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County Dodges Another Bullet rSCC closes regular season with one win in three-game series with Lenoir. rRams capture 30th win in doubleheader split with FDT. rLady Pack, Topsail battle to soccer tie in non-league match. rWilcox hoping 10th NBA season seizes Sports elusive playof opportunity. ThePublished News since 1890 every Monday and Tursday forReporter the County of Columbus and her people. Monday, May 2, 2011 Victims’ DNA points County Volume 114, Number 85 Whiteville, North Carolina to Tomas dodges 50 Cents as killer nBlood of Craig Williams another DIDYOB? and Anthony Martin Did you observe ... found on items owned by Danny Lamont Thomas. bullet Jimmy and Amelia By BOB HIGH nTornadoes damage Cerro Gordo Williams watching Staff Writer home, Buckhead business. their daughters compete Blood found on the “Jason- Columbus County was once again skipped against each other in a style” hockey mask and in- by the tornadoes that blew through the Deep Big South Conference side the spool of gray duct South, up the area known as “Carolina Alley” sofball series this past tape owned by Danny Lamont and off the North Carolina coast. Thomas was linked to two of A home was damaged in the Cerro Gordo weekend at Coastal his four murder victims here community, and the roof of an upholstery Carolina University? in 2005 in the ninth week of his shop in Buckhead was torn off during Thurs- capital murder trial. day’s outbreak. The storm system brought an Olivia is a senior on The odds that it was some- unknown number of tornadoes through the the Coastal team and one else’s blood are in the tril- region, and was part of a massive system that Elizabeth is a freshman lions, according to SBI forensic left more than 250 people dead and millions in scientist Jenny Elwell. property damage in Alabama and elsewhere. on the Gardner-Webb Blood found in two locations The storm came on the heels of another squad. Coastal came on the mask was the DNA of deadly tornado outbreak that killed more out the winner in two of Craig Lesand Williams, killed than 40 people in the state, including four during a home invasion and in neighboring Bladen County. Columbus the three games. ... Lisa robbery on Sept. 10, 2005. The County Emergency Services Director Jeremy Mills and Leslie Nor- chance that the blood is from Jernigan said Friday that the county was once ris attending the Vera another black person is 1.81 See Storm, page 2-A million trillion to one. Staff photo by Mark Gilchrist Bradley Fall Premiere Agent’s credibility in Charlotte? ... Former Blood found on the duct tape Relay cheer matched the DNA of Anthony Schools, college State Auditor Leslie Whiteville High School students cheer for Relay for Life judges Friday “Goofy” Martin, one of three at Southeastern Community College. The event passed the $100,000 Merritt speaking to the victims of a similar home in- vasion and robbery on Nov. 5, mark Saturday, with donations raised by dozens of teams who walked to meet with Whiteville Rotary Club? 2005. The chance that the blood around the front lawn of Southeastern Community College and camped out overnight. ... Columbus residents See Murders, page 4-A commissioners rising early Friday nMerger, funding of schools, SCC morning to watch the Busy day to mark budget shortfall focus of special called wedding of Prince opening of local meetings planned for this and next William and Kate Annual Strawberry Festival week. Farmers Market Middleton? ... Boyd fres up local sweet tooth By NICOLE CARTRETTE Tompson, Dick Lewis, By RAY WYCHE Staff Writer Staff Writer By ROBB CROSS advance. They are available at Wac- Arthur Sweum leading camaw Bank in Chadbourn. Columbus County commissioners will WHS trivia quiz dur- Fresh locally grown veg- The 79th Annual Strawberry Fes- The festival will provide a full week- meet with both city and county school board ing reunion of Classes etables will be available May tival is upon us in Chadbourn this end of fun at the oldest continuous ag- officials this week in a special called meeting. week. Time to enjoy those luscious of 1952, ’53 and ’54 14 when the Columbus County ricultural festival in North Carolina. Talks of merging the Columbus County Community Farmers Market Columbus County berries, available Saturday is the jam-packed culmi- and Whiteville City schools were part of a here Saturday? ... Don- opens for its 13th official sea- virtually anywhere in the county. This nation of the week. Arts and crafts discussion