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Gunfire wounds several in city Man, and a church, both hit by bullets
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Bunches of books
Volunteers sort through thousands of books Monday afternoon inside the former Super Ten building across from Supply Line on Raleigh Road in preparation for the Friends of the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library book sale. The sale starts Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Friends members only. The public gets its chance to scour through the assortment of books on Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and finally on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Paperbacks are 50 cents each, hardbacks are $1 each and the Sunday bag sale includes a paper bag full of books for $3.
Cost-containment pledged on Granville school By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
OXFORD — The Granville County Commission on Monday evening heard from experts hired by the county school district to make sure costs are carefully managed when acquiring the land for and when constructing a future elementary school at the increasingly populated southern end of the county. Lee McClure, of the Cary-based Construction Control Corp., told the commissioners that, “Of course the bottom line is to protect your interests, to see that you’re getting what you’re paying for and that you’re not paying any more.” Ross Bush, also of the corporation, told the commissioners that, “We started on this process
Firm promises county future southern-end elementary school will not exceed budget about mid-August” by advertising for architects interested in providing prototypes of school buildings, with approximately 17 firms responding and some of those firms offering as many as six different prototypes. Bush said the list was narrowed to three architects and five schools. The schools are in Rock Hill, S.C., Charlotte, Durham, Wake County and Brunswick County, Bush said, noting that the next step will be to select the architect. Additionally, Bush said 20 letters were sent to landowners in the area of interest who own property of the size suitable for a school. “So far, we have received back three
replies,” Bush said, noting land owned by the county schools is being looked at as well. McClure told the commissioners that the corporation has been in business for slightly more than three decades, specializing in education, and has managed more than 450 projects, most of which are elementary schools. McClure said the corporation tries to foresee problems, to solve them and to eliminate waste and unnecessary space and to keep programs within their budgets. And McClure said the corporation has an aggressive program to reduce change orders. “Our goal is to eliminate ’em. You may not get them all, but
you can eliminate most of them,” McClure said. The state average on change orders has been 3.4 percent-3.5 percent, while the company’s average frequently is below 1 percent, resulting in, for example, a $240,000$250,000 difference on a $10 million project, McClure said. And McClure said the cost savings has been 7 percent-13 percent on past contracts. “And we have never failed to save more than our fee,” McClure added. McClure said the corporation has recommended choosing an already-constructed school to save on design time and fees. “This gets you into the market sooner,” McClure said. “And today that’s very important.”
By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer
By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer
Investigators said gunfire struck a 21-year-old man who was sitting on a front porch just before midnight on Saturday at 410 Spring Court. In what might be a related case, Henderson Police reported that a wall of an unoccupied and nearby church — Greater Union Grove at 511 Parham St. — was hit at 9 p.m. on Saturday. The victim — William Ormond of 828 State St. — was listed in fair condition last weekend while being treated for a leg wound at an area hospital, according to detectives. They said Spring Court is just off Horner Street.
Detectives said a 16-year-old boy was accidentally struck in the right hip by a shotgun blast at 9:13 p.m. on Sunday at 724 Hughes Street. They said the shooting of Ahykeem Jones of 757 David St. involved a male juvenile. Jones was listed in fair condition Sunday night at an area hospital. Henderson Police reported seizing three rifles, three shotguns and some ammunition. They described the firearms as “unsecured.”
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OXFORD — There has been a bit of an upswing in One Stop Early Voting here. At of the end of business on Monday, 49 persons had cast ballots at the polling station at the Granville County Administration Building compared to 34 on Friday and 37 on opening day Thursday. At the polling station at Creedmoor City Hall on Monday, however, the number of early votes was 19, down from 28 on Friday and 22 on Thursday.
By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer
Henderson Police are looking for a suspect accused of wounding two men Sunday night by firing multiple rounds into a house at 612 E. Rockspring St. One of the victims — Devonjee Branch, 20, of Harriett Street — was listed in fair condition Sunday night at an area hospital, according to investigators. The other victim — Lorenzo Alston, 18, of Water Street — was treated at a hospital Sunday night and released. Another person — Delqualia Moses, 21 — was listed as living in the Please see SCHOOL, page 3A house that was damaged by bullets.
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Like the trumpet of an angel
A single yellow angel’s trumpet sways in the wind on Jimmy and Betty Jean Lawrence’s property off Southerland Mill Road Monday afternoon. Dozens of the almost foot-long blossoms hang from each of the three tree like vines that the Lawrence’s have been growing for a few years.
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According to a police report, the incident occurred about 9 p.m. Three property-damage incidents caused by gunfire near the time of the Rockspring Street shootings were also reported Sunday night. The exterior frame and interior furniture of a residence at 277 Chavasse Ave. were struck by stray bullets at 8:57 p.m. Walls of a residence at 807 Bridgers St. were hit by bullets at 9:05 p.m. The rear window of a vehicle in the roadway at Williams Street and East Andrews Avenue was shot out at 10 p.m. The cases are still being investigated by detectives.
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The election is Nov. 3 for all five municipalities in the county. The one-stop period is from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, with the last day being Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. And that Saturday is the only one when the two stations will be open for one-stop voting. To see the complete list of candidates, go on-line to www.hendersondispatch. com/pages/home and click on Extra!
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Two victims hit by gunshots
Early voting rises in Granville By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
Teen shot by accident
Weather
Deaths
Today Mild
High: 74 Low: 42
Wednesday
Clinton, Md. Annie M. Bullock, 75 Henderson
Gorgeous
Bernadette Blackwell, 71
High: 79 Low: 50
Ada N.W. Hannon, 95 Theresa J. Myers, 66
Details, 3A
Oxford Rachel Faucette, 96 John T. Hendrick, 80 Rose L. Yancey, 87 Warrenton James Dunson Sr., 85 Bobby L. Lynch, 68
Obituaries, 4A