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BY ERIN WILTGEN Staff Writer

BY ERIN WILTGEN Staff Writer

This political season doesn’t favor incumbents.

With the economy still wavering and Davidson County unemployment at an all-time high, many constituents have begun clamoring for a changing of the guard.

But three incumbents of the Davidson County Board of Commissioners stood calm and confident at the commisWatford sioners’ forum — held Friday at Piedmont Crossing Retirement Community — to state their case for the Kepley coming primaries.

“Political pundits are saying that this is an anti-incumbent year,” said Republican Sam Truell Watford. “I don’t mind taking some of the blame for what’s wrong as long as I get some of the credit for what’s good. I’ve been exceptionally proud of being part of county government.”

Four county commissioner seats are up for reelection this time around.

See FORUM, Page A4

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Gov. Bev Perdue speaks to a crowd at The Fancy Pastry Shop in Lexington Friday as Rep. Hugh Holliman (left) and Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton look on. Perdue held the press conference to discuss aiding small businesses.

Gov. Perdue visits county to promote JobsNow Program

BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer LEXINGTON — Gov. Bev Perdue paid a visit to Davidson County Friday afternoon as part of her three-stop tour to promote a new jobs package aimed at helping out small businesses.

Speaking in front of a packed house at Fancy Pastry Shop at 407 E. Center St. in Lexington, Perdue called on the state General Assembly to pass a legislative package called JobsNow that is designed to assist small businesses create and maintain jobs though tax incentives and statewide support from the North Carolina Small Business Assistance Fund (NCSBAF).

“Since I’ve been governor, it has been a hard 15 months for the country and North Carolina,”

‘I’ve never forgotten that it’s jobs we are needing. I feel very comfortable in saying we’re in the growing stages of a recovery.’

— Gov. Bev Perdue Perdue said. “None of us need to be ashamed of that. We’re part of a global meltdown. During all the turmoil, I’ve never forgotten that it’s jobs we are needing. I feel very comfortable in saying we’re in the growing stages of a recovery.”

Part of Perdue’s JobsNow package encourages investment in innovative small businesses by

allowing favorable capital gains treatment of the founding interests in the business. Perdue said she wants companies to grow and stay in North Carolina, and a tax incentive is a way to make that happen. She also would like to see towns receive incentives to grow their downtown in order to stimulate the growth of small businesses.

“What we intend to do is provide grants for downtown communities to revitalize,” said Perdue. “No small business wants to come to a town that looks like it’s ready to close up with lots of empty store fronts.”

The package also calls for a tax credit to businesses with less than 25 workers that provide health insurance of up to $250 per em-

See PERDUE, Page A4

In the third North Carolina House of Representatives seat that covers Davidson County, incumbent Larry B r o w n , Republican, stands alone.

The Kernersville resident stands unBrown challenged, but he says he approaches the coming elections with no less determination and vigor.

“There are a number of things that I’ve left undone, that I’d like to see accomplished,” Brown said. “We just don’t have it where it needs to be.”

One of the biggest challenges state government faces in the coming months is budget, Brown says.

“It’s certainly going to be interesting trying to figure out what we’re going to do,” he said. “We have a massive shortfall in revenues and at this particular time with our economy it’s just certainly not the time to be adding more tax burdens to our citizens.”

With financial troubles looming, budget cuts will certainly fit somewhere in the equation. Brown says that even though part of the rumored cuts has involved combining the Davidson County, Thomasville and Lexington school districts into one, he staunchly opposes the idea.

See BROWN, Page A4

TCS pushes K-14 initiative

BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer

Simply finishing high school isn’t enough anymore for students hoping to find a job after graduation.

Thomasville City Schools Superintendent Keith Tobin feels the numbers speak for themselves. At Thursday afternoon’s TCS board meeting, Tobin read a list of statistics that show 92 percent of jobs available require at least an associate’s degree or advanced training.

The problem is that only 66 percent of ninth graders will go on to earn such training and 32 percent will drop out of high school all together.

“We’ve got to make sure our kids get this message,” Tobin said. “Our goal is to develop career-ready students for a 21st Century workforce. We want to have high expectations for our students,

and that they realize the importance of going beyond high school.”

Tobin said he recently attended a meeting at Thomasville Primary School and feels confident students are learning at a young age the importance of problemsolving, critical thinking and creativity.

Tobin said TCS promotes professional development with its teachers and uses technology for a 21st Century classroom in order to ensure students see the importance of higher education.

“We want our students to at least go the community college level and learn a skill,” said Tobin. “Only eight percent of jobs out there don’t require a skill.

We have to push that. If we’re not preparing them for a skilled labor force than we’re missing the boat. It all starts at TPS. This is a K-14 initiative. We can’t

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What’s happening?

Habitat For Humanity

Habitat For Humanity is seeking volunteers to help build decent and affordable homes in Thomasville. No construction experience is necessary. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.

The work site is located at 508 Jarrett St. Work begins at 8 a.m. each Saturday and ends at noon. This Saturday’s work will include framing. For further information contact Linda Berrier at 4768570 or visit www.habitat.org.

Hotdog sale and bingo

The Pilot Fire Department, 4205 Old Hwy 29, will hold a hotdog sale at 5 p.m. and bingo at 6 p.m. today. Cash prizes will be available for all winners. Bring this ad and receive a free quickie bingo game.

Planning retreat

The Human Relations Commission will host a planning retreat today from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the Highways Catholic Church, 943 Ball Park Road, Thomasville.

The public is invited to come and bring ideas of activities and events that would be good for the city.

Relay For Life

High Point’s 2010 Relay For Life will take place Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Southwest High School. Relay is a major annual fund raiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society in the fight to find a cure for cancer. This event will be a character builder for participants while having a lot of fun working with peers from throughout the area and supporting a very worthwhile cause. In addition to the fundraising, there will

be plenty of fun, food, ceremony, entertainment and fellowship. This is a family event.

To enter a team, contact Rich at 336905-7954, or at rrichray@email.com.

Spring Daze vendor applications City Beautification, the sponsor of Spring Daze, is accepting vendor applications now until April 15. To get an application, download one at thomasvilletourism.com, pick one up at city hall or call Carol Brown at 886-5189. Vendor spots cost $20. Spring Daze will be held Saturday, May 1, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine. Admission is free.

Quilting show Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild will present “Piecing Generations Together,” a quilt show being held on April 16-17. Featured will be quilts ranging from traditional to modern wall quilts.

Also at this year’s quilt show will be a display of multi-generational quilts, those quilts made by one or more generations of quilters in a family. There will also be a boutique featuring many items for sale that have been made by quilt guild members.

Tickets will be available for a raffle quilt “Strolling Through the Garden.”

There will be a silent auction with a chance to bid on many items. Vendors representing quilt shops in the surrounding area will be there and showgoers can browse and purchase fabrics, books and other quilting related supplies.

The two day show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17 at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Clemmons.

Admission is $5. There is plenty of free parking available.

New Hope Presbyterian Church is located at 2570 Harper Road, in Clemmons. For directions and more information call Patti Mansson at (336)-760-2017 or visit forsythquilters.org.

Benefit golf tournament Hospice of Davidson County will hold a benefit golf tournament at Lexington Golf Club today. Proceeds will benefit Davidson County patients facing terminal illness.

For more information, contact Hos-

pice of DC, 336-475-5444. Registration forms are also available on-line at www. hospiceofdavidson.org.

Menu planning workshop Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics program at the Lexington Senior Center, 106 Alma Owens Drive, will hold a free informative workshop on planning meals in advance to save both time and money on April 15, from 2 to 4 p.m.

All materials will be provided. This class is open to all Davidson County residents age 55 and older.

To register, call the Lexington Senior Center at 242-2290 or e-mail Stefanie.

Poore@DavidsonCountyNc.Gov. Advanced registration is required. Deadline for registration is April 12. Fee is due upon registration.

Prom prepping: a relationship makeover Thomasville Medical Center will hold prom prepping: a relationship makeover on Thursday, April 13, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Thomasville Medical Center, 207 Old Lexington Road. The event is free and includes dinner, make-up tips and dating safety tips for prom. A spa manicure and pedicure will be given away.

To confirm reservations, call (336) 4762442. Space is limited.

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD. Most people who have COPD smoke or used to smoke. Longterm exposure to other lung irritants, such as air pollution, chemical fumes or dust may also contribute to COPD. This seminar will be held on Monday, April 19, in suite 107 at the Thomasville Senior Center, 211 W. Colonial Drive at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is required.

Deadline for pre-registration is April 15. To register, call 474-2754.

Open to all Davidson County residents 18 and older.

