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Husband charged with murder Scott Morris held without bond in wife’s death, burning of their home By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — Scott Morris is jailed without bond on a charge of first-degree murder and on a charge of He was a founding burning of a dwelling member of The Blind the house, both in connection Boys of Alabama with the September 2008 disappearance of his wife, By DAVID IRVINE Kelly Currin Morris. Daily Dispatch Writer Granville County Sheriff Brin Wilkins, at a Henderson lost one of its brief news shining stars when Johnny conference on Fields died on Nov. 12. Al- Wednesday afternoon, though he lived his life in said Scott the dark, he brought light Morris was into the lives of countless arrested on others. Tuesday Fields was a founding evening after Scott Morris member of the singing law enforcegroup, Blind Boys of Alabama, formed ment on Monday received in 1939 when information leading to skeletal remains being he and four discovered in a wooded friends were area off Sam Moss Hayes attending Road in the southern part the Alabama of the county. Institute for The N.C. Office of the Deaf and Fields Chief Medical Examiner Blind in Tal- identified the remains ladega. What began as an found as those of Kelly informal group became a Currin Morris through mainstay in gospel music, dental records, Wilkins culminating in a Lifetime said. Achievement Award durScott Morris, 35, of 113 ing the Grammy Awards ceremony last February. In between those landmark years, the group had performed throughout the United States, in Canada and overseas. They recorded more than 60 albums and sang at the White House six times. They were inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame in 2003. Among their most popular numbers were “Didn’t It Rain,” “Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ My Name” and

W. Church St., Creedmoor, is scheduled to be in court at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 2, documents show. Wilkins thanked everyone for their dedication and determination in assisting his office in finding Kelly Currin Morris. And Wilkins added, “I hope that this arrest will bring some closure to Kelly’s family.” The sheriff, flanked by law enforcement officers and investigators and standing before camera crews, journalists and residents in the County Commission meeting room, spent approximately two minutes reading from a prepared statement, then left, saying he could not provide more information because of the ongoing probe. Meantime, an emergency order signed by Chief District Judge Daniel Finch granted temporary custody of Kelly Currin Morris’ and Scott Morris’ 6-year-old daughter, Carolyn Haley Morris, to Kelly Currin Morris’ father, Pat Currin, and stepmother, Juanita Currin. A custody hearing is

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Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins addresses the media during a press conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the finding of Kelly Currin Morris’ remains and the arrest of her husband, William Scott Morris, for first degree murder and fradulently burning a dwelling. set for 9:30 a.m. Friday. Carolyn Haley Morris had been in the custody of Scott Morris. The judge, in signing the documents, said the findings of fact included that false statements by Scott Morris to investiga-

tors “were made with the intent to deceive them.” And the findings of fact included that there is a “high probability” that Scott Morris’ father, Jimmy Morris, “was also involved in the coverup” of the homicide.

The first signs of trouble surfaced shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2008, when a caller to Emergency 911 reported a fire at Kelly Currin Morris’ residence off Tump Wilkins Please see MURDER, page 3A

