (15-6, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by as many as nine points in the second half, but FSU (16-5, 4-4 ACC) tied the game twice in the final 3 minutes and had the ball with 38 seconds left, trailing 66-64.

Freshman Michael Snaer drove to the hoop and made a runner but was called for charging with 14.5 seconds left.

The Terrapins outscored FSU 18-7 in the first 5:21 of the second half, turning the Seminoles’ four-point halftime lead into a seven-point Maryland lead.

Derwin Kitchen scored a career-high 29 points to lead Florida State.

NHL Thrashers trade Kovalchuk to Devils NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The defensive-minded New Jersey Devils picked up one of the NHL’s marquee goal scorers in acquiring Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers in a blockbuster deal Thursday night.

In getting the 31-goal scorer from the Thrashers, the Devils shipped defenseman Johnny Oduya, rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, junior prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round draft pick this year to the Thrashers for Kovalchuk and former Devils defenseman Anssi Samlema. The teams also swapped second-round draft picks this year.

The deal was made just hours after Atlanta general manager Don Waddell said the franchise would aggressively explore all its options after Kovalchuk rejected a 12-year, $101 million extension.

Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello jumped at the situation and made the deal, noting that while the Devils gave away a lot, they have the depth in the organization to overcome it. He also noted that the Devils’ recent scoring slump played a part.

Local Schedule Friday, Feb. 5 Basketball-Boys n Emmanuel Christian at Victory Christian 6:30 p.m. n Orange at Southern Vance 7:30 p.m. n Chapel Hill at J.F. Webb 7:30 p.m. n Roanoke Rapids at Warren County 7:30 p.m. n Kerr-Vance at Parrott Academy 7:30 p.m. n Northern Vance at Cardinal Gibbons 7:30 p.m.

Basketball-Girls Christian at Victory Christian 5 p.m. n Orange at Southern Vance 6 p.m. n Chapel Hill at J.F. Webb 6 p.m. n Roanoke Rapids at Warren County 6 p.m. n Kerr-Vance at Parrott n Emmanuel

Academy 6 p.m.

Vance at Cardinal Gibbons 6 p.m.

n Northern

Wrestling at Kerr-Vance 6 p.m.

n Bunn

JV Basketball-Boys at Southern Vance 4:30 p.m. n Chapel Hill at J.F. Webb 4:30 p.m. n Roanoke Rapids at Warren County 4:30 p.m. n Kerr-Vance at Parrott Academy 4:30 p.m. n Northern Vance at Cardinal Gibbons 4:30 p.m. n Orange

JV Basketball-Girls at Parrott Academy 3:15 p.m. n Southern Vance at Orange 4:30 p.m. n Kerr-Vance

Sports on TV Friday, Feb. 5 AUTO RACING 2 p.m. n SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 4 p.m. n SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. BOXING 10:30 p.m. n ESPN2 — Welterweights, Joey Hernandez (15-0-1) vs. Ed Paredes (23-3-1), at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (same-day tape) GOLF 8:30 a.m.

n TGC — European PGA Tour, Dubai Desert Classic, second round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates (same-day tape) 5 p.m. n TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, second round, at Pacific Palisades, Calif.

NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. n ESPN — Chicago at Atlanta 10:30 p.m. n ESPN — Denver at L.A. Lakers PREP BASKETBALL 7 p.m. n ESPN2 — Winter Park (Fla.) vs.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

LOCAL SPORTS

JV Spartan boys, girls fall to Halifax

By DAILY DISPATCH STAFF

The Kerr-Vance junior varsity basketball team lost 41-36 Thursday to Eastern Plains Independent Conference opponent Halifax Academy.

The team’s overall record fell to 6-10.

The Spartans were in the lead 21-20 at the half, but Halifax went on a 12-2 run in the third quarter to pull away.

Daniel Burnette led Kerr-Vance with 11 points, followed by Dallas Smith and Hayes Griggs with eight each.