Dancing in the Moonlight

Communities In Schools of Thomasville will hold its signature fundraising event on Saturday, April 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. This evening of dining and dancing under the stars will be held at the home of Dr. Dave and Jane Williams.

The Tom Holladay Orchestra, featuring the Lamplighters, will provide the entertainment and dance music from 8 until 10 p.m. The food is being provided

by Pepper Moon Catering. Tickets are $150 per couple, $85 per individual, and a table of 10 for $600.

For tickets or more information, please call Kim Coltrane at 474-4206.

All proceeds will benefit Communities In Schools of Thomasville and the children of Thomasville.

Learn to use the Internet and e-mail

Democratic Women Democratic Women of Davidson County will meet April 13 at 7 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, South Main Street, Lexington. Membership is open to all Democratic Women residing in the County. For more information, call 476-6807.

COPD seminar The Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics program has teamed up with Lexington Memorial Hospital to hold a free educational seminar on COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

COPD is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Progressive means the disease gets worse over time.

COPD can cause coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.

The Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics Program in conjunction with Davidson County Community College are offering Internet and e-mail classes for adults 55 and older.

This hands-on course will teach participants how to access the internet, surf the World Wide Web, and send and receive e-mails.

Classes will be held at the Lexington Senior Center located at 106 Alma Owens Drive each Thursday from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. beginning April 22. The fee for this 10-week course is $65.

Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 2422290 or e-mail Stefanie.Poore@DavidsonCountyNC.Gov. Deadline for registration is April 19. All fees are due upon registration.

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Monday Mostly Sunny 78/48

Tuesday Mostly Sunny 75/49

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Today we will see sunny skies with a high temperature of 67º, humidity of 32% and an overnight low of 37º. The record high temperature for today is 86º set in 2001. The record low is 24º set in 1985. Sunday, skies will remain Average temperature . . . . . . .70.1º sunny with a high temperature of 75º, humidity of 35% and Average normal temperature .54.4º an overnight low of 47º. Expect mostly sunny skies Departure from normal . . . .+15.7º Monday with a high temperature of 78º. Skies will remain Data as reported from Greensboro mostly sunny Tuesday with a high temperature of 75º.

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It was a hot summer day in July 2009. Granny decided she was going grocery shopping, even thought the temperature outside in the shade was 105 degrees. The weatherman on the television had said the night before, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please stay out of the heat, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very dangerous for the body.â&#x20AC;? Of course now, you know Granny knows everything! So, you best

leave Granny alone!

She got in her car and drove down the road to her favorite shopping store The Piggly Wiggly.

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They just have everything. She pulled out her grocery list â&#x20AC;&#x201D; letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see, eggs, milk, bacon, bran cereal, butter, country ham and canned biscuits. She did not feel like fooling with making biscuits out of flour.

Her grocery list was completed. She went to the cash register and checked out and pushed her shopping buggy to her car. On the other side of the parking lot she saw her neighbor Pearl.

Well, she just had to talk to her about church and the hot weather. The two conversed about 15 minutes and Granny returned to her buggy, which was parked beside of her car. She said to herself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so hot out here, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get home under my ceiling fan!â&#x20AC;?

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door. Granny said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move my hands or my brains will fall out of my head!â&#x20AC;? So, the police officer broke the back window to get into Grannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car.

He checked her and said,â&#x20AC;? Lady, you have not been shot! A can of biscuits exploded and hit you in the back of the head!â&#x20AC;?

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neat freak, everything had itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own little place.

She neatly placed all of her grocery bags in the back seat of her car. She then got into the front seat to drive off. Then, out of no where, Granny heard a loud bang, bang, bang, and felt something hit the back of her head!

She put her handâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up and felt something soft in the back of her head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE BEEN SHOT!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;?Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE BEEN SHOT!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brains are coming out!â&#x20AC;? Poor Granny got so excited she passed out in the front seat of her car.

When she came to, she just sat there and held the back of her head to hold her brains in.

A young man noticed her and came over to her car and immediately called 911.

The police and EMS came. The police officer arrived and asked her if she was alright? Granny said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been shot and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m holding my brains. The officer told her to unlock her

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From page A1 Watford with compatriots Don Truell and Billy Joe Kepley all decided to run, while Chairman Dr. Max Walser elected to step down.

The three incumbents will be challenged by 13 other candidates, five of them Democrats.

During their two-minute introductory talks, the candidates each addressed the priority of jobs, acknowledging that no matter the party, color or creed, unemployment will be a focus of whoever takes office.

“Everyone that’s in here is going to tell you that we need jobs,” Truell said. “It’ll be a priority for the next four years.”

Where the candidates attempted to differentiate themselves was in how they would approach economic development, though again the similarities ran rampant.

All three incumbents focused on drawing businesses to the county to create more jobs. Although they also spoke of encouraging and supporting existing local businesses, the incumbents emphasized commercial and manufacture growth.

“What I see us having is more commercial development, especially around the major intersections,” Watford said. “Our manufacturing base is still here, but we’re going to have to diversify it. There’s no reason that we can’t have something like [shopping centers] around the

TCS From page A1 wait until they get older.”

TPS Principal Paula Gaylord agrees with Tobin.

“We hope our habits of mind are one of things that’s going to help,” Gaylord said. “The traits we’re teaching children in terms of positive behavior support, habits of mind and the how the habits have to deal with what intelligent people do sends that message.”

In other business: • Third grade students from TPS spoke to board members about a recent poetry workshop where they got to spend a week with poet Phillip Shabazz. During the workshop, Shabazz worked with the entire third grade at TPS, spending one hour

major intersections.”

Kepley built upon this argument, saying that other commercial areas draw money out of Davidson County.

“Every time my wife pulls into Hanes Mall, their stock goes up,” he said.

Truell took a slightly different angle, suggesting the county take a different approach to attracting businesses.

“I think we need to put a tool into his bag that’s not being used right now, which is regionalism to promote industry in Davidson County,” Truell said. “We need to find a way to make sure that we’ve got good schools, we’ve got good restaurants, we’ve got good tourism, we’ve got a good tax rate. That’s what companies look at.”

Instead of solely relying on the incentives package the county currently offers incoming businesses, Truell says working on the overall quality of living in the county will be an incentive in and of itself.

“Right now all we’re doing it’s almost like an auction sale,” he said.

“We’re bidding against Guilford County or Forsyth County for a company. It shouldn’t be that way.”

But though jobs and the economy may be the most pressing topic on everybody’s minds, the candidates reminded constituents that the county has other projects on the to-do list.

Truell discussed the possibility of merging Thomasville and Lexington City schools with the Davidson County school system. He

sessions with students, teaching them how to write creatively and use their imagination. “[Shabazz’s] writing really inspired me to do my own writing,” said third grader Aysa Haidu. “He just got my creativity going, now it’s like huge. I really liked his sense of humor, he told jokes the whole week and kept us laughing.”

Students were taught several different styles of poetry writing like descriptive and acrostics.

Five third graders read their works at the meeting with the subjects ranging from Dakota Murrow’s Days of the Week to Jessica Ford’s Sometimes I Dream poem.

“The kids were so engaged and so excited,” TPS teacher Amanda Gartner said. “The kids learned a lot from the experience and they came

PERDUE From page A1 ployee making less than $45,000 a year. Perdue wants to help small businesses get credit by funding the NCSBAF that helps guarantee the remaining five percent on qualifying 95 percent of SBA-backed loans. State construction projects under $500,000 will be reserved and contracts awarded to small businesses will be temporarily reduced by five percent of the bid price.

“We need to set aside the capacity for small construction companies to have the first bite at the apple for any contract under $500,000.”

Perdue said. “This allows, for the first time, small businesses to be on a level playing field with the construction giants. We’ve begun doing that with federal road money. If it works with federal money than why in the heavens can’t it work with North Carolina tax dollars.”

Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton pointed out that the economy today rides on the back of small businesses, as 70 percent of jobs created in the last 10 years and 86 percent of the state’s workforce reside there. Allowing small business owners ac-

says that in the long-run a merger would lose the county money because it would lose state funding for underprivileged children.

“Now the city school systems, with the makeup of students, are under the free lunch program,” he said. “If we put the city schools in with the county school system, which is more of the students that don’t get free lunches, then we’re going to lose all of that. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. And it’s not broke.”

Kepley touched on the environment and the efficiency of the solar energy program.

“I’m pretty much a solid green man,” Kepley said. “I have had a solar system for about 30 years.”

Kepley built his own solar system on his property, and, while he said he likes solar power, it has its downfalls.

“Solar systems work extremely well until you get into the winter months,” he said. “December, January, February you can forget it.”

