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Elon University History Professor Brian Digre received a 2010 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad award, which will fund a sixweek visit to the Gulf nations of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait for study and research.
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Gov. Beverly Perdue (left) addresses the crowd on the Jamestown campus of Guilford Technical Community College. High Point Police Chief Jim Fealy (seated) and other law enforcement officers gathered for Tuesday’s event.
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DNA: The SBI predicts that taking samples at felony arrests will solve 100 violent cases in the first year alone. Twenty-three states and the federal government already have laws authorizing suspect DNA samples.
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VIPER: The radio network puts first responders on the same emergency radio frequency. VIPER radios for first responders. “That will help build out one more section of the system,” Perdue said. “But the local folks will have to raise money to do the local part.” • Salary increases to recruit and retain probation officers. The average salary is about $32,000 a year. • Restored funding for the N.C. Victims Assistance Network. “Victims get about 10 percent as much assistance compared to those who
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the Democratic sheriff’s race vote, prompting a runoff between the two candidates. Wadsworth ended up with 32.6 percent of the ballots in the fourcandidate race, while Goins received 23.7 percent. The runoff, known formally as a second primary, is eligible to only registered Democratic voters and unaffiliated voters who cast ballots in the Democratic primary on May 4. The Guilford County canvass upheld the outcomes of all other local primary races, said Guilford County Board of Elections Deputy Director Charles Collicutt. No local
the board voted unanimously to award incentives to Project Heel, Project L and Project SI. The projDAVIDSON COUNTY – The David- ects would stimulate the economy son County Board of Commission- and increase the county tax base, ers on Tuesday night awarded said Steve Googe, executive direceconomic incentive packages to tor of the Davidson County Ecothree companies in hopes that the nomic Development Commission. businesses would expand in the Googe said he had been workcounty. ing with Project Heel, a manuAt its regular monthly meeting, facturing company looking to
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Chet Hodgin of Jamestown speaks about assistance for crime victims. are arrested for crimes,” said Chet apart by these animals deserve Hodgin of Jamestown, a victim’s more,” said Hodgin, who founded the advocate who lost two sons to vio- Victims of Violence organization. lence in the 1990s. “People whose lives were torn dnivens@hpe.com | 888-3626
runoffs will take place in Randolph or Davidson counties, as canvasses upheld the outcomes of their county primaries, elections officials in both counties said Tuesday. Some voters in Davidson, Guilford and Randolph counties will be able to vote in the statewide Democratic U.S. Senate primary between first-place finisher Elaine Marshall, the N.C. Secretary of State, and runner-up Cal Cunningham, a former state legislator from Lexington. Registered Democratic voters and unaffiliated voters who cast ballots in the Democratic primary are eligible to vote in the runoff.
Voters in Davidson and Guilford counties who live in the 12th Congressional District may be eligible to cast ballots if there’s a Republican runoff between challengers Scott Cumbie of Winston-Salem, the leading vote-getter, and Greg Dority of Washington, who finished second. Registered Republican voters and unaffiliated voters who cast ballots in the Republican primary can vote in the runoff. The Republican nominee will face Rep. Mel Watt, D-12th, in the Nov. 2 general election. pjohnson@hpe.com | 888-3528
Davidson OKs incentives for three companies BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
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Guilford sheriff’s race generates only local runoff TRIAD – The only local primary runoff on the ballot June 22 will involve the top two Democratic finishers in the Guilford County sheriff’s race, with the winner to face Republican Sheriff BJ Barnes in the fall general election. County boards of elections on Tuesday completed their canvass of results from last week’s primary, making the outcomes official. The Guilford County canvass left neither Phil Wadsworth nor C.B. Goins with more than 40 percent of
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Gov. Perdue pushes initiative at GTCC
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PUBLIC SAFETY JAMESTOWN – Gov. Beverly Perdue wants legislators to expand the collection of DNA samples to all felony arrests. Perdue used a stop Tuesday at Guilford Technical Community College to call on the General Assembly to pay for additional samples and to enact several public safety initiatives this summer. “For victims, DNA evidence can make the difference between a lifetime of suffering and wondering and closing the books on a life-changing event,” Perdue said. Perdue was joined by law enforcement officers and public safety officials, as well as state, local and community leaders. “We have also used it to get people out of jail,” High Point Police Chief Jim Fealy said later. “We do not want to prosecute the wrong people.” DNA evidence helped police last month arrest the accused killer of Perdue’s friend Kathy Taft, a member of the N.C. Board of Education. “Our law enforcement had to find him and see him throw off a cigarette to do the DNA test,” Perdue said, “which is legal.” Perdue also called for $10 million for the Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services (CJ LEADS) project to put all criminal records, including juvenile records, in one comprehensive system. The technology has been credited with helping law enforcement get complete suspect records. By 2011, the system will be available statewide. “This will make our communities much safer. Safe communities are a critical part of ensuring North Carolina emerges from this recession poised to be the best place in the world to live and work,” Perdue said. “We can’t create jobs or grow businesses unless folks feel safe.” The public safety package includes: • $5 million to expand the use of
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expand its operations, for several months. The company plans to invest $1 million and provide 30 jobs at the average hourly wage of the county average. Commissioners approved an incentive grant for Project Heel of 0.0027 times the total investment in plant, machinery and equipment. Project L was awarded an incentive grant of .00328 times the
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company’s investment each year for five years not to exceed $10,000 a year. The company plans to invest $3 million and provide 60 jobs with an average hourly wage at about the county average for the first three years of the project. The Lexington City Council approved
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