The JV Lady Spartans lost 35-15 in their Thursday matchup with Halifax.

Erin Crews and Hannah Abbott led KVA with four points apiece.

The boys’ and girls’ teams play again on Friday at Arendell Parrott in Kinston.

KVA middle boys downed by Halifax The Kerr-Vance middle school boys basketball team dropped a 26-16 decision to Halifax Academy Thursday.

Sam Fuquay led KVA with eight points.

Jordan Hogge, Colin Pegram, James Averette, and Ray Cheever notched two points in the loss.

Singler leads Duke past Ga. Tech

By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

DURHAM — Kyle Singler had career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers to lead No. 10 Duke past No. 21 Georgia Tech 86-67 on Thursday night.

Jon Scheyer added 21 points for the Blue Devils (18-4, 6-2), who were strong inside and outside — hitting nearly 67 percent of their 3s and dominating Georgia Tech’s foul-plagued front line.

Duke held a 40-32 rebounding edge and remained atop the Atlantic Coast Conference by claiming an easy win in a matchup of the league’s only two ranked teams.

Zachery Peacock scored the Yellow Jackets’ first 11 points, but didn’t score after that. Leading scorers Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors were in foul trouble for Georgia Tech (16-6, 4-4).

Nolan Smith had 14 points for Duke, which led by double figures for the entire second half in bouncing back from a loss at

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Duke’s Jon Scheyer shoots over Georgia Tech’s Zachery Peacock, left, and Brad Sheehan during the first half of Thursday’s game in Durham.

Georgetown and avenging last month’s 71-67 loss to Georgia Tech.

The Blue Devils shot nearly 45 percent against the nation’s fourth-best fieldgoal percentage defense, and Singler — who was just 2 for 13 in that defeat in Atlanta — nearly did it all this time.

He finished 8 for 10 from 3-point range, scored 20 points in the final 20 minutes and shook off a pesky right wrist sprain to lead the way in a dominating second half that carried the Blue Devils to their 15th straight win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. They were a late Georgia Tech free throw away from their 11th 20-point win at home this season, and entered outscoring their visitors by an average of 28.9 points.

Singler hit his first three 3s of the second half to help push Duke’s lead well into the teens. Then, he helped the Blue Devils take their first 20-point lead when he took off downcourt after his steal and dumped a behindthe-back pass to Smith, whose layup attempt was swatted away on the rim and Brian Oliver was called for goaltending to make it 63-43 with 11 1/2 minutes left.

Duke’s three S’s — Singler, Scheyer and Smith — entered as the nation’s most productive scoring trio, averaging 53 points, and

they were simply too much for a talented but young Georgia Tech team that had its productive front line handcuffed by fouls.

Lawal picked up two fouls in the first 33 seconds and played just 16 minutes; he and Favors logged six minutes apiece in the first half.

Duke was in the doublebonus 10 minutes into the game — prime position for the nation’s top free-throwshooting team — and made 24 of 36 attempts from the line. The teams combined for 52 fouls.

Singler’s only two baskets of the first half were big ones, and overshadowed the brief scare he gave the Blue Devils.

His 3 with 12 1/2 minutes until the break put Duke ahead to stay. Then, he went to the bench shortly before halftime clutching the wrist that has bothered him for a few weeks, before returning moments later and rattling in a 3 just before the buzzer to cap a half-closing 15-6 run that gave the Blue Devils their first double-figure lead, 45-33.

Hokies hold off Tar Heels, 74-70

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Malcolm Delaney scored 21 points, including two key free throws with 36.6 seconds left, and Virginia Tech kept North Carolina in its worst tailspin since a five-game losing streak in 2002-03 with a 74-70 victory Thursday night.

Delaney’s free throws doubled the lead to 71-67 for the Hokies (17-4, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), and the only basket the Tar Heels could manage thereafter came at the buzzer, sealing the fifth loss in six games for last year’s national champions.