Days are too short in the winter with not enough sunlight and too much wind, he says. But Kepley also mentioned a windmill he saw at a school in western North Carolina that generated all the power for the campus and sold some into the grid. The windmill cost only $25,000, and Kepley says he has started talking to Davidson County Community College about looking into testing a model.

“I think it would be a great asset if we could be the first there with that,” he said.

ready to work. They were so proud of their work and that made the whole experience worthwhile.

We hope we can do it again.”

• Board members received an update from Greg Miller, TCS maintenance director, regarding improvement projects set to get underway at four city schools. TCS received a $1.2 million Quality School Construction Bond made available as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that must be paid back over the next 14 years.

Miller said projects include repairing the floor and lights in the Thomasville High School gymnasium, as well as replacing the roof over both the cafeteria and social studies and math buildings, replacing the chiller at Thomasville Middle

cess to capital is key to economic recovery.

“Small businesses are important to a community,” Dalton said.

“Small businesses grow into big businesses. Remember two guys started a business in a garage and ended up founding Microsoft, that’s the power of small business.

Businesses need money to do business. We need to make sure we get through these tough times.”

Rep. Hugh Holliman, the House majority Leader, said he is ready to work with the governor in order to get the package passed when the General Assembly reconvenes in May. “We’ve got to do more to help our small businesses,” said Holliman.

“For the first time ever, small businesses are going to be at the top of the list, not the bottom. We’ve had to recreate this economy and we’re doing well. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We’ve got to rebuild this economy with the jobs of the future, not the jobs of the past.”

Perdue said she plans on paying for the package through consolidation of the structure of state government, by continuing to cut services, eliminating red tape and bureaucracy and savings from the nearly 2,500 eliminated positions

School, replacing the air conditioning in the media center at Liberty Drive Elementary to be more efficient, and a roof replacement at the Alternative Learning Center.

“We are very busy spending that bond money,” sad Tobin. “It was to our benefit to go ahead and receive this bond money. I know we have to pay it back over a 14-year period, but the cost later on down the road would be so much more. We decided to go ahead and do it now.”

• TCS announced its monthly VITAL award winners. Cindy Fleming at TPS, Brenda Junius from Liberty Drive Elementary and Thomasville High School’s Shaberta Fairley and Donna Sink were recognized for outstanding service to the school system.

last year.

“We’re not going to rob Peter to pay Paul,” Perdue said.

When asked about incentive packages and the Dell disaster, Perdue said there are 49 other governors prepared to offer similar incentives. Perdue said she is “absolutely across the country known as the most aggressive, economic development governor in America and in North Carolina history,” and will make a call for anyone needing help, whether it’s for two jobs or 200.

Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.

Lexington License Plate Agency closed after contractors arrested TIMES STAFF REPORT RALEIGH — North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles’ License and Theft Bureau inspectors Friday arrested the contractor and an employee of the Lexington license plate agency on charges of inappropriately accessing a government computer and entering false information to improperly process motor vehicle title applications.

With the arrests, DMV officials also closed the agency officeFriday.

As a result of a yearlong investigation, agency contractor Betty Barr of Lexington was charged with 32 felony counts.

Mary Byerly of Thomasville, an employee of the agency, was charged with

BROWN From page A1 “I’m sure education will be cut, but to what extent I don’t know,” he said. “Education is such a vital part of what we do and what we fund, and we certainly want to keep our children in our minds when we start cutting around education.”

As far as issues, Brown says annexation reform will be a major focus in the next term. Brown says he has been a leader in property rights legislation in the general assembly over his three terms of service.

Annexation typically occurs when a city needs additional revenue. The city looks to expand its boundaries to take in developments on the periphery, often without thought as to the consent of those citizens.

“We’re trying to make it more equal,” Brown said. “If they want to go out and take in a whole development, give the people who live in that area a yea or nay.”

six felony counts.

In 2009, the Lexington agency performed 103,871 transactions. It has been in operation under the current contract since December 2001. In January and February, it completed 15,729 transactions.

LPAs offer vehicle registration services and title transactions, as well as vehicle license plate renewals, replacement tags and duplicate registrations. Currently, about 120 license plate agencies operate across North Carolina.

Other area LPAs available to provide service are located at: • 1033 Randolph St., Suite 13, Thomasville • 1141 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem

From his experience, Brown says most of those folks living in the tobe-annexed area of the county are opposed to the idea, though in the current system their opinion doesn’t matter.

“Generally speaking, the people that are annexed involuntarily get very little services for the amount of money it costs them,” Brown said. “So they see this as just a revenue grab for cities.”

And the annexation issue has been a hot topic in Davidson County for a while, Brown says.

“The issue of annexation is not going to go away,” he said. “If we don’t try to solve some of the problems in this session, the general population throughout the state of North Carolina is going to be upset. There are thousands upon thousands of people who are irate that we’re still following antiquated annexation law.”

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Hege an oxymoron for justice VIEWPOINT

LISA WALL Editor When I envision Gerald Hege as an officer of the law, classic oxymorons such as government transparency, tragic comedy and political ethics come to mind.

As I drive through Thomasville and the county and see “Re-Elect Hege” signs in yards and on car bumpers, I’m befuddled at what qualities these residents find in the former sheriff.

His tough on crime attitude and “no deals” for criminals slogan lost its appeal once he opted for his own deal and pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of justice charges.

Or maybe it’s the mystique of Mayberry. A longtime classic, Andy Griffith chose not to carry a gun in the peaceful little town. Perhaps that worked for television in the ‘60s, but it isn’t logical in today’s society. And while Barney kept his bullet in his pocket, it wasn’t because he was a former felon who wasn’t allowed to possess a firearm.

Surely these same residents would scoff at the idea of a former felon being hired as a deputy sheriff — something prohibited in this state — but they sure don’t mind putting a check by ones’ name in an election.

Perhaps Hege supporters are enamored with his arrogance. Carrying an ego the size of Mount Everest, Hege’s tenure as sheriff was more about him creating a name for himself rather than enforcing the laws of the land. He reveled in media attention when it touted him as a tough guy hellbent on bringing criminals to justice. But, when the line of questioning from reporters doesn’t lend itself to catering

to his overblown ego, then he utters the question-dodging answer “no comment.”

That’s the same response he gave to Times reporter Eliot Duke Wednesday when he was asked about the nature of the “secret” meeting with opponent Terry Price. Instead of responding to the question, Hege asked, “Are you the reporter who wrote that column about me a couple months ago?” When Duke confirmed he was indeed the one who wrote it, Hege answered with the typical response of someone with something to hide: “no comment.”

Several years ago I spoke with Hege live during his onair show on WEOM 103.1 radio. During the short time we spoke, he was more interested in bashing the media for what he interpreted as unfair and unbalanced journalism rather than what the discussion originally was about — local politics. I thought it ironic then, and still now, that a former sheriff disgraced by his own criminal actions had the nerve to lecture me on ethics.

If the man had an ethical bone in his body, he would’ve respected the position he was elected to and spent his time protecting and serving the citizens of Davidson County instead of becoming involved in self-aggrandizing television shows and publicity stunts and making a mockery of law enforcement.

And once he was convicted, he should’ve put on the black and white stripes and linked up to the chain gang he was so proud to bring back to popularity while in office.

But I guess that policy was just for common criminals who broke the law, and not for elected law enforcement officials who abused their power and obstructed the very thing they were elected to preserve — justice.

Regardless of what spurs people’s allegiance to Hege, I just hope after the May 4 primaries, his attempt at re-election is nothing more than another classic oxymoron — a practical joke.

Unforgettable storms and other this-n-thats

BY LARRY MURDOCK Guest Columnist The storm that passed through our area on Palm Sunday won’t be forgotten soon. As you already know, many homes were destroyed with extreme property damage. We are fortunate that no lives were lost in our area.

Clarice Lopp called early on Monday morning reminding me of a storm that passed through Thomasville some years ago. Those who can remember the storm described it as terrible. Clarice recalled that the wind blew the plate glass window out of the A&P Food Store, which was located at that time on the east side of Randolph Street at the intersection of Holly Hill Road. Ruth Pittman, who worked at the A&P Store, said she had just left the building to go to her mother’s home on Field Street on her lunch break when the storm came. The storm destroyed a small “hot house” where her mother grew flowers.

She described it as terrible.

Although she didn’t have the exact date, Miss Pittman recalls that it was in April 1975.

Retired Police Captain Bennie Hicks said the storm was traveling east and jumped over a restaurant building at the intersection, continued to travel east and took a portion of the roof off of his house on Liberty Drive. A metal building was picked up out of a yard on West Holly Hill Road and was never located by the owner.

