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The Sanford Herald FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2010
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ENDOR IRON TRAIL GREENWAY
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GRACE CHRISTIAN BEGINS ITS RETURN TO THE DIAMOND Grace Christian’s baseball program is back and is looking to prove that it can, in fact, play with the big boys. Playing with a slew of rising eighth- and ninth-graders, the Crusaders have jumped out to a 5-2-1 record so far in the CCS Summer League. Full Story, Page 1B
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A portion of the newly paved section of the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway Trail near Spring Lane in Sanford. The greenway is off to a “really good start,” according to Sanford officials.
TEAMS BEGIN WOOING THE CROWN JEWEL OF FREE AGENCY The recruitment of LeBron James, the NBA’s two-time reigning MVP and player for the ages, has become an international soap opera featuring private jets, closeddoor meetings and rumors that seemingly change by the second Full Story, Page 1B
MOVIE REVIEW
NEIL’S TURN: AFTER THE HYPE, HERALD CRITIC TALKS ‘ECLIPSE’ The dread comes in early in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” and once again, it is not the variety you would hope for from a tale about vampires, werewolves, and forbidden love. Movie Review, Page 10A
A STEP CLOSER Trees cleared, ground paved as greenway starts to take shape By ALEXA MILAN
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SANFORD — The Lee County community is one step closer to being able to walk, jog or bike down the Endor Iron Trail Greenway. Ground first broke on the project in January, but portions of the first phase are already nearing completion. Bob Bridwell, director of planning and development, said the culverts by Applebee’s and the Riverbirch shopping center entrance are complete, the culvert by Goody’s is about 80 percent complete and the grating and graveling for the trail is about 60 percent complete. Bridwell also said he expects the bridge that will go behind the movie theater to arrive within about 30 days.
Herald Editor Billy Liggett writes on his blog about what a greenway could mean to Sanford and its continued effort to attract businesses, BRAC residents and more. billyliggett.wordpress.com
A gravel pile awaits use near a paved portion of the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway trail in Sanford. People are already starting to use the trail despite its far-from-complete status. “I think we’ve got a really good start despite the wetness that was there when we first broke ground,” Bridwell said. “The contractor is doing an exceptionally good
job.” The next step will be finishing the grating and graveling and starting the paving. Even though phase one of the greenway isn’t
complete yet, people are already starting to enjoy the trail. “I actually saw a jogger on it Saturday, which I thought was amazing,”
See Greenway, Page 6A
OUR STATE MAN WHO SERVED FOR MURDER TO RECEIVE $750 FROM STATE A North Carolina man who served almost 17 years in prison for murder before being found innocent figures that the $750,000 he received in compensation from the state comes to about $5 an hour for his time behind bars. “Every time I think about spending it, I think about an hour in prison,” Greg Taylor said Thursday. Full Story, Page 7A
OUR NATION HEARINGS REVEAL MUCH ABOUT COURT NOMINEE KAGAN This week’s Senate confirmation hearings were America’s first and probably last chance for an in-depth conversation with Elena Kagan, who most likely will soon vanish into the cloistered corridors of the Supreme Court Full Story, Page 9A
Vol. 80, No. 154 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
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FAMILY FOURTH
Former CIA officer talks about his job during 9/11 By ALEXA MILAN amilan@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — Even though it was nearly a decade ago, most people remember Sept. 11, 2001, like it was yesterday. But only a fraction of people can say they participated in the government’s response immediately following the attacks. Sanford resident Ashley Hinman worked more than 30 years as a signals intelligence officer, and 22 months before Sept. 11, he was appointed the National Security Agency’s representative to Assistant Director
HAPPENING TODAY First Friday at Cafe 121 benefiting Communities In Schools of Lee County could be your solution. Fifty percent of all sales on Friday night will go to CIS Lee, so come out and enjoy a great meal and help make a difference in the lives of Lee County children. For more information about CIS Lee, call Heather Little at 718-5426 CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
of Central Intelligence for Collection Charles Allen. Hinman shared his Sept. 11 experiences with friends and neighbors at Carolina Trace Country Club on Wednesday evening. “I was in the right place at one of the worst times in United States history,” Hinman said. Hinman’s presentation was part of a lecture series at Carolina Trace, which Director of Marketing and Sales Sara O’Leary said has been a valuable educational tool to the club’s more than 1,000 members.
See CIA, Page 6A
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Sera Vasques, 2, laughs as one of the contestants from last year’s dog parade sniffs her during the 2009 Family Fourth Festival. Learn more about Saturday’s event on Page 3A.
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OBITUARIES
SCOTT MOONEYHAM
Sanford: Melah Blue, 34; Chuck Coffer, 46; William Salmon, 63; Fred Thomas, 74 Cameron: Harold Phipps, 70 Carthage: Elijah McNair, 84
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