Dorenzo Hudson added

17 points and Jeff Allen had 14 for Virginia Tech.

The Tar Heels were led

by Ed Davis with 15 points and John Henson with 14.

North Carolina (13-9, 2-5) appeared to have pulled within one when Will Graves’ 3-point try with just under 20 seconds left went halfway down and then rolled out. Allen rebounded for Virginia Tech, was fouled and made one free throw to push the margin to five.

Larry Drew’s shot at the other end banked off the side of the backboard, the Hokies again rebounding and avenging an earlier 78-64 loss to the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, N.C. Neither team led by

more than four in the second half until Delaney hit back-to-back 3-pointers, sparking a 13-5 run that gave Virginia Tech a 61-52 lead. Delaney also was called for his fourth personal foul after his second 3 and went to the bench with 12 minutes left.

It hardly mattered as the Tar Heels never got closer than three again, and Delaney came back into the game with 7 minutes left and made the two free throws to seal it.

The Tar Heels scored the last six points of the first half to lead 35-33 at the break.

Virginia Tech came out red hot, taking quick shots and seemingly intent on

burying the Tar Heels quickly. The Hokies led 18-6 after 6 1/2 minutes, then went cold. North Carolina took full advantage, outscoring Virginia Tech 21-8 over the next eight minutes to go ahead 27-26.

David Wear had six points in the run and John Henson and Deon Thompson four apiece.

The half left several key players on both teams in foul trouble, with Allen, Delaney and Hudson among five Hokies with two fouls, and Davis and Thompson among three Tar Heels. Delaney and Davis both played extensively after drawing their second personals.

triggered a fast break with a pass downcourt to Capell, who tapped it to Lanham for the finish inside.

KVA finished the first quarter on a 13-0 run capped off by a basket from Ric Davis.

With the win, the Spartans complete a season sweep of Halifax. KVA will be looking to do the same

today in Kinston against Parrott Academy.

“It’s a big game for us,” Carrier said. “We’re fighting along with Parrott and Rocky Mount Academy for the second spot in the conference. It’s a dog fight every night we play.”

“Four of (the losses) are under probably six points.

So it’s just a matter of if you don’t turn the ball over three times and you make those three lay-ups you missed,” Anderson

said.

“They’re capable of competing, it’s getting over the hump.”

SCRIPT, from page 1B notched at least three points on the night. Devonne Smith had 11 points and Cameron Capell, Chandler Loyd and Bolton each had eight.

“We’ve had a long layoff with no practice since last Thursday, so I was really pleased with the effort tonight,” said Carrier.

KVA outscored Halifax

17-5 in the third quarter to take a 61-23 lead into the final period.

Capell paced the Spartans early in the game, scoring all eight of his points in the first quarter.

He knocked down his second 3-pointer of the period to give KVA a 16-8 lead.

On the ensuing possession, Brandon Dickerson

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DEFICIT, from page 1B a 2-point shot with 10 seconds left in the second that cut the lead to 28-22 going into intermission.

McAuslin led all scorers with 16 points — four in each quarter. She was one of two seniors, along with Katie Sumner, who was recognized before the game on senior night.

The Colts’ offense struggled early in the second half, managing just seven third-quarter points — four from McAuslin and a 3 from Jessica Matthews.

Crossroads began to rally late in the game, but never could get a good look at the lead.

Anderson said that

turnovers continue to be a problem for his squad.

“We just have a tendency to pass to the wrongcolored jersey,” he said.

“We’re not looking for the next easy pass, we’re looking for that difficult pass to weave or thread between two players.”

Davis finished with seven points for Crossroads. Albrie Tucker and Matthews each had four.

Anna Tart led Cape Fear with 11 points.

Amanda Tart had 10, and Erica Holmes and Jaquana Gilmore each had eight.

With the loss, the Colts fall to 4-6 in the Carolina Christian Conference.

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