Those folks who had knowledge of the storm could not recall any serious injuries being reported, however, they did describe the storm as “bad.”

••• Hooray for Rod Lambeth!

An article In the March 20 edition of the Times, quoted Lambeth’s statement to the N.C. House Select Committee on small business.

“Sawdust runs in my blood and Thomasville is a part of it. We’re going to be here and we’re going to build it in the USA, and dammit we’re going to win yet.”

When furniture jobs were

leaving North Carolina, Lambeth stepped in and tried to save as many furniture jobs as he could. In 2001, he purchased Directional Furniture and two years ago he took over Salisbury’s Carter Furniture. He moved both companies into his local facility where an estimated 80 people now work. Hang In there, Rod! ••• A long listing of things about to become extinct in America has been distributed through news publications and emails. I won’t attempt to list them all but here are a few included in the list: Telephone Yellow Pages; Classified Ads; Movie Rental Stores (We can relate to that one already here in Thomasville with the closing of Blockbuster Video.)

It looks as if telephone land lines, your old standard phone, might be replaced by cell phones. According to a survey from the National Center for Health Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes only had a cell phone. According to a survey from the National Center for Health Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes were cell-only and, of those homes that had land lines, one in eight only received calls on their cells.

For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller and a staple in every American household until being completely decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local WalMart or Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Gone are the VHS decks that served us so well.

And finally, the milkman.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles. By 1963, it was about a third and by 2001, it represented only 0.4 percent.

Nowadays, most milk is sold through supermarkets in gallon jugs. The steady decline in home-delivered milk is blamed, of course, on

the rise of the supermarket, better home refrigeration and longer-lasting milk.

Although some milkmen still make the rounds in pockets of the U.S., they are certainly a dying breed.

••• Gayle and I visited “God’s Acre” on the campus of Mills Home Tuesday afternoon to change the flower on the grave site of James Butler Brown, a WWI Veteran and former employee of Baptist Children’s Home. In the absence of any living relative, our son Jerry, who was fond of Mr. Brown, has taken on that responsibility and we fill in for him when Jerry is away. God’s Acre is the final resting place for many who grew up there as well as House Parents and other employees.

God’s Acre can stand some tender love and care. ”Any Volunteers?

••• All I need to know, I learned from the Easter Bunny!

• Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

• Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.

• There’s no such thing as too much candy.

• All work and no play can make you a basket case.

• A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.

• Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.

• Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.

• Some body parts should be floppy.

• Keep your paws off of other people’s jelly beans.

• Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.

• The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket.

• To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.

• The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

• May the joy of the season fill your heart?

And may God bless you!

A Belated Happy Easter.

Guest columnist Larry Murdock can be reached at larry.murdock@hotmail.com.

Editor Lisa Wall can be reached at 888-3590, or at editor@tvilletimes.com.

Letters to the Editor To the Editor

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Terry Hill’s recent letter to the editor is either intentionally misleading or Mr. Hill has trouble comprehending what he reads in other newspapers.

Mr. Hill wrote that I “believe that no one hired in top positions would want to live in Thomasville.” Many of your readers may not know what I really said. I was correctly quoted in The High Point Enterprise as saying “... You have people (department heads) who are making $60,000, $70,000 and $80,000 as well. The type of home that they are going to want to live in, there are not many places in Thomasville that somebody who is making that kind of money is going to look to purchase a home.” That perspec-

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tive is coming from a real estate mindset, something Mr. Hill should know about.

There are many city employees that have a Thomasville address. They may not reside within the corporate limit, but many shop, eat and attend church in town. I see several city employees (department heads included) with their families at Spring Daze, Hi-Toms games, Everybody’s Day and many other events in Thomasville. City employees do spend their money in Thomasville.

I would like to encourage your readers to look up the entire article that Mr. Hill based his letter to the editor and make their own judgment.

David Yemm Thomasville City Council member

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EDITORIALS All unsigned editorials are the consensus of Editor Lisa Wall and Sports Editor Zach Kepley

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AREA NEWS MLK grants awarded to regional non-profits TIMES STAFF REPORT

RALEIGH – Seven grants of $5,000 each have been awarded to non-profit agencies cross North Carolina by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of the N.C. Human Relations Commission.

Funds will be used to create or strengthen programs that support of legacy of Dr. King, especially those which benefit youth.

The Commission received a record-setting 65 applications for grants this year, making the review process especially challenging, said Dr. Dumas A. Harshaw Jr., Chairman of the MLK Commission.

“We were impressed by the commitment of these community-based groups,” Harshaw said.

“Especially during tough economic times, we are pleased to provide to support to non-profits that will help our youth stay in school, away from violence and build skills that will help them to become true assets to their communities.”

Non-profits selected to receive 2010 MLK grant awards include: • Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Action Committee of Thomasville: The Committee’s goal is to share the ideology and legacy of Dr. King with all citizens of Davidson County through such annual events as the MLK Holiday Celebration; the MLK Oratorical Celebration and scholarship program; MLK Peace Conference, and town meetings.

• Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center of Waynesville • The Tabernacle of Miracles Church Youth Center of Fayetteville: The Center is implementing an educational program that will include tutoring, preparation for End of Grade/End of Course tests, transition to post-secondary education, and assisting with reading skills.

• Exodus Homes of Hickory.

• Raleigh Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, Inc. of Raleigh: Project aims to reduce drop-out rate by working with and encouraging youth to return to school; helping youth stay out of trouble and avoid negative influences of street.

• Ahoksie Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. of Ahoskie: The Sorority program will conduct a number of events and programs, including an essay contest based on Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

• Kids Making It, Inc. of Wilmington: This yearround program teaches at-risk, low-income youth employable, vocational, entrepreneurial and life skills as they design, build, sell and earn profits from the high-quality wood products sold in its shop.

The MLK Commission is staffed by the Human Relations Commission of the N.C. Department of Administration. For information, call 919-8072240.

OBITUARIES Mae Parson

Index Thomasville Rev. John D. Bratton Mae Parson, 96 Rufus J. Renwick Betty Smith, 72 John W. Smith, 70 Other areas Judy Webster, 67 Rev. John D. Bratton The Rev. John Dee Bratton passed away peacefully at High Point Regional Hospital surrounded by family on T u e s d a y, April 6, 2010.

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Bratton was born in Thomasville to Bratton the late Way m o n and Lucille Bratton. At an early age, he joined First Missionary Baptist Church, where he was very active. He graduated from Church Street High School. Rev. Bratton attended Fayetteville State University for two and one-half years and received his B.A. degree in theology from Shaw University.

Rev. Bratton served in the U.S. Army and received an honorable discharge. Part of his time in the army was spent in Germany. After leaving the army, he spent many years in New York employed by the Mobil Oil Company. While in New York, he attended and became a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.

There, he was ordained and became the associate pastor. The late Rev. Sam R. Johnson, a Salisbury native, was his pastor and mentor.

Rev. Bratton has served as pastor of the following churches: Liberty Grove Baptist Church, Trinity; Mount Zion Baptist Church, Drexel; Covington MissionaryBaptist Church, Troy; and Clark’s Grove Baptist Church, Mount Gilead. After retiring from his pulpit, he returned to First Missionary Baptist Church to work with the late Dr. W. E. Banks.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Mrs. Kathryn B. Small and a brother, James Bratton. Survivors include his wife, Velma Adams Bratton; daughter, Tosha Bratton Rooks (Tracey); grand-daughter, Taylor Madison Rooks; Siblings Mrs. Johnnye M. Bratton Hill Aubrey and Frank Bratton (Annie Willie); Sister-in-law, Mrs. Betty Bratton. He also leaves to cherish his memories several nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at First Missionary Baptist Church, 103 Church St., on Saturday at 1 p.m. Family visitation will be one-half hour before the service.

S.E. Thomas Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lillie Mae Collins Parson, 96, a resident of 42 Hillside Park Drive, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Hospice Home at High Point.

Born on Feb. 15, 1914, in Forsyth County to George Washington Collins and Flora Dillie Darrnell Collins, she worked at Mayberry Restaurant and was a member of Straightway Baptist Church.

Funeral service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Love of God Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Orman officiating.

Graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in Woodland Cemetery in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Parson will remain at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 6 until 8 p.m and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, in High Point.

Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.

Rufus J. Renwick Mr. Rufus James Renwick made his transition on April 8, 2010, in Greenville, N.C., at the home of his daughter, LaDena Re n w i c k Tilley.

He was born in Renwick Newberry, S.C., on Oct. 13, 1928, to Thomas Marcellus Renwick and Fannie Epps Renwick.

Fondly known to many as “Doody,” Mr. Renwick lived in Thomasville most of his life. He was employed with Columbia Panel Mfg. for several years and then Commercial Carving Co., retiring in 2005. He was a member of Brown New Calvary Baptist Church.

