LEDA
OFFICIALS HOPE TO REV ECONOMIC ENGINE THROUGH
DRAG RACING
By Jon Mayhew
CHARLOTTE -- Approximately 50 members of
the Lincoln Economic Develop Association traveled
by bus from Doug Herbert Racing to the new Z-Max
Dragway at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord for
the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Carolinas
Cup on Sept. 12.
"This was their first experience at a drag
race and the contrasts with NASCAR were
many," said LEDA new business manager Kim
Phillips. "For example, each ticket holder
has the opportunity to access the pit area,
allowing for fans to get up close and personal
with their favorite drivers and their crews while
preparing for the next heat."
Phillips called the atmosphere in the pits
"carnival-like."
NEW
YORK - New York Drug Enforcement
Administration Special Agent-In-Charge John P.
Gilbride, Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G.
Brennan, and Ron Verrochio, Inspector in Charge
of the New York Division, Postal Inspection
Service, announced the arrest on Tuesday morning
of 9 people in Bronx and Manhattan in connection
with a drug importation and money laundering
organization that shipped kilograms of cocaine
from Puerto Rico to New York City concealed in
boxes of children’s toys and puzzles.
During the
course of the investigation 4 kilograms of
cocaine (8.8 pounds); 4 handguns and $86,400 were
recovered. The New York leader of the
organization, Jose Diaz a/k/a Jose David
Diaz-Ortega, was arrested on July 30, 2008. A
total of 9 people have been arrested and charged
in an indictment unsealed today.
A five-month
investigation revealed that Jose Diaz a/k/a Jose
David Diaz-Ortega, directed associates in Puerto
Rico to ship kilograms of cocaine, concealed
inside children’s toy tool boxes and large
building toy container boxes, to New York City.
The organization used United States Postal
Service Express Mail to make deliveries to drop
off addresses in Manhattan and the Bronx. Eight
other members of the Diaz-Ortega drug or money
laundering enterprise in the Bronx, New Jersey
and Puerto Rico, also face top felony charges.
The narcotics were destined to be sold to buyers
on the East Coast.
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT September 24, 2008
2008-07193 Larceny
Assigned: Officer B Posey
Location: 4090 Crepe Ridge Dr.
Victim: John Wood
Suspect took briefcase belonging to victim
Date Reported: September 22, 2008
District C
2008-07200 Larceny
Assigned: File Only (Milton)
Location: 6471 Hwy 73
Victim: Cynthia Benton
Suspect took money belonging to victim
Date Reported: September 22, 2008
District C
LINCOLN DEPUTIES AID
IN SEARCH FOR CALDWELL DEUPTY’S KILLER
SUNDAY
Reward now $25,000
for Skip Brinkley By Jon Mayhew
LENOIR,
NC – Members of the Lincoln County
tactical team were in Caldwell County again,
aiding law enforcement from across the state in
looking for Skip Brinkley. Brinkley, who shot and
killed Deputy Adam Klutz Friday night and wounded
another officer, still remained at large as of
early Monday morning.
The U.S. Marshal’s office and the FBI are
offering a $10,000 reward each and Governor Mike
Easley has said the state will offer a reward of
up to $5,000 for Brinkley, who disappeared after
the shootings.
The investigation and search for Brinkley stopped
long enough Tuesday afternoon to pay respects to
the fallen deputy. A motorcade left Mackie-High
Funeral Home in Granite Falls and headed for
Mountain Grove Baptist Church. An Honor Guard
escorted a horse-drawn carriage carrying Klutz's
casket down Connelly Springs
With
all of the heartache and sadness around us,
sometimes it is nice to just stop for a minute
and look at something beautiful.
