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The Sanford Herald TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
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LEE COUNTY
Frontier incentives OK’d
SPORTS
County approves $15.5 million plan; company says it will create 45 jobs By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
CAVS’ COLLINS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR
Following a fourth-straight regular season conference title and the third trip in four years to a sectional final, Gaston Collins was rewarded as the 2009-10 Cape Fear Valley Conference’s Coach of the Year Page 1B
SANFORD — The Lee County Board of Commissioners approved $15.5 million incentive package for Frontier Spinning Mills at its Monday meeting. In November, both the
county and City of Sanford approved a $10 million incentive proposal for Frontier Spinning that would add 30 jobs. Then two weeks ago, at the request of Frontier Spinning officials, Lee County Economic Development Corporation Director Bob Heuts asked both the commissioners and the
Sanford City Council members to tack on another $5.5 million proposal that would add another 15 jobs. In total, the new plan is expected to bring in 45 new jobs. The city council will vote on the proposal at tonight’s
See Incentives, Page 3A
INSIDE Lee County Manager John Crumpton presented the board with his capital improvement plan for fiscal years 2011-15, which could result in a property tax increase of more than six cents Page 3A
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
LILLINGTON
The path to Eagle
Additional health care protests planned
HEALTH CARE
From staff reports
DEMS START COUNTDOWN TOWARD VOTE ON BILL House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Obama’s fiercely contested remake of the health care system, even though the legislation remained incomplete and lacked the votes needed to pass Page 10A
TOYOTA RECALL ASHLEY GARNER/The Sanford Herald
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) shakes hands with Eagle Scout Robert Farrar, 18, (right) on Monday at the Stevens Center. Farrar put in close to 100 hours of work on a nature trail behind the Stevens Center as part of work towards becoming an Eagle Scout.
COMPANY DISMISSES RUNAWAY PRIUS STORY
Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine. Page 12A
EDWARDS SAGA MISTRESS: EDWARDS LIVING A ‘LIFE OF TRUTH’
The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she is helping him live “a life of truth” and the two remain in love even after their affair helped trigger his downfall from the pinnacle of U.S. politics Page 9A
TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE
Vol. 80, No. 61 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
Lillington Scout earns Eagle for creating trail in Sanford for those with disabilities By CAITLIN MULLEN
LILLINGTON — Americans For Prosperity is pushing for local residents to drive by U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge’s Lillington office at noon Tuesday and “honk against the health care takeover.” The move comes as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote on the Senate’s health care bill. AFP has launched advertisements against the health care bill, “urging them quite frankly to contact Congressman Etheridge,” said Dallas Woodhouse, AFP’s North Carolina state director. “This bill would kill jobs, hurt patients and doctors, erode our freedoms and raise taxes to do it all,” said AFP President Tim Phillips in a press release. Woodhouse said the bill requires tax increases, Medicare cuts and allows special kickbacks for Nebraska, Florida
See Protests, Page 3A
cmullen@sanfordherald.com
IN WEDNESDAY
SANFORD — Boy Scout Robert Farrar, 18, gave 100 hours of his time during the past year to help those with disabilities. Farrar created a nature trail on the property of the Stevens Center for his project in becoming an Eagle Scout. A dedication ceremony was held Monday morning at the center to honor Farrar, part of Boy Scout Troop 61 in Lillington, for his volunteer work. “Just like the general community, the disabilities community is greatly in need of exercise,” said Mark Neuman, president of the center’s board of directors. The nature trail offers an prime opportunity for those looking to exercise, said U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington).
Area to join race for
HAPPENING TODAY n “How to use the Internet” Computer Class will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Enrichment Center, with facilitator Mark Coggins. This is a free class. Class size limited. Call to register: The Enrichment Center 7760501, ext. 201. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
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Eagle Scout Robert Farrar, 18, (left) shows off the nature trail he constructed as his mother Joy Farrer (right) looks on. “All of us need exercise, every child but more importantly adults as well,” Etheridge said. “This really promises it here in Lee County.” The work of those who vol-
unteer their time through Boy Scouts is valued, Etheridge said. And for the Farrars, it’s a family tradition.
See Scout, Page 3A
High: 56 Low: 41
Google is looking for cities to launch an experiment that they say will make ultra-high speed broadband Internet 100 times faster than what most Americans have today. Movies will download in less a few minutes. Songs and YouTube clips almost instantly. And it appears a group in Sanford is working to send in its application to become a testing ground. Read more about the area’s efforts in Wednesday’s Herald.
INDEX
More Weather, Page 12A
OBITUARIES
SCOTT MOONEYHAM
Sanford: Edward Foster Jr., 80; Eileen Fox, 80; Mark Godfrey, 40; Helen Hall, 98; Dempsey Jones, 80; Robert Malone, 81; Edna Pilson, 86; Susan Plyler
A different kind of ‘BRAC’ is now hard at work in Raleigh, but with what directive?
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