He was united in marriage to Dorothy WilhiteGibson, who preceded him in death on Dec. 18, 1981. He was also predeceased by his parents, one son — Brian Rufus Renwick, two brothers — Marvin Renwick and Luther Horace Renwick, and two sisters — Janie Mae Renwick Baxter and Anna Renwick Maffett. His one passion was growing a vegetable garden every year, and he shared the harvest of his crops with neighbors and friends.

Surviving to cherish memories are two daughters, LaDena RenwickTilley and husband, Elder Melvin Tilley, and Yvonne Wilhite-Pearce and husband, Howard Pearce, all of Greenville, N.C.; two sons, Howard Renwick, of Elizabeth, N.J. and Minister Kevin Gibson and wife, Pamela Gibson, of High Point; two grandsons, Bryan Pearce, of Fayetteville and Dexter Gibson, of High Point; two sistersin-law, Azalee Renwick and Lucille Wilhite, both of Thomasville; very special friends, W. C. Davis “Budgie” and Willie Jordan Rhames “Rango”, both of Thomasville.

There are nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Carolina Biblical Gardens of Jamestown with Elder Melvin Tilley and Minister Kevin Gibson officiating. The family will receive friends and visitors at S. E. Thomas Funeral Service, 110 Highland Ave., from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Arrangements are entrusted to Rountree Family Mortuary & Cremation Services of Greenville, N.C., and S. E. Thomas Funeral Service of. ***

Betty Smith Mrs. Betty Jean Payne Smith, 72, a resident of 1115 Forest Lane, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at The Henry Etta & Bruce Hinkle Hospice House.

She was born on June 23, 1937, in Thomasville to James Floyd Payne and Maggie D. Chandler Payne. She retired from Thomasville Furniture Industries. She was a member of Central Wesleyan Church and The Willing Workers Class.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years Samuel Richard Smith on Jan. 22, 2007.

Surviving are two sisters, Shirley Ikard of Newton and Brenda Kay Payne, of the home; brother, James Lee Payne, of New Port Richy, Fla.; special nieces and nephews, Debbie Sylvester, Lora Evans, Keith Baxter and wife, Kimberly, Chad Baxter and Kristin Rogers and husband, Brandon; special friends, Phyllis and Donald Rheuark; very special young man, Matthew Hill; and her pet dog, Baby.

Funeral service will be held today at noon at Central Wesleyan Church with the Rev. David Albertson officiating.

Interment will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Smith will remain at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family was at the funeral home on Friday from 6 until 8 p.m. and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be directed to Central Wesleyan Church, Family Life Center, 300 Hinkle St., or to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, in Lexington. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons. com. ***

John W. Smith Mr. John Winford Smith, 70, a resident of 108 Hilltop Road, died

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He was born in Gloucester County, Va., on Jan. 22, 1940, to Wilson Baker Smith and Edna Pearl Haywood Smith.

He retired from Landstar Trucking.

On April 6, 1958, he married Magdalene “Maggie” Leonard, who survives of the home; also surviving are his sons, Floyd Dwight McKenzie, of Thomasville, Mark Hodgin Smith and wife, Dawn, of Asheboro, and John Winford “Tink” Smith, II and wife, Sandi ,of Archdale; daughters, Mary Annette Smith Gray and husband, Benny, of Greensboro, Drema Starr Smith Smith and husband, Clay, of High Point, Lora Belle Smith Luther and husband, Roy, of Thomasville; brother, Wilson B. Smith, Jr. of Gloucester, Va.; sisters, Mary Esther Smith Hogge and Joyce Ann Smith, both of Gloucester, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held today at 3 p.m. at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville with the Rev. David McLeese officiating.

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CALENDAR MONDAY GOLF CCC Golf @ E. Davidson 4 p.m.

GOLF Ledford @ So. Guilford 4 p.m.

SOCCER W. Davidson @ Thomasville 7 p.m.

SOCCER C. Davidson @ E. Davidson 7 p.m.

SOCCER Ledford @ SW Randolph 6 p.m.

Sports Editor Only a couple weeks removed from a phenomenal 2009-10 basketball season, Davidson County Community College coach Matt Ridge is out on the recruiting trail, looking to bring in more talent for next season.

Friday afternoon at Brinkley Gym, he signed a pair that he hopes can help the Storm make another appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament.

In the post, he has secured James Robbins from Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point.

By way of Liberty University, where he played football last season, Robbins stands in at 6-foot-6 and can play the perimeter if needed. In three years of varsity ball for Wesleyan, Robbins averaged 18.2 points per game. His senior season he brought down nine rebounds per game.

“He is a versatile player that can play inside and out,” said Ridge. “He shoots it better than you might think at 6-6, and

is really strong and does not mind contact at all.”

Robbins was on the DCCC radar a couple years ago, but opted to attend Liberty. Ridge is pleased to have a second chance.

“We recruited him out of high school and did not get him, so we are blessed now to get him,” Ridge said.

Robbins was the recipient of the Wendy’s High School Heisman award which recognizes students for athletic, academic and community service.

“We are excited not only about his ability but his character,” Ridge said.

Christian Lawrence, a wing player from South Point High School also joins the Storm program. His accolades are numerous, averaging 17.8 points his senior season and hauling in nearly eight rebounds per game. He is a twotime All-Conference performer and was named team MVP the last two seasons.

“The word I would use to describe him is,

DICK JONES Outdoor Columnist

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James Robbins (Top) and Christian Lawrence (Below) signed on to play for coaches Matt Ridge and Brandon Mullis Friday afternoon at Brinkley Gym.

‘shooter,’” said Ridge.

“He can flat out shoot it.

The first time I went to see him he made six 3s.

He is extremely versa-

tile and is long enough and big enough to battle on the boards. I think he will compete for playing next year.”

TENNIS E. Davidson @ Thomasville 4 p.m.

TENNIS Ledford @ NE Guilford 4:30 p.m.

TUESDAY BASEBALL Thomasville @ Salisbury 4:30 p.m.

BASEBALL E. Davidson @ W. Davidson 7 p.m.

GOLF SW Randolph @ E. Davidson 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL Salisbury @ Thomasville 4:30 p.m.

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OUT BY THAT MUCH Ledford first baseman Jessica Christian stretches to make the catch for the out as East Davidson’s Caroline Fowler digs hard for the base in Friday’s nonconference rivalry matchup at East.

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Great new outdoor products for your next trip Shooting a gun that doesn’t fit is no fun.

If the gun has little recoil, the experience is unsatisfying because you just can’t manage the gun as well as you’d like to. If the gun kicks, the recoil will be much worse because of the poor fit. This has been approached by several companies with some success by providing spacers with youth guns that can be removed and replaced.

This method works but it’s time consuming and the spacers are likely to get lost at some point.

When I first saw ATI’s adjustable shotgun stock, I liked it so well, I put it in my best picks of SHOT Show story. I recently got one to test and it truly is a winner. The idea is the same concept as the adjustable stock on the USAs military rifle, the M4 version of the M16 except it looks like a regular stock. There’s a button on the bottom of the stock that allows four different lengths from 12½” to 14½”. This allows instant adjustment and means young and old shooters can shoot the gun with a good fit. Young shooters can simply lengthen the stock as they grow.

The ATI stock has a button hidden under the bottom of the stock that allows making the change in seconds. It also has an adjustable comb, a feature that’s also needed to get a good fit for a young shooter.

The comb adjusts about 1/2”, enough to accommodate almost any shooter. The stock comes in multiple finishes

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DURHAM — For Duke fans who want to keep having a ball well after the dust settles on the Blue Devils’ national championship, Nikco Sports has just the thing.

The company has produced 5,000 commemorative basketballs, complete with white panels that feature the Duke logo, the Final Four logo and the scores from all of the Blue Devils’ games this season.

The balls are priced at $99 and are avail-

able at nikcosports.com. Sales will benefit the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, an effort that the Duke basketball program has been heavily involved with that has raised more than $12 million for the university’s partner neighborhoods since 1996.

For fans want who something smaller and shinier, the Highland Mint -- makers of the coin used in the Super Bowl coin toss -- has produced a gold coin and a two-toned coin (just 2010 of the two-toned coins are being sold) commemorating the title.

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Ratings winner Duke’s championship game victory over Butler on Monday night received the best television rating for an NCAA final since North Carolina’s triumph over Illinois in 2005 and was up 31 percent from last year’s UNC-Michigan State final.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS BASKETBALL DCCC offers camp Davidson County Community College will conduct a camp June 28July 2 for boys and girls grades 4-12. The camp will run each day from 8:30 a.m.-noon.