‘I felt like I was being violated’ By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — The mother of deceased Granville County woman Kelly Currin Morris said she was relieved when she heard Scott Morris had been taken into custody by the Sheriff’s Department. Wanda Hollis was in the Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE Please see FIELDS, page 4A audience Wednesday afternoon when Sheriff Brin Wanda Hollis, mother of Kelly Currin Morris, fights back tears Wilkins conducted a brief while talking to members of the media Wednesday afternoon news conference announcafter Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins’ press confering the findings of the ence. remains of Kelly Currin Our Hometown . . . . . 2A Business & Farm. . . . 5A Light Side . . . . . . . . . 6A Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . 8A Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-4B Comics . . . . . . . . . . . 5B graphic area are grouped commander. Midyette lives Classifieds. . . . . . . 6-8B into divisions. The Piedin Manson and has been mont Division includes flo- active in the Lake Gaston tillas based in Burlington, Flotilla. Today Cary, Chapel Hill, Lake An informational meetGaston and Raleigh. ing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Piedmont Division Com- on Nov. 24 at the HenderT-storms By DAVID IRVINE mander Russell Chafin son VFW headquarters, High: 66 Daily Dispatch Writer Low: 53 visited the Daily Dispatch located at 2915 on U.S. 1/ recently to discuss plans Highway 158 north. The U.S. Coast Guard for organizing a local The Auxiliary is made Auxiliary is organizing a Friday flotilla. Chafin said the up of civilian volunteers. flotilla to serve Kerr Lake division has applied to the Prior service in the miliby promoting boating eduCoast Guard for a charter tary or naval forces of the cation and safety. Some sun High: 66 for the Kerr Lake Flotilla. country is not necessary, A flotilla is the local Low: 45 He was accompanied by although approximately 50 organizational unit of the Gene Midyette, who will Coast Guard Auxiliary. Please see FLOTILLA, page 4A serve initially as flotilla Details, 3A Flotillas within a geo-

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Morris, who had been missing since September 2008. Scott Morris is charged with first-degree Kelly Morris murder and with burning a dwelling house. Hollis, speaking with reporters afterward, was asked her feelings about no longer having to go through an endless search to find her daughter. “It’s like a brick lifted off your

chest. It’s unbelievable. You just don’t know until you go through it. It goes unbelievably deep,” Hollis said. A reporter asked Hollis about the past 14 months of Scott Morris not cooperating yet still having been able to walk around and still having had custody of one of Kelly Currin Morris’ two daughters before being arrested Tuesday evening. “I felt like I was being violated,” Hollis said. Please see VIOILATED, page 3A

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The Henderson Police Department has issued a counerfeit bill alert. Fake $100 and $50 bills have shown up this week, and police ask businesses and banks to be on the Obituaries, 4A lookout. Police said the counterfeiters are using chemicals to “wash” all of the printing off $5 bills and are printing $100 faces and backs on them. When held

up to the light, Abraham Lincoln’s face can be seen in the watermark, not Benjamin Franklin’s. The “USA Five” on the strip inside the bill on the lefthand side also can be seen. The color shifting ink at the lower right will not change colors on the fake bills when twisted in the light. Since the fake bills are printed on real money paper, the commonly used detection pens will show it

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The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in solving two crimes. On Nov. 9 about 3 a.m., a black male, seen at top in a security camera photo, broke into Cruizers 220 on U.S. 1/158 North in Middleburg by using a sledgehammer to break the glass door. The suspect wore light colored pants, a dark blue or black long sleeve shirt over a white t-shirt anda white golves. He was driving a green late 1990s model Ford Taurus, above. In the other crime, two white males robbed the College Station Convenience Store around 11 p.m. One wore a full leafy camouflage hunting suit and a mask and carried a long gun. The other wore blue jeans, a Carhartstyle brown jacket and mask and carried a pistol.Anyone with information about either of the crimes should call the sheriff’s office at (252) 738-2200 or Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at (252) 492-1925.

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Mark It Down Today Weed & Seed — The Weed & Seed Steering Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Human Resources — The Human Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Free seminar — The Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center will host a free mini-seminar on event planning at the chamber office at 7 p.m. Pre-registration is required due to our limited seating capacity. For more information or to register, please call (252) 586-5711 or email lgcc@earthlink.net. Community watch — The West Hills/West Creek/158 By-Pass Community Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Maria Parham Medical Center in the auditorium. Chad Coffey with the Granville County Sheriff’s Department will be the guest speaker. Coffey will present a program on North Carolina’s “conceal and carry” laws. All neighbors are encouraged to attend. Tobacco referendum — Tobacco growers are encouraged to vote in the Tobacco Research Checkoff Referendum between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The checkoff generates funds for tobacco research projects. Eligible voters may cast their ballots at the Vance County Extension Center, 305 Young St., Henderson, or at the Warren County Extension Center, 158 Rafters Lane, Warrenton. For more information, call (252) 438-8188 or (252) 257-3640. Heritage society — The Heritage Society of Franklin County will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Louisburg United Methodist Church in Louisburg. Everyone that has an interest in the heritage and genealogy of Franklin County is urged to attend, and is invited to join. The group’s present project is obtaining articles and information for Volume 2 of the Franklin County Heritage Book, North Carolina, 2010. For more information, contact Joe Pearce, (919) 496-3321; Maylon Cooke, (919) 556-4213; Annette Goyette, (252) 492-3820; or Pat or Gerald Leonard (919) 853-3293. Black Caucus — The Henderson/Vance Black Leadership Caucus will meet at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 326 W. Rock Spring St. Members and interested members are urged to attend. Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings). Community watch — The Watkins Community Watch meeting will be held at 7 p.m. AARP meeting — The Vance County Chapter of AARP will meet at 2 p.m. at the Vance County Senior Center, 126 S. Garnett St. Members are asked to invite a guest and also bring a covered dish to share.

