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Moonshine found in mountains 929 gallons one of biggest busts, N.C. official says; man, 63, arrested WILKESBORO (AP) — North Carolina authorities say they have found 929 gallons of moonshine under a shed in the mountains. State Alcohol Law Enforcement officials say 63-year-old Roger Lee Nance of Wilkesboro was arrested Wednesday on charges including possession of non-tax paid liquor for the purpose of sell. The director of the agency says it’s one of the biggest mountain busts he can remember. Crime Control and Public Safety spokeswoman Patty McQuillan says Nance stored moonshine in different-shaped containers under a shed in his backyard and was arrested following a two-month investigation. A number listed for Nance was disconnected and a woman who answered another number identified herself as Nance’s daughter-in-law and said she had no comment.
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Donham: Public safety study in Dec. Release of report will come after Nov. 3 municipal election in Oxford By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
OXFORD — Residents will have to wait until near the end of the year to see the outcome of a $40,000 study of public safety. “It is looking like it will probably (be) released in December,” City Manager Mark Donham said when asked in an e-mail by the Dispatch about when the document would be made available to citizens and the press. “This is an important study in
many ways and it is important to obtain the best information we can to make the best decisions,” Donham said in a follow-up e-mail question about why Donham the report would not be available until December. “Our plan is to release the information and study when it is ready and we are ready for (a) full and informed discussion,” Donham said.
Donham additionally said that he believes Police Chief and Acting Fire Chief John Wolford “has done an excellent job working with and managing our firefighters and I feel confident we are prepared to provide the services that are needed.” The International City/County Management Association was hired to conduct the study. Donham on July 23 told a joint session of four City Commission committees that he would be off for a week, but that he and
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Wolford had obtained a preliminary copy of the study and would sit down and discuss any errors or inaccuracies they found in the approximately 190-page document and ask the association to make the corrections. The Dispatch at the time asked Donham when he wanted to present details in a formal manner before the commissioners and the citizens. Donham replied, “Probably
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Sean Tucker flies his Oracle Challenger bi-plane inverted over U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nathan Miller, flying F/A-18 Blue Angel #5 Thursday over San Francisco Bay. The U. S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels and Tucker are preparing for two air shows this weekend for Fleet Week San Francisco 2009 festivities, which celebrate the area’s long naval history.
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Granville seeking $500,000 for park irrigation system Treated wastewater would be piped in from sewer plant
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OXFORD — Granville County’s government is seeking a $500,000 grant from the N.C. Rural Center to help fund a proposed project to pipe reclaimed water from Oxford’s Wastewater Treatment Alligood Plant to irrigate the playing fields at the Granville Athletic Park. The County Commission authorized the request for the greenbacks earlier this week after County Manager Brian Alligood told the panel, “I’m not looking
at giving you any illusion that we are looking to fund that through any county money.” The total cost of the project is approximately $2.2 million, with the county’s next step being to ask the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund for additional help. “Unless we have significant grant funding for this project, I don’t see it advancing because we just are not in a budget situation where we could do that,” Alligood said. Still, Alligood said this is worth a shot because the proposal is unique. The Granville Athletic Park is located off Belltown Road southwest of Oxford. And the park staff has had difficulty maintaining the site for guests in times of parched conditions. The park’s water is provided by wells and a pair of small, private Please see GRANVILLE, page 3A
Warren, Southern Vance crown their Homecoming couples
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Deaths Alexandria, Minn. Juanita L. Hoyle, 82 Franklin John E. Fuller, 79 Henderson James M. Jones Sr., 59 Katie M. Stevenson, 84 Robert L. Williams Jr., 44 Oxford Gladys C. Beal Winton Jewell J. Copeland, 78
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Javion Henderson and Shannon Boyd were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during halftime festivities at Warren County High School Friday night. To view or purchase photos of a court member, visit us on the Web at www. hendersondispatch.com.
Paige Douglass and George Richardson were crowned Homecoming Queen and King during halftime festivities at Southern Vance Friday night. To view or purchase photos of a court member, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.