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The Sanford Herald WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
PFIZER ANNOUNCES FUTURE REDUCTIONS IN SANFORD
SOUTHERN LEE
Puryear out as Cavs’ coach By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — It’s official now. When a job posting for a head football coach at Southern Lee appeared on the state jobs board online in March, it came as a surprise, because the school still had Eric Puryear Puryear on staff. Now, there’s an opening. Puryear said on Tuesday night that he feels it is better that he steps aside, leaving Southern Lee only 10 months after he was hired to replace Bill Maczko. Puryear will also leave his teaching position. “I did appreciate my time spent in Sanford and I know that I was appreciated by the kids,” Puryear said. “The upside for the program is tremendous with the right coach and the right people
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LOCAL IMPACT
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Lee County’s largest non-government employer will cut nearly half of its work force — 400 jobs — over the next five years. According to officials, “the plant will remain a critical part of Pfizer’s global supply network.”
BUSINESS RESPONSE
“Pfizer is keenly aware of the impact the proposed changes will have on ... the community and the state. Colleagues who lose their jobs ... will receive severance benefits and other assistance.” — Spokesman Rick Chambers —
“This is definitely not news we wanted to hear, but the good news is they are not closing entirely. The decreases will occur over five years, so hopefully ... workers can transition into other jobs here and stay here.” — LCEDC Director Bob Heuts —
400 JOBS TO BE CUT Jobs to be phased out over the next five years By JONATHAN OWENS owens@sanfordherald.com
NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday it will cut 400 jobs from its plant in Sanford — and 6,000 jobs worldwide — as it continues to trim its manufacturing capacity after acquiring smaller rival Wyeth last year. A press release sent by Pfizer spokesman Rick Chambers
Tuesday morning said staffing at the pharmaceutical plant in Sanford will be reduced by 400 positions by the end of 2015. That is roughly 47 percent of the workforce. The company announced that despite the reduction in staffing, “the plant will continue to remain a critical part of Pfizer’s global supply network,
The entrance to the local Pfizer vaccine plant. The company announced Tuesday it would cut 400 workers locally over five years.
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See Pfizer, Page 7A
DAIRY BAR REOPENS
JOSH BRITT
SPD: Car that struck teen was moving
See Puryear, Page 7A
Funeral for LCHS student 4 p.m. today at Civic Center
QUICKREAD LUMBEE NATION
By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com
GAMBLING DEBATE HAMPERS RECOGNITION
The Lumbee Indians of North Carolina, tired of being not quite a tribe in the eyes of the federal government, are watching their best-ever chance at recognition slip away because of a dispute over the role gambling should play in their future Page 9A
ECONOMY HOME CONSTRUCTION RISES, PRICES FALL
Construction of homes surged in April to the highest level in 18 months, fueled by buyers capitalizing on an expiring tax credit. Permits for new construction sank, signaling the rebound could fade. Page 12A
TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE
Vol. 80, No. 116 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
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Fairview Dairy Bar regular Clark Kershner, 81, (left) gives his order to Leah McNeill as the restaurant reopened for business on Tuesday.
THE BAR IS BACK Sanford favorite returns to business under new owners By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — When England-born Beryl Jackson moved to Sanford in 1956, there was the Fairview Dairy Bar. And then when Jackson, married to a military man, watched the end of the Viet-
HAPPENING TODAY n Gary Thomas Farms will be located in front of the Central Carolina Hospital visitor entrance from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with fresh produce and strawberries. Proceeds will benefit CCH Auxiliary Projects. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
nam War, there was the Dairy Bar. Over the years, it was her daily, sometimes twice daily, hangout. Her seat at the end of the bar near the coming and going servers was always open for her. So when the popular eatery closed its doors in an ownership changeover two weeks
ago, Jackson was, to say the least, disappointed. Jackson was back in her seat Tuesday and beaming as the longtime Sanford staple reopened for business under former owners Kathy and Paul Freedle. “It just feels like family,”
See Dairy Bar, Page 6A
High: 78 Low: 56
SANFORD — A witness’ testimony that the vehicle struck by a 17-year-old Lee County High School student on U.S. 1 Friday night was stationary was refuted by the Sanford Police Department Tuesday. SPD Capt. David Smith said Tuesday that the department’s investigation has determined Britt that the vehicle operated by 48-year-old Anthony Boswell of Sanford was moving when it struck and killed Josh Britt, a popular student and athlete whose death has shocked the community. Boswell’s vehicle was traveling the wrong way — southbound in one of the two northbound lanes on U.S. 1 — when
See Britt, Page 6A
INDEX
More Weather, Page 14A
OBITUARIES
R.V. HIGHT
Sanford: Aubrey Cox, 85; Brenda McLean, 45; Juan Perez, 70; Naomi Siler Carthage: Jeffrey Myrick, 59 Chapel Hill: Nell Morgan
After 31 years, Hight takes a look back at the men and women who taught him
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Abby, Graham, Bridge, Sudoku............................. 6B Classifieds ..................... 11B Comics, Crosswords.......... 7B Community calendar .......... 2A Horoscope ........................ 6B Obituaries......................... 5A Opinion ............................ 4A Scoreboard ....................... 4B