Friday Free classes — Granville Health System, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, will offer a free two-hour class from 1-3 p.m. entitled “Look Good … Feel Better” for women of all ages who are currently undergoing chemotherapy. Tips on makeup, turban or cap wear, and wig care will be among the topics covered. The class meets in the specialty clinic at the medical center. Makeup and supplies are provided free of charge. Participants do not need to be receiving their chemotherapy treatments at Granville Specialty Clinics to attend. However, space is limited and advance registration is required. For additional information or to sign up for the class, call Granville Health System Specialty Clinics at (919) 690-3210. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a non-profit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Julie Brockman with the Granville County Senior Center will demonstrate chair exercises.

Students at Eaton-Johnson Middle School choose paper over plastic Students in the homeroom class of Thomas Durham at Eaton-Johnson Middle School are shown in the photo with some of the 5,620 plastic bags collected by students during a school-wide project conducted this fall. The project was led by Tamala Anderson, a member of the school’s faculty, in an effort to make students aware of the need to recycle plastic bags and to use reusable cloth bags instead. The project also was used in conjunction with a Word Generation lesson called “Paper or Plastic,” which discussed what other cities have done to encourage plastic bag recycling and the use of reusable grocery bags. Homerooms throughout the school were challenged to see who could bring in the most plastic bags for collection. Durham’s homeroom collected a total of 1,466 plastic bags, followed closely by Celeste McNeil’s homeroom with 1,419 bags collected. Anderson’s homeroom came in third with 786 bags collected. As the winners of the competition, students in Durham’s homeroom each were given reusable cloth grocery bags. All of the collected bags were turned in to be recycled at a local Food Lion store.

Treasure chests help students learn about math Every day after lunch, Jessica Hall reads aloud to her first-grade students at Aycock Elementary School. They have begun the year with the Magic Tree House series. The last book they finished was Pirates Past Noon. She thought it would be fun to bring the book to life and integrate the story into part of their math time. Hall sent home a letter requesting that each student create a “treasure chest” and gave ideas on what they could use including tissue paper, construction paper and stickers. Students had one week to work on their treasure chest. She also requested any help with bringing in items to fill their treasure chests such as candy, rings, necklaces and stickers. When the students came in with their treasure chests, if a student did not bring one in, Hall gave that student a bag with his/her name on it. While the students were at lunch, Hall and her co-workers filled the treasure chests

The Vance County Senior Center will start a jewelrymaking class on Monday at 2 p.m. During the meeting, the class members will decide what they want to make and how to purchase the materials needed. A decision will also be made on the day and time the

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FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR HENDERSON TODAY

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Raleigh -Durham through 6 p.m. yest. High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Normal High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Normal Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Record High . . . . . . . . .77 in 1953 Record Low . . . . . . . . .21 in 1959

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Regional Weather Henderson 66/53