Photos by Melody
Womack/The Carolina Scoop
NC High
School Football Rankings
September 23, 2008
STATE /RANK
TEAM
CONFERENCE
OVERALL RECORD
CONFERENCE
RECORD
..1
Rocky Mount
New 6
3-1
0-0
..2
Dudley
(greensboro)
Triad
5-0
0-0
..3
Independence
(Charlotte)
Southwestern
4A
3-0
0-0
..4
Newton-Conover
Catawba
Valley
4-0
2-0
..5
Charlotte
Christian
Charlotte
Independent Schools
4-0
0-0
..6
Reidsville
North
State
4-0
0-0
..7
Thomasville
Yadkin
Valley
5-0
0-0
..8
Millbrook
(Raleigh)
CAP
7
5-0
0-0
..9
East
Forsyth (Kernersville)
Metro
5-0
0-0
..10
Richmond
(Rockingham)
Mid-Southeastern
2-1-1
0-0
..11
Tuscola
(Waynesville)
Mountain
4-0
0-0
..12
Charlotte
Country Day
Charlotte
Independent Schools
3-1
0-0
..13
Butler
(Matthews)
Southwestern
4-0
0-0
..14
South Point
(Belmont)
Big
South
4-1
0-0
..15
Tarboro
Eastern
Plains
5-0
0-0
..16
Davie
(Mocksville)
Central
Piedmont
4-1
0-0
..17
Carver
(Winston-Salem)
Piedmont
Triad
4-1
0-0
..18
Harnett
Central (Angier)
Cape
Fear Valley
4-0
0-0
..19
Hoggard
(Wilmington)
Mideastern
2-1
0-0
..20
Ragsdale
(Jamestown)
Mid-Piedmont
5-0
0-0
..21
Mt. Tabor
(Winston-Salem)
Central
Piedmont
4-1
0-0
..22
Hertford
County (Ahoskie)
Northeastern
Coastal
4-1
0-0
..23
Jordan
(Durham)
PAC
6
4-0
0-0
..24
East
Mecklenburg (Charlotte)
Southwestern
4A
4-0
0-0
..25
Britt
(Fayetteville, NC)
Midsoutheastern
4-0
0-0
S
.State .Rank
SOUTHERN
Team
PIEDMONT
Conference
CONFERENCE
Overall
Record
R
Conference
Record
..27
Lincolnton
Southern
Piedmont
4-1
,0-0
..52
East
Lincoln
Southern
Piedmont
3-1
,0-0
..88
Bessemer City
Southern
Piedmont
4-1
,1-0
..186
North Lincoln
Southern
Piedmont
3-1
,0-0
..224
South Iredell
Southern
Piedmont
2-3
,0-0
. 297
Cherryville
Southern
Piedmont
2-2
,0-0
..326
West Lincoln
Southern
Piedmont
1-4
,0-0
CRIME
OF THE WEEK
On September 10th,
2008, unkown persons entered a Shadowmaster 28
foot trailer at 445 Highway 16 North DBA Karoon
Storage. Stolen from the trailer were a
turned port injection manifold, 4 tires and rims
size 235/45ZR17, and damage to a latch and side
door of the trailer. The items were valued
at $2,500.
Thieves also broke into several storage units and
took items including weed eaters, 2 back-pack
blowers, and other items.
Suspects were in a small white truck and
were wearing black doo-rags.
Anyone with information about the crime should
contact Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909.
If your information leads to an arrest, you could
receive a reward of up to $1,000.
TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR
SHOOTING MOTEL MAINTENANCE WORKER
By Jon Mayhew
TAYLORSVILLE –
A motel maintenance man for the Taylorsville
Motel is shot after an argument involving two
guests and authorities quickly worked to
apprehend both suspects.
Taylorsville Police didn’t identify the
victim except to say he was a white male who was
shot in the arm and face. The victim was
airlifted to a hospital in Winston-Salem and
listed in fair condition.
The incident started midnight Monday when the
motel manager went to check on a disturbance
outside of room 20. The registered occupants and
a guest were trying to break down the room door.
After the first argument, the maintenance worker
came to fix the door. After the second argument,
the worker was shot.
Both Taylorsville Police and the Alexander County
Sheriff’s Office responded to the motel,
which is located on Main Street in Taylorsville.
Adam Gregory, 37, of Taylorsville, left the scene
and was apprehended a short time later. He was
charged with attempted
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT September 23, 2008
2008-06213 PWISD of Sch. II, Poss/Dist.
Precursor Chemical, Manufacture Methamphetamine
Assigned: File Only (Helms)
Location: East Main St. and Huss Street
Victim: State of N.C.
Suspects were in a vehicle with methamphetamine
and chemicals to produce methamphetamine
Date Reported: August 18, 2008
District B
2008-06228 PWISD Methamphetamine Sch. II, Sale
and Deliver Sch. II Meth
Assigned: File Only (Helms)
Location: 1913 E Main St.
Victim: State of N.C.
