Archive - Aug 11, 2010
The Fred T. Foard Tigers had to look for some leaders this season, and they look to the interior to find them. Linemen Cole Schanilec, a senior, and Tanner Flemming, a junior, are what the Tigers found as the start of the 2010 season approaches.
“I love it,” Foard coach Ryan Gettys said. “Nothing happens without linemen. People will really respect other players, and sometimes the skill guys forget about linemen. Having them as leaders is going to be big.”
Newton-Conover City Schools and the Newton Police Department devised a new traffic pattern for South Newton Elementary School for morning and afternoon drop-off and pick-up.
“It’s more of a safety issue than anything,” said Newton Police Chief Don Brown. “We want to keep students and their parents safe.”
A man charged in the murder of a Conover couple could face the death penalty if convicted of the crime.
Frederick Hedgepeth, 25, pleaded not guilty in Rowan County Superior County on Wednesday to the June murders of Jerry and Jody Bullin.
Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Hedgepeth.
Hedgepeth is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. He allegedly shot the Bullins to death June 2 after making arrangements with the couple to buy a car from them.
Claremont residents and city officials gathered in Claremont Elementary School's parking lot while other residents watched from front porches and front yards as the old Claremont gym was demolished Wednesday morning.
"I hate to see the gym come down, but it looks like it should've come down long ago," said Betty Hewitt Cloninger, of Claremont.
Cloninger was a student at the school from first through 12th grade. In addition, she played basketball in the old gym as a forward on the girl's team from eighth through 12th grade.
Wednesday was a new beginning in end-of-life care for Catawba County.
Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley board members and staff broke ground Wednesday at the center’s new Sherrills Ford Hospice House site.
The six-bed inpatient facility, located at 7473 Sherrills Ford Road, will serve eastern Catawba County, parts of Lincoln County, Denver and Mooresville, areas whose needs were previously unmet.
Douglas “Doug” Lee Potter, 48, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley in Newton.
Perry Edmond Duncan, 68, of Lincolnton, passed away Aug. 9, 2010, at Levine Dickson Hospice House.
