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The Sanford Herald WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010
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TEMPLE THEATRE: ‘BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME’
EDUCATION
Parents vie for state’s final charter school spot
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Fourth MAN’S arrested SHOW in officer shooting By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com
Group hopes proposed Montessori campus gets N.C.’s 100th charter
SANFORD — City police have charged a fourth and final suspect in connection with the December shooting of an officer. Jarvis Monte Hill, 22, of 1414 Carthage St. Apt. 19 was charged Tuesday with conspiring to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and obstructing justice. The charges stem from the Dec. 20 shootHill ing of Officer Scott Norton. Norton was shot five times after getting out of his vehicle to confront four people officers believed were connected to a series of robberies in the Thornwood Village Mobile Home Park on Broadway Road. He has recovered from his injuries. Hill is the fourth suspect arrested in the case. 21-year-old Breon
By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — A group of local parents and children’s advocates are pushing for a Montessori charter school in Sanford. April Montgomery, who is part of the group, said they will submit an application to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to start a charter school, meaning it would be a public institution and would Contact receive money Those who from the state would like to and county, but would be a sepa- participate in the group or fill out a rate. form of interest Ideally, the can contact April school will serve Montgomery at kindergarten through eighthamontgomery@ grade students, circa-inc.com or with classes for 774-5992. lower elementary, referring to kindergarten through second grade; upper elementary (meaning third through fifth grades); and middle school (sixth through eighth grades). Montgomery said North Carolina only allows 100 charter schools in the state, and there are currently 99. “We know that this is going to be a
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ELECTION 2010
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Actor hopes stage version of ‘Blood Done Sign My Name’ challenges local audiences
Candidate files to run for county’s 4th District
By BILLY LIGGETT
By GORDON ANDERSON
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Mike Wiley holds a copy of “Blood Done Sign My Name,” which he adapted into a one-man play that will run the next two weekends at Temple Theatre in Sanford.
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OBAMA TO PUSH ECONOMIC PLANS AT STATE OF THE UNION
President Barack Obama will try to pivot past rocky times for the nation and himself Wednesday night in his first State of the Union address, offering a skeptical public repackaged plans to energize the economy, stem a tide of red ink and strengthen antiterror defenses. Page 10A
HAITI HOMELESS PLEAD FOR MORE HELP The dusty soccer field lined with spacious tents is an oasis for earthquake survivors among Haiti’s homeless sheltering by the hundreds of thousands in squalid camps Page 12A
Vol. 80, No. 21 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
SANFORD — Mike Wiley has made a career out of acting out important moments in history, but never before had he been asked to perform in front of the person whose story he was reliving. That changed soon after a woman suggested he call North Carolina author Tim Tyson and talk about possibly bringing his highly acclaimed novel, “Blood Done Sign My Name” to the stage. The woman was Tyson’s daughter’s drama teacher, and she had just watched Wiley perform a one-man show in Chapel Hill on the lynching of Emmett Till. “I didn’t even know (Tyson), and I’d never read his book,” Wiley recalled. “But here I had his cell phone number, and so I called
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HAPPENING TODAY n A blood drive will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at Center United Methodist Church, 4141 S. Plank Road. To schedule an appointment, contact Carolee Mitchell at (919) 718-8157.
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Temple Theatre will present the one-man show, “Blood Done Sign My Name” beginning 8 p.m. Friday. The show will continue through Sunday, then run the following three-day weekend for a total of just six shows. For tickets, visit templeshows.com or call (919) 774-4155.
COMMUNITY READING Lee County Library is planning a reception/community reading for “Blood Done Sign My name” following the final matinee on Feb. 7. It will also have a table set up in the library with information about the show and extra copies of the novel. For more information, call Jennifer at (919) 718-4665, Ext. 5483.
ONE BY ONE Following this Sunday’s 2
p.m. matinee, the group One By One will host a reception at the theater. The group, whose goal is to “improve race relations ... within and outside of this community for the betterment of all” is also paying to send 50 local children to see the two matinees. For more information, call Susan at (919) 777-8702.
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SANFORD — At least one Republican has announced her candidacy for the District Four seat on the Lee County Board of Commissioners. Tamara Brogan of Sanford has created a page on the social networking site Facebook called “Vote Tamara Brogan.” The page indicates that she’s seeking the District Four seat currently held by Democrat Jamie Kelly. Brogan couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday. But she posted a blog entry in December that was critical of Kelly for his silence over an investigation into whether Kelly violated any laws when he purchased campaign signs urging area residents to vote against
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INDEX
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OBITUARIES
R.V. HIGHT
Sanford: Judy Butler, 52; Lester Edgerton Sr., 60; Barry Hayes, 46; Rebecca Riddick, 68 Broadway: William Lasater, 73 Moncure: Russell Dillard, 74
The longtime newsman recalls his first full-time job at a newspaper in Aiken, S.C.
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