Suspect in possession and selling methamphetamine
Date Reported: August 18, 2008
District B
. 2008-06788 Disorderedly Conduct by Fighting,
Simple Assault
Assigned: File Only (Rex)
Location: Lincolnton High School
Victim: Kylie Wilson
Suspect walked up to victim and started
assaulting her
Date Reported: September 8, 2008
District B
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sexual exploitation crimes against children. The
threat of sexual predators soliciting children
for physical sexual contact is well-known and
serious; the danger of perpetrators who produce,
distribute, and possess child pornography is
equally dramatic and disturbing.
The
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and well-being of every child and has placed a
high priority on combating sexual exploitation of
minors. Through a network of federal, state, and
local law enforcement agencies and advocacy
organizations, PSC coordinates efforts to protect
our children by investigating and prosecuting
online sexual predators.
WHEN
CRISIS STRIKES
New FBI
Technology is Ready to Help
Staff
Reports
ORION allows the FBI and its partners to
coordinate crisis situations no matter how many
personnel are involved or where they are located.
On the morning of October 3, 2002, four people
were murdered outside the nation’s capital.
It was the start of a shooting spree in the
region that resulted in 10 deaths and sparked a
massive hunt for the killers.
The so-called Beltway snipers were caught three
weeks later, but the challenges posed by the
case—multiple shootings in different
locations, several investigative command centers
in different jurisdictions, tens of thousands of
phone and e-mail tips streaming in (so many that
at one point they had to be collected in boxes
and driven to the primary command center every
four hours), and difficulty sharing information
with our law enforcement partners at lightning
speed—underscored the fact that our crisis
management software systems needed an upgrade,
especially in the post-9/11 era.
LONG NAMED SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEE OF
THE MONTH
Award presented
by The Carolina Scoop, Court Street Grille
By Elizbeth Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- Lincoln
County Sheriff's deputy Dennis Long thought he
was going to the tag office with Sheriff Tim
Daugherty and Captain Howard Eason. Little did
Deputy Long know he was going to make history.
Long was named the first
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department Employee of
the Month by The Carolina Scoop publisher Jon
Mayhew and Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty.
In selecting Long for the
first award, Daugherty said his dedication as a
deputy helped county investigators crack a series
of methamphetamine labs in a short amount of
time.
"Deputy Long helped us
find four meth labs in one day," said
Daugherty in joining Mayhew in presenting Long
with the award.
Specifically, Long discovered
a meth lab in a mobile home on Underwood Lane in
western Lincoln County earlier this year.
Driver
of Car Speaks Exclusively with The Carolina Scoop
By Jon Mayhew
UNION -- A
Lincolnton man bicycling on Reepsville Road near
Seagletown Road is struck by a car Monday around
6:15 p.m., and the driver of the car who hit him
speaks exclusively with The Carolina Scoop.
As driver Kevin Douglas
Kilpatrick, 37, of Gold Rush Drive, Lincolnton,
looked at his damaged vehicle, his thoughts were
only of the bicyclist Kilpatrick said he didn't
see, identified by the North Carolina Highway
Patrol as Chadwick Todd Wallace, 45, of Louise
Avenue, Lincolnton.
"I didn't see him,"
said Kilpatrick. "The sun was blinding me
when I came over the hill."
The Union Fire Department was
called to the scene, along with the North
Carolina Highway Patrol and Lincoln County EMS.
Traffic was blocked on Reepsville Road and
drivers were told to turn around as authorities
worked the accident scene. The road was finally
opened to traffic after 7 p.m. Monday.
Kilpatrick said he knew
something was wrong when his windshield shattered
on the passenger's side of his white Chevrolet.
The impact of the crash pushed the bicycle across
Reepsville Road; meantime, the same impact
slammed Wallace into the road.
Kilpatrick thought Wallace's
injuries were serious.
"He didn't move for
several minutes," said a still-shaking
Kilpatrick. "Man, I hope he's okay."
LINCOLNTON -- Police
are investigating a bizzare incident Friday night
involving a hispanic male hiding in the woods.
Lincolnton Police officers
responded to reports of shots fired in the 400
block of Green Street. They discovered spent
shell casings of a .45 caliber weapon behind a
residence on Huss Street.
According to the Lincolnton
Police Department's incident report, the
responding officer to the scene heard someone in
the wood line behind the residence. With the
protection of the public in the forefront of
their minds, the oficers headed into the woods
towards Davis Street without consideration of
their
LINCOLNTON -- Authorities
serve warrants on a Lincolnton man and discover
he's a wanted fugitive.