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Road southeast of Stem. Sometime between 4:30 and 5 p.m., the then-28year-old Kelly Currin Morris’ 2005 Honda Accord was found abandoned approximately a mile away at a future subdivision, with her cell phone, pocketbook and other personal belongings still inside the car. On Sept. 12, the State Bureau of Investigation concluded the house fire had been set deliberately. Then-Sheriff David Smith next declared Scott Morris a person of interest in the disappearance of Kelly Currin Morris and in connection with the arson. By Sept. 25, the first SBI documents were made public and they showed statements by Scott Morris about the vanishing of Kelly Currin Morris were inconsistent. The SBI in documents additionally said that Scott Morris and Kelly Cur-

rin Morris had marital problems and that sources specifically said the couple had separated before and had discussed divorcing. “In the past, Scott punched holes in the wall during arguments and once threw a computer out of a window,” the SBI said in documents. The documents pointed out, however, that there was no evidence showing Kelly Currin Morris disappeared of her own accord and that no witness believed she would ever leave her two girls. The other girl has a different father than Scott Morris. Scott Morris had declined to make any comments to the Dispatch about the probe. News reports started appearing Tuesday evening about a search having been conducted off Sam Moss Hayes Road (Subsequent reports have said the

remains of Kelly Currin Morris were found just inside a fence of the Tar River Fox Pen, which is a private hunting reserve near Creedmoor). And when bulletins on Tuesday evening about a news conference started appearing on the Internet, Wilkins, when reached by this reporter, acknowledged he had called one for 4 p.m. Wednesday, but said he could not immediately say anything else about the matter. “I apologize for not being able to, but we’ve got to do some things here tonight,” Wilkins said. “And I wish I could, but I can’t right now.” Wilkins, when asked about whether Scott Morris remained a person of interest, immediately replied, “Oh yeah, he’s of interest.” After Scott Morris was booked later in the evening at the Magistrate’s Office, which is next to the Sher-

iff’s Department but in a separate building, attempts by this reporter and representatives of other news organizations to obtain additional information were unsuccessful. And the magistrate on duty, under questioning by a reporter, said that the arrest of Scott Morris was not public record. The magistrate said such information would have to come from the Superior Court Clerk’s Office. A clerk who processes criminal court files told the Dispatch on Wednesday morning she had not received any paperwork on Scott Morris. The paperwork was made public before lunchtime. And Wilkins at the news conference said Scott Morris’ first appearance in court was at 3 p.m.

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said, noting she could not begin to tell about how many briar cuts she received. Wrenn, like Hollis, cited the community support. “And it shows how great of a person she was,” Wrenn said of Kelly Currin Morris. “Everybody knew her. And for this to happen to someone like that, it just baffles me.” And Wrenn said, “I can’t face the fact that she’s not here. … It feels like I just got off the phone with her.” Wrenn said she would like others to remember Kelly Currin Morris for being a kind person, noting, “She was very giving, very loving. Everybody loved her.” Al Mignacci, of Raleigh, volunteered his time in helping coordinate searches, noting what had been “a long, tough struggle” by

several persons to come to a successful conclusion. Wilkins said Scott Morris was arrested on Tuesday evening after law enforcement on Monday received information leading to remains being discovered in a wooded area off Sam Moss Hayes Road in the southern part of the county. Wilkins said the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the remains found as those of Kelly Currin Morris through dental records. Mignacci said he was surprised the arrest happened so quickly. “It was all news to me,” Mignacci said, noting he received several calls from reporters seeking comment.

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expressed confidence in investigators and additionally praised those who were trying to locate her Wrenn daughter. And Hollis on Wednesday cited the community support, adding, “It means a lot to a family when you have a search team that you know is out there every week looking.” One of those who participated in searching was Myra Wrenn, 29, of Stem and who was a friend of Kelly Currin Morris since age 3. Wrenn said she was out looking each day for the first two weeks of the search effort. “And we literally went miles and miles,” Wrenn

