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Two names touted to fill superior court judge seat
[Dec. 5, 2004] Asheboro - North Carolina legal statutes assign to the governor the replacement of a superior court judge who leaves the bench before his term has expired. Two local men - a sitting judge and a trial attorney - have each requested that Gov. Mike Easley consider them to replace Judge Russell Walker Jr., the senior resident superior court judge for Judicial District 19-B. Walker is retiring this month. Judge Brad Long, one of six District 19-B district court judges, and attorney Pierre "Pete" Oldham both say they think sitting on the bench in superior court would offer a professional challenge they would enjoy. By WEB RUN - Courier-Tribune

Adore your old décor anew
[Dec. 3, 2004] Now, you don't even have to deck your own halls with holly. You can hire someone to. That's what Pittsboro business owner Jeannie Grubbs did for her open house today, and she's can't stop driving by it to adore the décor. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

Body found in car off U.S. 64
[Nov. 30, 2004] Authorities said Tuesday they may have found the body of a man wanted for killing a Pittsboro man and wounding the man's wife during a domestic dispute in October. A member of a crew cutting grass along U.S. Highway 64 Bypass north of Pittsboro noticed the top of a vehicle as he mowed the embankment on the south side of the highway Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. When the man walked through the woods towards the vehicle, he saw the body of a man inside and notified authorities. The body is believed to be Brian Keith Marshall, 32, of Durham. By WEB RUN - NBC17

Two die in murder-suicide
[Nov. 29, 2004] Chapel Hill -- Shennel McKendall's smiling face was a common sight at Northwood High School in Chatham County, where her daughter is a senior heavily involved in athletics. But McKendall was shot and killed in a parking lot Monday morning as she walked towards her office at a UNC Health Care administrative building located off campus. Police said the man responsible was her estranged husband, Randy Leverne McKendall, who shot and killed himself, too. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

Celebrity Dairy puts goats at center stage
[Nov. 28, 2004] Siler City -- Tallulah was busy Sunday afternoon, nipping at a tea bag and a notepad, getting a hug from a 4-year-old, and being petted by several other strangers as she roamed around her home at Celebrity Dairy. Nicknamed "Lulah" by handler Whitney May, Tallulah was the center of attention as the dairy outside Siler City hosted its annual fall open barn to commemorate the end of the season. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

Chatham to set criteria for loans to aid small firms
[Nov. 27, 2004] It may not be the millions the state offered Dell for its business recently, but by next year Chatham County could have a revolving loan fund to aid small and minority-owned businesses. Last week, Chatham County commissioners voted unanimously to direct $228,000 to the county's economic development corporation. The money comes from a federal Community Development Block Grant loan the county originally administered in 1987 to help Performance Bicycle build its shop in the county. By WEB RUN - N&O

Artists open their doors to share their creations
[Nov. 26, 2004] At first glance, Sally Resnik Rockriver's creations seem like they should be moving on their own. The ceramic glaze infused in glass seems like it's slithering from end to end, and other sculptures look like they're covered in colorful goo that's slowly dripping down, or like treasure chests yawning underwater. Rockriver, along with her mother Janet Resnik and brother Dmitri Resnik, are participating in the Chatham Studio Tour on Dec. 4, 5, 11 and 12. On the two Saturdays, it lasts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Sundays it will go from noon to 5 p.m. The public is welcome, and volunteers will be available Dec. 4 and 5 to answer questions at the Central Carolina Community College gallery on the Pittsboro campus. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

A small team brings moral victory to a divided town
[Nov. 23, 2004] Cary, N.C. – The Devil Pups from Camp Lejeune - the sons of marines and sailors, traveling to games in a bus painted with sword-toting troops in full regalia - are an athletic powerhouse among the small-town teams of rural North Carolina. The Jordan-Matthews High School Jets of Siler City turn heads, too: Mexican boys who tumbled out of white vans on Saturday, arriving at the small-school Class 1-A championship to face the Devil Pups. The Devil Pups outspent and towered over their opponents. But they lost the hardscrabble 2-0 match, making the Jets the first Hispanic high school team to win a North Carolina championship. By WEB RUN - Christian Science Monitor

Mother waits for justice
[Nov. 18, 2004] Sanford - Brenda Stringfellow has spent the last 19 days wondering why. On Oct. 30, her 19-year-old daughter Erica Brown was killed in a car wreck, along with her fiance Vincent Chisholm and their 8-month-old child, Heavynn. The young family was returning from Siler City around 3:15 a.m. on U.S. 421 near Goldston when police said they were struck head-on by Randall Hickman, 30, of Fort Bragg. By WEB RUN - Sanford Herald

Proposed change to watershed ordinance generating waves
[Nov. 16, 2004] The county's watershed protection ordinance won't allow a developer to build 59 homes along the Haw River near Bynum. Bynum Ridge LLC, which hopes to construct 185 homes on 650 acres, calls the ordinance too conservative. But the official who oversaw the drafting of the regulation says it was intended to be stringent and shouldn't be modified. By Herald Sun - WEB RUN

Two more E. coli cases in Chatham
[Nov. 7, 2004] The tally of local confirmed victims of the E. coli outbreak increased Saturday when state health officials added two more Chatham County people to the growing count identified by laboratory analysis, bringing the Chatham total to three. As of 4 p.m. Saturday, the statewide total included 31 people testing positive for the bacterial infection, including the three in Chatham County, two in Durham County and one in Person County. By Herald Sun - WEB RUN

Development, water figure in race for Chatham board of commissioners seat
[Nov. 1, 2004] In a county split on growth and infrastructure needs, the candidates vying for a seat on the county commission don't seem so different. Both are former military men who own family farms in Chatham County, and both support development and county-owned water lines. And both see Democratic votes as essential to their win.

Chatham dump site plan goes to commissioners
[Oct. 18, 2004] The Chatham County Commissioners tonight will consider a land-use plan that inn owner Kim Oglesby says could ruin her business. The Windy Oaks Inn off Old Lystra Road is a quiet haven where couples take their marriage vows and parents relax in an old-fashioned atmosphere. Eight of 10 planning board members say the plan for a pipeline utility company to use 11 acres nearby as a dump site for the next five years is a productive use for the land. By Herald Sun - WEB RUN

Grant 'exciting' for county
[Sep. 23, 2004] Thanks to the N.C. General Assembly, Chatham County is in a position to hire nine additional child protective services workers. That compares to the eight social workers who provide child protective services at this time. The additional employees will allow Chatham to move from double the state standard of 1 worker per 20 child protective cases to the standard of 1 to 10. By Sanford Herald: WEB RUN