According to a report at the
Lincolnton Police Department, 22-year-old
Nicholas Shawn Wright of 337 D. Street,
Lincolnton, was served felony warrants for being
a fugitive at the intersection of Hubbard and
Carney Streets Thursday afternoon around 12:15
p.m.
The reports didn't indicate
where the fugitive warrants eminated from but did
indicate that a U.S. Marshal was coming to pick
up Wright for extradition purposes. Authorities
feared he would make the
LINCOLNTON
-- Come out for great entertainment from
The Ocean Blvd. Band on Monday, September 29,
2008 at the Griffin Insurance Agency/ Nationwide
Insurance Alive After Five concert series.
In coordination with Cycle North Carolina, Ocean
Blvd. will be in town to deliver the soulful
sounds that captured the hearts of east coast
beach goers. Ocean Blvd. is a variety band that
offers beach, funk, retro, disco, and motown
music. Their exciting playlist includes
“Let's Go Shaggin' Tonight”, “Up
on the Roof”, “Ladies Night”,
“Margaritaville”, “Myrtle Beach
VALE -- The
ride into central Lincoln county for many West
Lincoln residents seeking a doctor just got
shorter last week.
Members of the
Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce,
along with west Lincoln leaders and political
candidates, gathered at the new West Lincoln
Medical Practice for a ribbon cutting and a
business after hours.
Dr. Jason Glass, the lead
physician of the practice, told the crowd he's
originally from Pennsylvania.
The town he and his family
came from, said Glass, reminds him of Vale.
"I hope everyone expects
great things in the next five, 10 and 20 years
from here," Glass said. "We have
received a great welcome in the past two months
we've been here."
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT September 22, 2008
2008-07111 Possible Sexual Assault, Display
Material Harmful to Minors
Assigned: Detective Etters
Location:
Victim: Juvenile
Sexual Assault
Date Reported: September 17, 2008
District A
LINCOLNTON
-- More than 50,000 people visited
downtown Lincolnton Saturday for the annual Apple
Festival.
And according to
Lincolnton Police Chief Dean Abernathy, minus a
few minor incidents, things were relatively
uneventful for law enforcement in Lincolnton.
Photo by Trey Childs/The Carolina Scoop
"It was
pretty quiet," said Abernathy. "We were
pleased."
The 2008
festival marked the first year that
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police brought their
command post as a way to assist the combined
resources of Lincolnton Police and the Lincoln
County Sheriff's Office. The CMPD post was at the
corner of Laurel and East Main Streets and served
as a main law enforcement command post.
NEWTON -- Authorities have
arrested a Newton man in connection with a
methamphetamine lab discovered Tuesday.
Authorities charged Brenton Michael Reinhardt,
406 E. 20th Street, Newton, with felony
possession of an immediate precursor chemical
with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
Police are still looking for Amber Leann Waters
and Juanita Sue Abrams. As of Friday evening,
neither woman had been located.
Others
Receiving Votes
Oregon 100, Oklahoma State 98, Virginia
Tech 63,
Colorado 39, Nebraska 32, Connecticut 26,
Tulsa 19,
Miami (FL) 17, Michigan State 14, Georgia
Tech 8,
Kentucky 7, Northwestern 7, Ball State 6,
South Carolina 3,
West Virginia 2, Florida State 2, North
Carolina 2,
Minnesota 1
Others
Receiving Votes
East Carolina 88, Nebraska, Oklahoma
State 55, Connecticut 54,
Virginia Tech 47, Michigan State 37, Kentucky 36,
Colarado 30,
Northwestern 21, Tulsa 17, Ball State 16,
Arizona State 11,
California 9, Minnesota 8, Purdue 8, West
Virginia 7,
Miami (FL) 7, Georgia Tech 7, Cincinnati
6, Maryland 6, Louisville 3
Dropped From
Rankings
Oregon 17, West Virginia 21, Forida State
24
Dropped From
Rankings
East Carolina 17, West Virginia 22,
Florida State 25
MANHUNT CONTINUES
OVERNIGHT FOR ARMED SUSPECT
By Jon Mayhew LENOIR, NC -- Authorities
from across Western North Carolina continued to
comb nearly 40 acres of land near Lenoir, looking
for an armed suspect who shot and killed one
Caldwell County Sheriff's Deputy and wounded
another.