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As for the past 14 months for her, Hollis said, “It’s been like your life just stops.” As for the rest of the family, Hollis said, “They’re holding up pretty good. This family really stands tall and strong. So, we’re going to make it the rest of the way.” Hollis, of Hillsborough, told this reporter for a story published Sept. 11, 2008, that her “gut feeling” was the then-28-year-old Kelly Currin Morris was not alive. Hollis, in drizzly weather conditions, had been walking around her daughter’s burned residence at 3220 Tump Wilkins Road southeast of Stem. Hollis had repeatedly returned to her daughter’s residence since the structure caught fire on Sept. 4 of that year. Hollis at the time

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Deaths Lewis G. Byrd

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OXFORD — Lewis Gerald Byrd, 82, of 4653 James Royster Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at his home. A native of Durham County, he was the son of the late Junie Daniel and Ellie Stewart Byrd. He was a mason and Shriner and was a retired Senior Master Sergeant in the Air Force after 24 years of service. He also retired from GTE in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Oxford by the Rev. Eddie Mauldin. Surviving are his wife, Teresa Taylor Byrd of the home; a stepdaughter, Brandy Self Loyd; and a sister, Evelyn Cvacho of Lancaster, Pa. The visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday prior to the service at the Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford and at other times at the home. Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Oxford.

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Janice Cobb Wehry, 67, of Mechanicsville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 49 years, Rodney Wehry, who passed away on Aug. 17, 2009. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Fritter and husband John, Tricia Eichenlaub and husband, Matt; three grandsons, Tommy Bosher, Rodney Bosher, and Brady Eichenlaub; her first granddaughter due in January; three sisters Hazel Holtzman and husband, Bernard, Marie Holtzmann and husband William, Josephine Edwards and husband Franklin; three brothers, Burton Cobb and wife, Karen. Mahlon Cobb and wife, Wilma, Stanley Cobb and wife Ann; sister-in-law, Betty Sharp and husband Garland; many nieces and nephews; and her two

Alexine T. Dawson OXFORD — Alexine Thorpe Dawson, 75, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in New York. She was a Granville County native and was the daughter of the late Judge William Thorpe and Mary Liza Toler Thorpe. Survivors include daughters, Denise Dawson-Hamlett of New Windson, N.Y., and Toni Harrison of Anchorage, Ala.; sister, Iola M. Thorpe of Spring Valley, N.Y.; brother, James S. Thorpe of Oxford; and several grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at the Vernon Hill Baptist Church cemetery by the Rev. Ollie F. Ellison. Services are by Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford.

Burnell B. Jordan WARRENTON — Burnell B. Jordan, 83, of 627 Baltimore Road, Warrenton, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at United Solid Rock Faith Ministries in Norlina. Bishop Moore H. Bynum will officiate and the burial will follow in the United Solid Rock Memorial Garden in Norlina. He is survived by four daughters, RoseMarie Phillips of Lithonia, Ga., Jaqueline Jordan of Baton Rouge, La., Geraldine Lomas of Gonzales, La., and Patricia Simpson of Paramount, Calif.; two sons, Burnell Jordan Jr. and Herman Jordan, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; 37 greatgrandchildren; and a brother, Murray Jordan of Donaldsonville, La. The body will be on view today from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

Benjamin F. Knott MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Benjamin Franklin Knott, 84, of Charleston County in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, He was retired from real estate. Arrangements are by Parks Funeral Home, 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, S.C. 29483.

Margie Powell WARREN COUNTY — Margie Powell, 78, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. She was born July 26, 1931, in Warren County and was the daughter of the late Elijah and Edna Williams Powell. At an early age, she relocated to New York City where she joined the Antioch Baptist Church and remained a faithful member until her health

miniature dachshunds, Mindy & Bean. Janice was a former employee of Signet Bank (Airport Branch) and Dr. Kahn’s office in Highland Springs. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave, Richmond, Va. Services will be held 12 noon Friday at Corinth United Methodist Church, 23 West Williamsburg Road, Sandston, Va. 23150. Interment will follow in Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either: Hospice Community Care of Richmond, 10128 W. Broad St, Suite J, Glen Allen, Va. 23060, Attn: Tricia Martin; or to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, N.C. 27710 Attn: Ellen Steinback. A Special thanks to Hospice Community Care of Richmond, her nurses Judy, Rhonda and her care giver Cheryl. Paid Obituary