The goal of the camp is to give campers instruction in the fundamentals of basketball as well as emphasize team play and sportsmanship.

Campers will be divided into groups based on age and ability level. Instruction will be provided by members of DCCC coaching staff, players and other area coaches.

Cost is $75 per camper.

Make checks payable to DCCC, P.O. Box 1287, Lexington, N.C. 27293. Please mark the bottom left corner ‘basketball camp.’

For questions, contact coach Matt Ridge at 2393819.

GOLF Ledford Tournament Ledford High School is hosting a four-man, captain’s choice tournament at Willow Creek April 17 at 1 p.m.

Cost is $60 per player or $240 per team.

Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams, as well as closest to the pin and a long drive competition.

Hole Sponsorship is $50 per hole.

Contact Clay Essick at 870-4633 or Donald Palmer at 769-9671 if interested.

Fundraiser tournament The Cap and Mabel Burrow Foundation will hold a fundraising golf tournament to raise funds to support the Foundation’s efforts to meet the needs of people with mental illness, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases.

The captain’s choice golf tournament will be held May 4 at Holly Ridge Golf Links, in Archdale, with a 1:30 p.m. start time.

Cost per player is $75 and includes a round of golf, golfer goodie bag, snacks and beverages throughout the game,

and dinner following tournament play. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third place teams as well as for closest to the pin and longest putt.

Various sponsorships are available including Eagle, Birdie, Par and Hole Sponsors. Organizers are also seeking silent auction items for the event.

The Cap and Mabel Burrow Foundation is a non-profit agency that works throughout the year to provide additional support to meet the medical, social, housing, transportation and other needs of people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse issues.

The Foundation provides help to people throughout Randolph County, the Sandhills area, the Triad, Chatham, Wake and Johnston counties.

To participate in the golf tournament either by sponsoring, playing or donating, or for more information, contact Jennifer Barbee Swift at 495-2734.

law enforcement experience. The class covers laws for citizens governing the use of deadly force to protect their homes, as well as deadly force laws in general as they pertain to citizens of N.C. Also, gun safety, marksmanship and fundamentals are covered and practiced during the class, with hands on range time.

To sign up for the class call 687-0290.

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GENERAL EDHS Casino Night The East Davidson Athletic Boosters Club will hold a Casino Night May 15, at 12 West Main Street in Thomasville.

The fun begins at 6 p.m. with heavy hor’devours and music. Games start at 7 p.m. and go until 10.

Games include Texas Hold’em, Black Jack, Roulette and Craps.

There will also be prize drawings.

Tickets are $50 per person.

For more information contact a club member or Mark Blevins at 215-7173.

Concealed handgun class There will be a concealed handgun class April 24, at the Fairgrove Fire Department. The class is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

This class is mandatory for anyone wishing to get a concealed handgun permit. The class is covered

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SPORTS TRIP From page B1 including faux wood, black, and camo. I chose a grass camo finish and it’s quite well done. It comes with adapters to allow it to fit Remington, Mossberg, and Winchester pumps, and is moderately easy to install with well written instructions.

The only real downsides are that the Remington youth guns come with a smaller receiver in the stock area and the adapter isn’t a flush fit. I would suggest a separate adapter for small frame guns because kids are quite sensitive about how guns look. Also, the recoil pad is quite hard. I got a relatively early version so I’m hoping ATI will get the softness of the rubber right on later models.

The stock does add weight but the weight is at the back, which can actually benefit newer, small frame shooters.

This isn’t just something to adapt a gun to fit a kid. The adjustable stock would be a boon to turkey hunters who shoot from all kinds of positions and adjustable length of pull would make some shots much easier. Deer hunters also could use the adjustment to their advantage.

This is a great solution to a problem that would have an application for a lot of us. I’ve put it on a 20 gauge Remington 870 that Cherie and I use in our basic shotgun classes. Now we can fit almost any student with just one gun. The stock and forend combination list for $199 and comes in three camo patterns. Great job ATI. www.atigunstocks.com Wet Okole Neoprene Seat Covers Hawaiian print and hunting don’t normally mesh but I’ve found a really great product for hunters that came originally from Hawaii.

Wet Okole is a company that started life making seat covers for surfers. I recently acquired a set for my Outdoor Action Figure Vehicle. My 2000 Chevy 4x4 pickup has as many attachments as a Rainbow vacuum cleaner. I have two camper tops, a custom rod rack, a mount for carrying kayaks and canoes, a tool box, and mounts for radios and GPS equipment. It makes sense for me to keep my existing truck as long as possible because I now have it the way I want it.

Outdoor activities like duck hunting, surf fishing, hauling big dogs with toenails, and canoeing and kayaking are hard on truck seats. By being careful, I’ve managed to keep my seats in pretty good condition over the years but I plan to keep this old green truck a while longer. Wet Okole sent me a set of their Advantage Camo covers that match the gold interior and the green exterior perfectly. This is the first time I’ve had a positive experience with seat cov-

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ers. I’ve bought multiple versions that served the purpose but looked like, well, seat covers. This is not the case with the Wet Okole covers. They look like a custom upholstery job with seams and layouts that look at least as good as the original seats. The fit is perfect partially, I suppose, because of the stretch quality of neoprene.

My Wet Okole set covers every surface that had seat materiel on it, from the seats to the center arm rest to the head rests. There are straps and Velcro to locate the covers and installation took about an hour and a half, partially because it was looking so good I was compelled to do a little carpet cleaning.

While these are perfect for a hard use vehicle like my truck, they’d work well in any car.

I had bad seats on my old Mustang convertible when I first got it.

I wound up completely replacing the seats but these would have been the perfect solution for having something on the seats while I was finding the right ones.

There are also options you can add like a pneumatic lumbar support (I got that for the passenger seat) and a heated seat option, (I got that for the driver seat).

My truck has the seat belt retractor built into the seat. It’s the most complicated seat system I’ve seen anywhere with two separate seats, a center seat with a fold up combination seat back/ arm rest with a storage compartment. The covers fit perfectly on every component with no loss of use, remarkable.

Wet Okole seat covers are not cheap. A complete set front and rear runs about $500. They come in dozens of colors including Realtree camo.

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With something like this, the proof is in the use. I’ve had the covers for a couple of months, now, and I like them just as well as when I got them. In fact, I like them better. They clean up much better than the cloth under them because the dog hair doesn’t attach to the neoprene. They’re warm in cold conditions and not hot in hot conditions (I waited till we got some hot weather to write this). I’ve had leather and I like it except it’s a little too slick.

The neoprene is not as grabby as cloth and not as slick as leather; OK, I’m happy. These seat covers are a 10. www.wetokole.com Second Amendment Appreciation Day 2010 Piedmont Handgunners Association is hosting a Second Amendment Appreciation Day Saturday, April 17 from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. at the PHA range at 10346 Hwy 150 South in Linwood.

The club is a full service, non-profit gun club with ranges for almost every shooting application. There’s a five-stand shotgun range with four traps, a 50 and 100 yard rifle and pistol range, and a 100 and 200 yard rifle range with shooting benches and covered firing points. There are five pistol bays with steel targets and plate machines. The range is open for members from sunup to sundown, seven days a week.

This open house is an opportunity for non-members to see the facilities and use the ranges and benefit charity. I’ll be there with a Caldwell Lead Sled, helping anyone who needs to sight in or check a rifle for a donation to the Wounded Warriors Project. Cherie will be

there with some Charter Arms revolvers that you can check out and shoot.

There will also be a demonstration of the FLIR Scout, the first affordable, infrared imaging system that has all kinds of uses for outdoorsmen.

There’ll be a barbeque chicken lunch for everyone, with donations for

lunch going to Hunters Helping Kids and The Young Marines. The Rifle ranges will be open for you to shoot loaner guns including AR15 and M1 rifles, You can shoot the action pistol plate machine with competitive and home defense handguns or the Cowboy Action bay

with loaner pistols. The shotgun range will be open for you to break a few clays on the 5 Stand and there’ll be a Caldwell Gallery Shoot with a .22 rifle. Shoot the best score and win the rifle.

For more information and a map to the range, go to phashoots.com, or call 869-1865 or 764-0407.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane ... no, it’s the Biff ON NASCAR

Raceway on April 10.

Hot on their heels to round out the top five are Biffle’s Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth and Richard Childress Racing drivers Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton. The current top 12 includes former champions Jeff SUNDAY EVENING

CATHY ELLIOTT NASCAR Columnist The first time I heard a driver — it was Kurt Busch — refer to Greg Biffle as “The Biff,” I laughed out loud. It sounded so much like a superhero’s name.