FBI officials said Deputy
Adam Kluttz was shot by Skip Brinkley after
responding to Brinkley's
LENOIR, NC --Fifteen members of
the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department tactical
team joined law enforcement from Gaston, Avery
and Catawba Counties in the manhunt for a man
accused of shooting two Caldwell County Sheriffs
deputies Friday night, killing one of the
deputies and wounding the other.
Authorities in Caldwell
County are looking for Skip Brinkley. He's
accused of shooting the deputies after they
responded to a domestic disturbance call.
Hibriten High School in Lenoir was set up as a
staging area to check in the more than 60 members
of law enforcement.
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History of the
Lincoln County Apple Festival
By Dorothy S. Johnson
Special to The Carolina Scoop LINCOLNTON -- The
Lincoln County Apple Festival began as the result
of an experience that Home Economics Agent,
Melinda Houser, had with a strawberry festival in
eastern North Carolina where she had worked
previously. She suggested that Lincoln County
have an Apple Festival, so together with
Agricultural Extension Agent Howard Waynick and
the apple growers, plans were made for Lincoln
County’s first Apple Festival to be held in
September of 1972 at the Boger City Methodist
Church.
Approximately 300 folks attended. It was decided
that the Agriculture Extension Service should
sponsor an annual Apple Festival.
The next two festivals were held in the National
Guard Armory including entertainment and
exhibits. With attendance and related activities
increasing, the need for larger
By Kevin Starr
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
LINCOLNTON
-- Most of the folks who will come to the Apple
Festival on Saturday have attended many times
before. But there are a lot of newcomers to the
festival each year. Here are a few ideas that may
make the festival more enjoyable for both
veterans and first-timers.
Wear comfortable shoes. Seeing the entire
festival requires considerable walking. This is
really not the time to show off your latest shoe
style unless they are good walking shoes.
If your children are old enough to see the
festival on their own, make prior arrangements on
when and where you will meet them. If you have
young children, keep a close eye on them. If they
get separated from you, notify law enforcement
officials or other emergency personnel so that
they can assist you in locating .
By
Joyce Dorsey
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
LINCLONTON
-- Apples are one of the prime and universally
available fruits which comprise the fruit and
vegetable group of the four essential basic food
groups which nutritionists recommend. While
apples are not a major source of any one specific
nutrient, they contain modest amounts of a number
of the important nutrients. The relatively high
potassium and low sodium ration in apples is also
significant in some cardiac and renal problems as
well as in the diets for overweight persons.
Eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly
are the keys to good health. Eating at least two
cups of fruit each day will help get you and your
family on the path to a healthier lifestyle. And
apples, in all their flavorful varieties, fresh,
frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice, prove that
good-for-you food can taste good, too.
LINCOLNTON
-- Tomorrow, the "Big Shopping
Cart" makes an appearance during the Lincoln
County Apple Festival. It will be located in the
Farmers Market area on West Main Street in front
of the Lincoln County Library.
The Big Cart is a 13-foot tall, 15-foot long,
giant grocery cart powered by a Chevrolet 396
engine and fitted with racing pipes. It is a
unique machine and people can take pictures with
the cart.
"It's a promotional tool for the Got to be
NC marketing campaign," said Jeff Thomas
with Goodness Grows NC.
Thomas said "Got to be NC" is the
official marketing campaign for the Goodness
Grows in
By Melinda
Houser
Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Services
LINCOLNTON -- When preparing anything
with apples, including pie, follow these easy
tips:
--Allow about two pounds of apples for one
nine-inch pie (six to eight apples).
--When cooking with apples, use very little
water; none for pies, betties or cobblers, etc.
Add only enough water for applesauce to prevent
the apples from scorching.
--When using apples in salad, dip apple slices in
lemon juice, orange juice, vinegar and water, or
salt water to prevent darkening. Golden Delicious
Apples stay whiter longer.
--To soften brown sugar, put hardened brown sugar
in a container that has a tight cover. Place a
slice of apple on a bit of waxed paper and set on
top of sugar. After a few days, the
LINCOLNTON
--The following
individuals have generously donated their time
and resources to make this year's Apple Festival
a huge success. More than 50,000 people are
expected to attend the festival starting 9 a.m.
Saturday. Greeting them will be more than 170
vendors.
Board members are:
Pete DeGregory, President
David Self, Senior Advisor
Ann Caldwell, Vice President
Joyce Dorsey, Secretary
Ann Edwards, Treasurer
Robin Smith, Registration Treasurer
Bud Beam
Carol Cook
Gary Davis
Greg Davis
Janice DeGregory
Robby Eurey, Booth Chair
Tatiana Gonzalez
Brad Guth
Ann Harrill
Bobby Jenks
Lt. Kent Lukach
David Pyant
Craig Rhoney, Sheriff’s Dept.