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FIELDS, from page one “Listen to the Lambs” as well as standards such as “Amazing Grace” and “If I Had a Hammer.” Fields and his wife Mattie were married for more than 58 years and had seven children. The wall of their home at 214 Swain St. displays a plaque carrying another honor. It reads: “In Appreciation to Johnny Fields of The Blind Boys of Alabama for over 50 years of Outstanding Contributions to the Music World and as a Role Model for Blind and Visually Impaired People [awarded by] Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.” Fields’ obituary was carried by The Daily Dispatch on Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted today at 1 p.m. at St. Andrews United Church of Christ by the Rev. C. Jerome Taylor. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

BILLS, from page one • Telephone local police or the U.S. Secret Service. These numbers can be found on the inside front page of the local telelphone directory. • Write your initials and the date on a black portion of the suspect bill. • Do not handle the bill. Carefully place it in a protective covering, such as an envelope. • Surrender the counterfeit money only to a properly identified police officer or U.S. Secret Service agent.

failed. With the oncoming of declining health, she moved back to Warren County in 1998, where she resided at Warren Hills Nursing Center until her passing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William A. Powell and Elijah Powell Jr.; and a sister, Ida Mae Powell. She is survived by a brother, Deacon Herbert L. Powell of New York City, N.Y. Funeral services will be Send comments to news@ conducted at 1 p.m. Friday hendersondispatch.com. at R.H. Greene Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Walter Yarbrough, pastor of Warrenton Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow at the Warrenton City Cemetery in Warrenton. The body may be viewed Thursday at R.H. Greene Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

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Business Wire Water bottling company bringing jobs to N.C. RALEIGH (AP) — A regional producer of bottled water from natural springs is expanding its production facility and adding jobs in western North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Wednesday that North Cove Springs of Marion will expand the McDowell County facility. The company will invest more than $6.3 million and create 138 jobs. The expansion was made possible through a $310,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. North Cove Springs taps water from natural springs. It markets and distributes the spring water and naturally flavored water beverages to regional and national retailers. The new jobs will pay an average annual wage of $28,141, not including benefits. That’s more than the county average wage of $27,976.

Governor gives out green grants to N.C. companies RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Bev Perdue says 18 small North Carolina companies will receive federal stimulus grants to spur development in green technology. Perdue announced Wednesday that each company will receive grants up to $100,000 to develop and

market green and alternative energy technologies. The Office of the Governor estimates that more than 200 jobs will be created by the grants, covering 18 counties. Half of the grant projects focused on environmentally conscious technology and renewable energy. The other half targeted green building and biofuels development.

N.C. state budget has $600 million for shortfalls RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina state government has at least $620 million at its disposal so far to close any budget hole this fiscal year. State budget director Charlie Perusse (purROOS’) and the General Assembly’s top economist gave legislative leaders Wednesday an update on the state’s financial picture through October. Perusse’s office estimates it will have $469 million from unused funds and holdbacks of up to 5 percent from state agencies ordered by Gov. Beverly Perdue to ensure there’s money to pay bills. There’s another $150 million in the rainy-day reserve fund. So far, revenues are $95 million less than what lawmakers projected when they passed the $19 billion budget in August. That shortfall is nowhere near the $3.2 billion shortfall Perdue faced last year.

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The cost-cutting follows the loss of 2,000 jobs last year. The 8-year-old company has about 425 workers left in Research Triangle Park after shedding hundreds of jobs in the past year. Operations include customer support, customers service, sales, finance and research and development. Doster said she did not know how many were employed at other locations the company planned to close. She also did not know how many would be added in Atlanta when that site takes over North American headquarters functions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a project team looking at what makes sense in what areas of the business,â&#x20AC;? Doster said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to figure all that out across the whole organization.â&#x20AC;? Atlanta was chosen in part because of its proximity to AT&T Inc., one of the com-

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