But what kind of superhero might he be?

Their names should be indicative of their powers, right? They are men to be respected, by virtue of their physical prowess. The Hulk is bigger than we are, The Flash is faster, and Superman, obviously, is simply super.

So what is the deal with The Biff ?

The only Biffs I’ve ever known, or known of, are Biff Tannen, the antagonist in the “Back to the Future” movies, and a couple of guys in college who were perpetually dressed in plaid.

I have never seen Greg Biffle in a pair of pink and green patterned pants, nor do I want to. I have also never heard him utter the phrase, “Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here, McFly?” But I have seen him drive, and that tells me all I need to know.

Biffle is not what you’d call a regular water cooler topic. When controversies and on-track issues arise, his is not generally the first name that pops into your head.

He’s been known to get a little hot under the collar now and again, but as we all know, that comes with the territory for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers.

For the most part, Biffle is what you’d call an even-keeled type of guy. He likes to fish.

He has a pilot’s license and enjoys flying.

He and his wife Nicole have a love and concern for animals and their foundation makes major contributions to local humane societies, no-kill animal shelters, spay and neuter clinics, and the Animal Adoption League.

Add a pair of big black spectacles and it’s Clark Kent, eat your heart out ... until a situation occurs. For our purposes here, we’ll call it a race.

Biffle springs into action. Whatever non-plaid clothes he is wearing are replaced by a firesuit. He straps in. He buckles up.

And he wins. Biffle was the 1998 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year, and the 2000 series champion. He was the 2001 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, and the 2002 series champion. He has made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup three times, in 2005, 2008 and 2009.

Currently, he is sitting in second place in the driver standings, just 14 points behind four-time series champion Jimmie Johnson headed into the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International

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It’s The Biff, and he’s definitely flying.

NASCAR Columnist Cathy Elliott can be reached at cathyelliott@hotmail.com.

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In true superhero fashion, Biffle knows what he needs to do, and is prepared to follow through. He finished

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CHURCH NOTES Gospel singing Faith Baptist Church will hold a gospel singing featuring Righteous Harmony today at 6 p.m.

The church is located at 2984 Rob Cruthis Road, in Archdale. For more information, call (336) 587-0874 or (336) 491-3405.

Benefit Gospel singing for Faye Maynard

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From left, Gov. Bev Perdue points to a state service pin awarded to Senior Administrative Law Jude Fred Morrison Jr., as his wife, Carollyn, stands by his side.

Morrison honored for 40 years of state service TIMES STAFF REPORT

RALEIGH — Senior Administrative Law Judge Fred Gilbert Morrison Jr. of the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings has received a Gold filled Lapel Pin/Tie Tack with two 3point genuine diamonds in recognition of his 40 years of State service. North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue pinned it on his lapel in the State Capitol on April 7, with his wife, Carolyn, by his side.

A 1963 honors graduate from Wake Forest University School of Law, he practiced law in Thomasville with the late E.W. Hooper until April 1, 1965, when then Governor Dan K. Moore appointed him to a four-year term as Solicitor of Thomasville Recorders Court where he served with distinction.

When the late Robert W. Scott assumed office in early 1969, Morrison was employed as Legal Counsel to the Governor and served as such during Scott’s four years in office. He was retained in 1973 by former Governor James E. Holshouser Jr., until he accepted appointment in late 1974 as the first Executive Director of the North Carolina Inmate

Grievance Commission.

Following a seven-year stint with the Grievance Commission, where he directed the investigation of more than 40,000 grievances, Morrison returned to the private sector in the summer of 1981, until accepting appointment on March 1, 1986, as one of the first two administrative law judges in the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings. During the past 24 years, he has presided over hearings all across North Carolina — in the mountains, the piedmont, and on the coast.

Morrison, who turned 70 last Dec. 16, is grateful for being given the opportunity for a lifetime of public service. A former president of the Thomasville and North Carolina Jaycees, he firmly believes that “service to humanity is the best work of life.”

Morrison was recently reappointed to another two-year term on the North Carolina Sentencing & Policy Advisory Commission. He attends and has served as deacon, elder and adult Sunday school teacher at Raleigh’s First Presbyterian Church. He and Carolyn reside at 900 Indian Trail Drive in Raleigh, along with their four-year old Golden Retriever, Counselor.

Plummer awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine TIMES STAFF REPORT

Fred Y. Plummer, of Thomasville — a state retiree with more than 31 years of law enforcement and 42 years of Lions Club service — was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at Fairview United Methodist Church.

Plummer started his state career serving with the State Highway Patrol for seven years then transferring to the DMV license and theft section.

He completed his state service in 1988.

Plummer joined the Pilot Lions Club in 1968 and still remains a member at this time. He has served as president, many other club offices and has been secretary for the past 28 years. He is a Jack Stickly

Plummer Fellow, received a Melvin Jones Fellow and served as District Governor of Lions District 31-E during the 2004-2005 term.

Plummer has been a

member of Fairview United Methodist Church since 1963 and currently is a chairman of the finance committee.

The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is among the most prestigious awards presented through the office of the governor of North Carolina and is presented to individuals who have a proven record of extraordinary service to the state. Individuals are chosen based upon contributions to their communities, extra effort in their careers and many years of service to their organizations.

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First Pentecostal Holiness Church will invite The Rev. Bill Wilson to speak on Sunday at the 11 a.m. service. Rev. Wilson pastors the world’s largest Sunday school of more than 24,000 each week. He will speak about ministry to the inner city area of New York. He has been shot twice and attacked numerous times by gang members and drug lords. His lifestyle is unique in that he lives in a warehouse apartment in the inner city where he ministers.

Service starts at 10:50 a.m. For more information, call 249-6598.

Bible studies First Presbyterian Church will begin a new series of evening studies on the Bible and the Christian life on April 8. The seven-week series will meet each Thursday night at 7. The study is based on the DVD series, “Living the Questions.”

This DVD format study features the thinking of 32 ministers, Biblical scholars and theologians.

While the organizers of the series are United Methodist ministers, the presenters come from a broad range of mainline Protestant and Catholic leaders. They include Tex Sample, Helen Prejean, James Forbes, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan and Hans Kung.

Each wee, a 20-minute DVD segment will present a Biblical theme or Christian topic that will raise questions for class consideration and discussion.

Youth revival All-music service The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have an all-music service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday by a 150-voice choir of Unitarian Universalists from around the Southeast. At the 9 a.m. pre-service forum, Dr. Karen Cross will discuss ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). For more information, see uufws.org.

Taste of Judaism Temple Emanuel’s Rabbi Mark Strauss-Cohn will discuss the Big 3 of Judaism: God’s Evolution, on April 13 at 7:30 p.m. This event marks the last of the Taste of Juda-

Zion Tabernacle FBH Church, 710 Douglas Drive, will sponsor a youth revival on Thursday, April 15, and on Friday, April 16. The speaker is Minister Timothy Simmons, of High Point. Service time is 7:30 p.m.

Fish fry On Saturday, April 17, the YPI Department will sell fish plates at Zion Tabernacle FBH Church, 710 Douglas Drive, beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing until sold out.

Fish fry The missions/outreach committee at Fairfield United Methodist Church is sponsoring its annual

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Nightly readings Tabernacle of Joy Ministries will hold a nightly reading of Deuteronomy 28:1-14 from April 14-16 at 7 p.m. Apostle S. L. Gillespie is the pastor. The church is located at 421 Parker Ave., in Mooresville. For more information, see www.tojm.webs. com.

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God’s House of Prayer and Gospel Way Baptist Church will hold a fundraiser for Faye Maynard today from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Performing groups include For His Glory, The Gospelway Singers, Not Ashamed, the Saunders Family, The Gospel Heirs, Vessel of Honor Singers and the Freedom Singers.

Hot dogs and barbecue plates will be sold. The cost is $4 hotdog plate and $7 for barbecue.

Faye Maynard just found out she has Leukemia and is going through treatments at Wake Forrest. She has no insurance.

For more information, call Bruno Wolf at 215-9291, or Roy Hale at 476-8132 or 848-8238. The church is at 310 Circle Drive in Archdale.

ism series for the year.

Rabbi Strauss-Cohn will talk about how God has evolved. The program is followed by a half-hour social. There will be time for questions and answers. Admission is free.

The temple is located at 201 Oakwood Drive, in Winston-Salem. For more information or to register, call the temple at 722-6640, or e-mail templeemanuel1@triad.rr.com.

Other events include a discussion of the Torah, more than just the five books, on April 20, and on Israel, the land from Abraham to Ma’aleh Adumim, on April 27.