Valeria Spearman
Mike Vance
Debra Williams
Kevin Starr, Lincoln County
Cooperative Extension Representative
Joyce Dorsey, Lincoln County Cooperative
Extension Liaison
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY
FOR THE APPLE FESTIVAL
City Workers Work
Into the Night to prepare
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- City workers worked
well into the ealry morning hours Friday getting
ready for the more than 50,000 visitors and
170-plus vendors who will converge on Lincolnton
Saturday for the annual Lincoln County Apple
Festival.
Cooperative extension agent
Kevin Starr said the weather is expected to be
nice for the annual festival that literally fills
the streets of downtown Lincolnton.
And the people preparing the
streets were setting out trash receptacles and
barricades throughout the city in anticipation of
the
CAREERS MADE AND
BROKEN SATURDAY NIGHT Millennium Wrestling
Federation draws overflow crowd for Onslaught
By Jon Mayhew
HOWARDS CREEK -- Saturday night marked
the end of the line for North American Champion
Mr. Badd and his manager, Trey Williams.
In an epic lumber jack match, where the entire
MWF locker room surrounded the ring, Badd was no
match for Sycho Supastar and the move Instant
Stardom. Sycho won the title via pinfall.
The North American title change capped a
"badd" night for Williams as well.
Earlier in the evening, Williams was confronted
by MWF owner Timothy Longbottom.
"Your actions as of late have been
disgusting, especially since you attacked Chris
Mellon," said Longbottom, referring to the
Photo
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INCIDENT REPORT September 19, 2008
2008-06855
Attempted Larceny
Assigned: Detective Hutchens
Location: Hwy 16 & 73
Victim: Wal mart # 4274
Suspect concealed merchandise
Date Reported: September 9, 2008
District C
2008-07039
Disorderedly Conduct by Fighting
Assigned: File Only (Rex)
Location: 803 N Aspen
Victim: Lincolnton High School
Suspect fighting on school property
Date Reported: September 16, 2008
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PUBLIC
SPEAKING WORKSHOP
The Lincolnton Toastmasters are presenting a 6
week workshop on developing public speaking and
leadership skills. The Lincolnton Toastmasters
meet every Monday on the third floor of Gaston
college/Lincolnton Campus at 514 S Academy St,
Lincolnton, NC. The Speechcraft Workshop will
consist of 6 public speaking classes on October
13, 20, 27 and November 3, 10, 17. All classes
will begin exactly at seven p.m. and finish
promptly at 8:15 p.m. National research has shown
that the fear of speaking in front of a group of
people is a greater fear than the fear of dying!
Toastmasters International has been providing a
positive and encouraging environment
BOGER
CITY -- The driver of a dump truck may
face charges after an accident with a pickup
truck. The accident happened Thursday just after
8 a.m. when Micael Kimray was pulling out of the
Lincoln Forest sub division.
Kimray
told authorities he was struck by the dump truck,
traveling west on Highway 150. The impact pushed
Kimray's truck up an embankment. Fortunately,
Kimray wasn't injured but his truck had to be
towed.
The
dump truck, driven by Jamey Lineberger of
Hopewell Church Road, Catawba, then ran off the
right side of Highway 150. Lineberger clipped a
utility pole, damaging the pole, and crossed
Curve View Drive.
Lineberger's
dump truck came to rest, overturned, on top of a
car hauler parked in
BOGER CITY PAWN IS OASIS IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES
Also friend to law enforcement regarding stolen
merchandise
By Jon Mayhew (Publisher's Note: Boger City Pawn
became the first sponsor of The Carolina Scoop,
advertising on the obituary page. Click on the
obituary link at the top of the page and check
out their ad.)
LINCOLNTON
-- You can't mistake the location of Boger City
Pawn. The big bright yellow building stands out
on East Main Street; the colorful signage
proclaims "We Buy Gold" and
'Pawn." For many people suffering through
these tough economic times, the building is more
of a beacon of hope, a place that could possibly
help stem the tide between pay periods.
It started out as a normal
day like any other for Virginia McAlister. She
went on her daily walk throughout downtown
Lincolnton.
