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The Sanford Herald TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
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Driver wrecks fleeing police Three injured; juvenile taken to UNC Hospitals with head injuries at the corner of Carthage and Keller-Andrews Road. "They crashed prior to (the officer) catching back up with them," Crissman said. All three passengers were injured and taken to Central Carolina Hospital. The juvenile was later transported to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill due to head injuries. None were believed to have been wearing seatbelts, Crissman said.
By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
LEE COUNTY STARTS CONFERENCE TOURNEY
The six-seeded Yellow Jackets open the Tri-9 Conference Tournament against third seed Panther Creek, a team the Jackets have beat once this year
SANFORD —Two men and a juvenile were injured after the driver fled a driver's license checkpoint and crashed the car into a bush Monday evening on Carthage Street. Trooper B. Crissman with the North Carolina Highway Patrol said the driver of the car fled the checkpoint while headed north on Carthage Street, crossed the center line and crashed into a large bush
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Three people, including a juvenile, were injured late Monday when a driver crashed into a large bush on Carthage Street in Sanford after allegedly fleeing a police checkpoint.
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GIVING SPIRIT
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Board sits on violence law, deer season votes
BIDEN, CHENEY EXCHANGE HEATED WORDS SUNDAY
Commissioner says current wording in violence resolution ‘sends bad message’
Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President Joe Biden and predecessor Dick Cheney bickered Sunday over terror trials and interrogations, credit for success in Iraq and the long-running effort to contain Iran’s nuclear program
By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com
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Carys Karpp, 5, of Myrtle Beach, plays with her 1-year-old cousin Aiden Grindel, as her aunt Karen Thomas watches. Karpp, who has a mitochondrial genetic disorder, and her family were given a check for $17,600 raised through the Sanford Moose Lodge #386.
‘BACHELOR’ NOT PHASED BY CRITICISM OF PICKS The starchy 32-year-old commercial flight instructor Jake Pavelka has flown through the 25 women vying for his affection faster than any leading man on the seemingly neverending ABC dating franchise Page 9A
STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LOOKS TO CLEAN AGAIN In what looks like a repeat from the scandal that brought down then-Speaker Jim Black, the General Assembly is being compelled by another criminal investigation to work in between sessions to fashion clean-government legislation
Lodge gathers $17K for girl’s transplants “ Carys and her parents Ann Karpp and Ricky Thomas visited the Lodge Monday to pick up the $17,600 donation. Regina Daniels with the lodge said Carys’s uncle Stewart Thomas is a member and they decided to get involved when they heard about the financial burden placed on Karpp’s family, who live in
By CAITLIN MULLEN
cmullen@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — A 5-year-old Myrtle Beach girl received more than $17,000 Monday from Sanford Moose Lodge #386. The lodge raised the money for 5-year-old Carys Karpp, who has a mitochondrial genetic disorder and may need up to five organ transplants.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Four in running for ‘Queen of Hearts’ By CAITLIN MULLEN
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Vol. 80, No. 37 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
— Regina Daniels — Sanford Moose Lodge #386
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cmullen@sanfordherald.com
TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE
I’m telling you, we worked really hard. A lot of donations and a lot of caring people.”
SANFORD — Four Lee County girls are vying for the crown. The crown for the American Red Cross’s Queen of Hearts schol-
HAPPENING TODAY n The free CCCC course, “Business Recordkeeping and Taxes” will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Presenter will be Sean Larsen.
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arship program, that is. The program crowns one teen in each of seven participating counties in North Carolina. The program “is a fundraiser and a
LEARN MORE
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Visit www.trianglearc. org and look for the icon for the American Red Cross Queen of Hearts scholarship program.
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SANFORD — The Lee County Board of Commissioners on Monday tabled two resolutions the Sanford City Council had requested they approve in order to make slight language adjustments. Resolutions supporting increased enforcement against violent criminals and requesting that the county be moved to the state’s eastern deer hunting season in order to facilitate an earlier start to hunting seemed to have support from the board’s members, although there were a few Reives concerns over the language in the resolutions. The resolution supporting increased enforcement against violent criminals was passed recently by the Sanford City Council after some members expressed concerns about the number of criminal cases ending in plea bargains. Sanford City Councilman Mike Stone suggested having the county commissioners join the resolution in order to add weight to the matter when sent to District Attorney Susan Doyle. Commissioner Robert Reives suggested changing the language in one part of the resolution which encourages the district attorney to punish “perpetrators of violent crime.”
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INDEX
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OBITUARIES
SCOTT MOONEYHAM
Sanford: Edwin Donnell Jr., 86; Virginia Edmonds, 78; LaRue Kershner, 79; Edgar Martzolff, 80; Thomas McIntyre, 73; Juana Mendoza, 39; Barbara Palmer, 67
Officials in Chapel Hill are considering a town-wide ban on cell phones while driving
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Abby, Graham, Bridge, Sudoku............................. 6B Classifieds ....................... 8B Comics, Crosswords.......... 7B Community calendar .......... 2A Horoscope ........................ 6B Obituaries......................... 5A Opinion ............................ 4A Scoreboard ....................... 4B