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fish fry on April 17 from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m. The supper will feature fried fish, baked potato, French fries, slaw, hushpuppies and banana pudding.

The dinner will be by donations, and all proceeds from the supper will benefit the church’s global missions.

Country breakfast buffet

Hopewell United Methodist Church will have a country breakfast buffet on Saturday, April 17, from 7 to 10 a.m. The menu will be: eggs, grits, biscuits, gravy, pancakes, bacon, sausage, ham and choice of beverage. The prices are $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for those five and under. All proceeds will go to the building fund.

The church is located at 4540 Hopewell Church Road, in Trinity. For more information, call (336) 431-9507.

Yard sale

The Disciples S.S. Class of Hopewell United Methodist Church will host a yard sale to help raise money for the Hopewell Youth’s mission project this summer. The event will be held on Saturday, April 17, in conjunction with the country breakfast buffet. The yard sale will be held in front of the church from 7 to 11 a.m.

The church is located at 4540 Hopewell Church Road, in Trinity. For more information, call (336) 431-9507.

Movie night

First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville, 21 Randolph St., hosts a monthly movie night, presenting films that speak to Christian living and Christian values.

The series is presented on the third Saturday of the month at 7 p.m. Movies are shown on a large screen with surround sound and high definition capabilities. Admission is free, and free popcorn and drinks will be served.

April 17 – “The Blind Side” May 15 – “The Great Debaters” June 19 – “Invictus”

Revival

God’s House of Prayer, 311 Trindale Road, in Archdale, will hold a revival May 2-7 with the Rev. Glen Elkins. The event will feature special nightly singing. It will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Everyone is welcome.

For more information, call Pastor Tim Maynard at (336) 431-8850, or copastor Ronnie Everhart at (336) 431-7628.

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MARILYN TAYLOR Business Columnist

You may remember that the first of John Kotter’s eight steps to launching organizational change is “raising urgency.” To move people beyond their current ways and means, they must become aware of the need for change. Although the book Leading Change was written to address wide-scale change, our business climate NOW is one of continuous change. No longer, argues Kotter in A Sense of Urgency, can we gear up for a big change and then kick back when it’s done. Consider the shift that Kotter describes: “…Change is shifting from episodic to continuous. With episodic change there is one big issue … with continuous change some combination of acquisitions, new strategies, big IT projects, reorganizations, and the like comes at you in an almost ceaseless flow … Put simply, a strong sense of urgency is moving from an essential element in big change programs to an essential asset in general.”

Does this resonate?

I have heard countless seminar participants in leadership classes complain that change today never stops. Although they may not distinguish between “episodic” and “continuous” change, they know the difference and are living it.

They are also stressed out and running in a thousand directions.

But isn’t everybody?

Complacency (or apathy, as mentioned in the previous TaylorMade article, CHANGE CONCERNS) is a huge problem that leaders cannot afford to ignore. The enemy of change, complacency has to be rooted out and addressed. If not, we miss opportunities and warning signals that could prove lethal to the business. But frenetic, unproductive activity — pure busyness — under the guise of proactivity could be even worse. And there seems to be a lot of that going on as well…

Kotter calls it ‘false urgency’ and he’s right on target. Today, too many actions fall into Covey’s Quadrant 1 — CRISIS — whether they represent an actual

crisis or not. We are so geared up to change quickly that we dart from action to reaction to action again without the necessary reflection.

People wind up angry and anxious. Critical mistakes are made and everyone points to other guy. But the frenetic pace continues. For some, the push is driven by the rush of adrenaline.

Others see it as job security in a world where the busier you look the better things must be.

Is there a solution? If complacency is dangerous and false urgency is counter-productive, where is the sweet spot?

What about “a true sense of urgency”?

What does that look like? Kotter tells us first what it is NOT: “... This set of thoughts, feelings and actions is never associated with an endless list of exhausting activities. It has nothing to do with anxious running from meeting to meeting. It’s not supported by an adrenalin rush that cannot be sustained over time.”

It IS about getting things done NOW — the right things. Being able to separate activity from accomplishment. Focusing on what is most important. Check out a four minute YouTube video: John Kotter on A Sense of Urgency, and hear first hand how applying this important distinction can profit you. More on developing a true sense of urgency next week.

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Britthaven Of Davidson has the following positions available: Full Time RN or LPN (2nd Shift and weekend) Full Time Certified Nursing Assistant (2nd and 3rd shift) Please apply in person at Britthaven of Davidson 706 Pineywood Rd. Thomasville AAE/EOE/Drugfree Workplace.

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Foster Ferryman 253-8888

Paul Bowers 906-6870

Pam Beeson 878-7567

Vic Sanniota 906-2875

320 Fisher Ferry Street $59,900

518 Mellon Drive $169,900

804 E. Commerce $35,000

A great buy! Updates include heat, air, carpet and paint. Large rooms and a corner lot.

3BDRM/2BATH Ranch only 3 years old. Gas log FPlace, screened porch and deck. Double garage plus wooded lot w/privacy. Ledford Schools.

3 bedroom and 2 bath Bungalow in Guilford County.

Joan Kennedy 240-8145

Foster Ferryman 253-8888

Rick Vaughn 803-0514

Janie Avant 509-7223

Donise Bailey 442-0012

Marti Baity 240-3996

Vida Bailey 906-0132

Janice Barker 442-2338

Carla Berrier 442-4578

Dianna Baxendale 870-9395

Jennifer Beacom 442-4950

Pam Beeson 848-7560

Kathy Blakemore 883-7200

Karen Boulware 906-0091

Paul Bowers 878-7568

Deborah Bryant 215-4236

Shelby Brewer 707-8629

Angela Brown 689-4559

Stacy Brown 399-4868

Janet Brown 906-2108

Carolina Burnett 803-1970

Candy Burrow 878-7019

Pam Carter 210-4241

Sheila Cochrane 259-4932

Karen Coltrane 442-0555

Sam Cosher 471-8826

Christy Cox 442-1042

JoAnn Crawford 906-0002

Fidel Davila 687-5804

Laurie Edwards 906-0555

Shane Earnhardt 669-6849

Karen Dietz 688-6539

Foster Ferryman 253-8888

Lynn Finnegan 413-6158

Woody Grady 687-8111

Larry Guy 880-6767

Linda Hamilton 345-1911

Rodney Hamilton 345-1911

Sue Hoult 689-4381

Lynn Hunt 442-0747

Sharon Johnson 870-0771

Joan Kennedy 240-8145

Donna Lambeth 240-3456

Chris Long 689-2855

Stan Martin 889-5319

Aaron Mattern 669-9096

Juanita Miller 880-5113

Barbara Moore 878-7565

Barbara Montgomery 442- 3011

Scott Myers Broker In Charge 906-4069

Mike Pugh 471-1129

Vic Sanniota 906-2875

Kristy Schrock 847-6899

Sharon Sink 688-2122

Janice Spainhour 681-2791

Robert Smith 215-4465

Kathy Sprague 307-0877

Jeanne Stewart 878-7584

Rick Vaughn 803-0514

Linda Weaver 878-7004

Charles Willett 327-5225

Janice Wilson 442-1859

Amber Doyle 880-1789 Colonial Village

Beverly Hardy 803-1793 Cambridge

Sallie Ledford 456-8690 Ashebrook

Kristi Lucas 870-0421 Hickswood

Mariea Shean 687-9464 Water’s Edge

Lisa Sherman Whitestone 847-1142

Linda Solando 878-7007 Planters Walk

Susan Woody 689-3819 Westover

Ron Hinkle 878-7544 Commercial

Van McSwaim 906-5240 Commercial

Jerome Pappas 991-8919 Commercial

John Parks 906-0657 Commercial

Todd Peacock 878-7553 Commercial

Gary Snipes 880-5727 Commercial

Dennis Speckman 442-2000 Commercial

Ed Price 812-3161

COMMERICAL AGENTS

Jay Wood 442-7274

NEW HOME AGENTS

RESIDENTIAL AGENTS

2213 FAWN STREET EXTRAS! Freshly painted and clean all brick ranch w/lots of windows.

3BDRMS/1.5BATHS. Hardwoods under carpet. Bonus and laundry not added in square footage. Attached carport w/extra parking. Only $95,000!

Directions: I-40 to High Point Rd.(Exit 217) toward Coliseum. R on Meadowood, L on Fawn. Home on corner of Meadowood and Fawn.

Janice Spainhour 681-2791

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Van Boyles 878-7573 Commercial

Char Bivins Pat & Bill Colonna Saddlebrook and Weston 906-2265 Woods 870-0222 Heritage Ridge

Alex Field 442-0744 Commercial

Ivan Garry 878-7541 Commercial

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