As she crossed the street
between the tax office and the Chamber on that
early Monday morning, however, a simple act of
walking across the street would change two lives
forever.
That was the morning she was
struck by Tim Biggerstaff's pickup as he rounded
the Court Square. He didn't directly strike the
78-year-old, however, he merely clipped her.
She fell to the ground. He
immediately stopped to check on her. Virginia was
able to tell Tim who she was and emergeny contact
information. Help was immediately summoned for
the woman who was a regular fixture downtown on
the walking
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Foreign Nationals and Corporations Indicted on
Charges of Illegally Exporting Potential Military
and Explosives Components to Iran
MIAMI,
FL-- A federal grand jury in Miami, FL,
has returned a Superseding Indictment charging
eight individuals and eight corporations in
connection with their participation in
conspiracies to export U.S.-manufactured
commodities to prohibited entities and to Iran.
The defendants are named in a thirteen (13) count
Indictment – returned on Sept. 11, 2008 and
unsealed today -- that includes charges of
conspiracy, violations of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act and the United
States Iran Embargo, and making false statements
to federal agencies in connection with the export
of thousands of U.S. goods to Iran.
The
charges were announced today by R. Alexander
Acosta, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District
of Florida; Patrick Rowan, Acting Assistant
Attorney General for National Security, U.S.
Department of Justice; Mario Mancuso, Under
Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security,
U.S. Department of Commerce; Adam Szubin,
Director, Department of the Treasury, Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); Sharon Woods,
Director, Defense Criminal Investigative Service
(DCIS); and Julie L. Myers, Homeland Security
Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The
Superseding Indictment alleges that the
defendants purchased, and then illegally exported
to ultimate buyers in Iran, numerous "dual
use" commodities. "Dual-use"
commodities are goods and technologies that have
commercial application, but could also be used to
further the military or nuclear potential of
other nations and could be detrimental to the
foreign policy or national security of the United
States. In this regard, the Superseding
Indictment alleges that the defendants caused the
export of 120 field-programmable gate arrays,
more than 5000 integrated circuits of varying
types, approximately 345 Global Positioning
Systems ("GPS"), 12,000 Microchip brand
micro-controllers, and a Field Communicator. All
of these items have potential military
applications, including as components in the
construction of improvised explosive devices
(IEDs).
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT September 17, 2008
2008-06715
Indecent
Liberties
Assigned: Detective Etters
Location:
Victim: Juvenile
Indecent Liberties
Date Reported: September 5, 2008
District B
2008-07041
Larceny
Assigned: Sergeant Hill
Location: 4278 Catawba-Burris Rd.
Victim: East Lincoln Christian Ministry
Suspect took 2 lawn chairs and other assorted
items
Date Reported: September 16, 2008
District C
2008-07042
50-B Violation
Assigned: Sergeant Hill
Location: 3736 Henderson St.
Victim: Nancy Hartley
Suspect left letters in victim’s mailbox
Date Reported: September 16, 2008
District C
Vale Man Charged with
Selling & Growing Marijuana Plants
VALE
-– Lincoln County Sheriff’s
Office Narcotics investigators seized more than
30 marijuana plants found growing on property in
the 8000 block of Reeps Grove Church Road.
Travis Eugene Hull, 42, of 8000 Hulls Grove
Church Road was taken into custody and charged
with felony Possession of Marijuana, felony
Manufacturing a Controlled Substance and felony
Trafficking in Marijuana.
The
Extraordinaires Are Coming To Downtown Lincolnton
Come out and boogie to
the tunes of The Extraordinaires on Thursday,
September 25, 2008 at the Griffin Insurance
Agency/ Nationwide Insurance Alive After Five
concert series.
Tindall's Professional Photography & Apple
Realty are proud to present one of the greatest
up and coming bands in the area!
NEW
YORK - New York Drug Enforcement
Administration Special Agent-In-Charge John P.
Gilbride, Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G.
Brennan, and Ron Verrochio, Inspector in Charge
of the New York Division, Postal Inspection
Service, announced the arrest on Tuesday morning
of 9 people in Bronx and Manhattan in connection
with a drug importation and money laundering
organization that shipped kilograms of cocaine
from Puerto Rico to New York City concealed in
boxes of children’s toys and puzzles. 
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to the Apple
Festival on Saturday have attended many times
before. But there are a lot of newcomers to the
festival each year. Here are a few ideas that may
make the festival more enjoyable for both
veterans and first-timers.
