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Northern Guilford claims fourth state football championship in five years by L.A. LOGAN From the first game of the 2014 football season to the last, the Northern Guilford Nighthawks never considered losing as an option. Under the leadership of coach Johnny Roscoe, who returned to his head coaching position after taking last year off, the team lost only one game during the regular season, against Eastern Alamance.
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(L to R) Eric Hong, Mook Reynolds, head football coach Johnny Roscoe, Duncan Taylor-Dean and Cam Harris celebrating with the 3AA state championship banner and trophy after defeating Weddington 14-7 on Dec. 13.
Water rates to increase Notification of increase will be in red print on customers’ water bills; increase to take effect in March by PATTI STOKES STOKESDALE – Challenged with water contamination in the late 1990s, the Stokesdale Town Council was faced with the choice of dealing with the problem on a case-by-case basis or establishing a water system that would benefit the entire town and provide for the future. Opting for the latter, the town applied
for state funding and in 2000 received a $3 million grant from The State Department of Environment and Natural Resources to construct a water system. Construction on the system was completed in July 2003. Since then, residents and businesses along the path of the system’s water lines have been able to voluntarily hook up to the system. To date, the town of about 5,400 residents has 365 combined residential and commercial water system customers – and the system continues to operate in the red as it has done
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The Nighthawks went on to defeat all four of their opponents in the playoffs, earning their place on the field of Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh on Dec. 13 to fight for
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SRA, town reach compromise After going head-to-head with the town over athletic park usage fees, SRA will return to the athletic park next spring by KRISTIN KUBLY SUMMERFIELD – A resolution on athletic park usage fees has finally been reached between the Town of Summerfield and the Summerfield Recreation Association. On Dec. 12, Summerfield Parks and Recreation Manager Jeff Goard and SRA president Barry Wesoly came to an agreement after several months of negotiations. SRA had been paying steeply discounted
IN THIS ISSUE News in brief ........................................3 Your Questions ....................................4 Summerfield Town Council ...............6 Bits & Pieces ......................................12 High School Sports ...........................14 Christmas bells, good will ...............15 Stokesdale Parade Photos ..............16 The joy of giving ...............................17 Volunteer firefighters needed ........19 NWO On The Go! ..............................20 Community Calendar .....................21 Crime/Incident Report ....................22 Letters/Opinions ..............................24 Grins & Gripes ...................................26 Classifieds ....................................27 Index of Advertisers .................... 31
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fees for using the facilities at Summerfield Athletic Park since Feb. 2012, when the town council voted to give the organization a reduced rate of $10/hour per field, plus waive the $10/hour charge for lights. It was implied, but not explicitly stated, that the discounted rates would only be in effect for one season. However, until last spring, SRA continued to pay the discounted rates. Summerfield charges other groups $15/ hour for residents and $25/hour for non-resident teams to use the facilities at the athletic park. To be considered for the resident rate, at least 60 percent of registered players must live within the Town of Summerfield.
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