held at a recent planning retreat for nie Moore, Christine son. year’s festival is dedicated to the late and a food court will be available and county commissioners. Cape Fear Council of Officials expect good quality PFC Amy Renee Sinkler, who fell in winners of various contests will be Government’s Director Chris May facilitated Wooten Johnson, Dickie offerings on the second Satur- defense of her country in Afghanistan announced that morning. the meeting and recommended that the com- Powell, Paulie William- day in May, as recent rainfalls in January. The Strawberry Quality Contest missioners meet with the school boards to dis- son, Jean Powell Her- and warm weather have been Opening ceremonies begin May 3 will be at the Civic Center and the cuss issues related to funding and education. advantageous to the growth of at 6:30 p.m. at the event field behind Food Products Contest will be at the The May 5 meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. at ring, Adelaide Smith vegetables. Hardee’s off Brown Street. Free con- Chadbourn Community Library, 301 Southeastern Community College (SCC) will Stanley getting latest The big opening day cer- certs will cap the evening. “National N. Wilson Street. A car show will be be one of the first meetings of its kind involv- Day of Prayer” will be observed Thurs- in the Food Lion parking lot from 8 ing the county commissioners and school “cousin” news during emonies include a flag-raising by Cub Scout Pack 512 and day, May 5, at the gazebo at the corner a.m. to 4 p.m. boards beyond regular budget meetings. reunion? ... a concert by the 50-member of First Avenue and Wilson Street. Entertainment and a variety show County Commissioner Chairman Buddy Edgewood Elementary School The evening will offer the Strawberry will commence at 9 a.m. and run until Byrd was originally supportive of school Chorus at 10 a.m. The snack Festival Jam Variety Show at West 9 p.m. The festival parade will be at 2 merger but said he now believes it would be too bar will be open and ice cream Columbus High School auditorium in p.m., followed by a strawberry spitting costly for the commissioners alone to initiate County Deaths samples will be given out as Cerro Gordo, from 7 to 9 p.m. contest. The evening’s festivities will a merger of the two school districts. long as the supply lasts. Friday night, May 6, offers Straw- offer the North Carolina Strawberry “We can’t as county commissioners afford Whiteville “We should have a great berry Encounters, a festive dinner at Festival Scholarship Pageant at 6:30 to merge the schools. Because of the cost –it Doris Zerden Kramer variety of locally grown fruits the Chadbourn Depot Museum, 201 p.m. in the West Columbus High is something the school boards or legislature and vegetables when the mar- West First Avenue. Tickets are $20 School Auditorium, with Bob Hensley will have to do,” Byrd said. Beatrice Elaine Dunbar per person and must be purchased in as emcee. He said the meeting planned for later Verian Roscoe Dunbar See Market, page 2-A See Meeting, page 3-A Shirley B. Todd Linden Daniel Lee Ophelia B. Reaves Tabor City Strickland is Dixie Sofball Hall of Famer Pernell Pierce Long By NICOLE CARTRETTE ties. She was the assistant state director and once Chadbourn Staff Writer offered the position as the state director but her George A. Reaves favorite title is less formal. Softball has been a mainstay in Julie Strickland’s “So many still call me coach,” she said. Bertha Grace Parker Smith life. For Strickland, that really means something, The Columbus County native and director of the especially considering that when she first sought to county’s parks and recreation department was re- establish girls softball in the county so many young cently inducted into the Dixie Softball Hall of Fame. girls did not have anyone they could call coach. Index “I couldn’t tell you who nominated me. I’m really While Dixie Girls Softball is in its 13th consecutive Editorials ......... 10-A not sure but I can tell you I was really honored,” year in Columbus County with 40 teams, Strickland Obituaries ......... 8-A Strickland said. remembers when there was not even one such team. The recognition comes after Strickland’s service Girls had no option but to play baseball where they Sports ................ 1-B to the organization as an officer and administrator. definitely were outnumbered and in some instances Crime ................ 4-A Her service spanned more than a decade and took overlooked. Lifestyles ........... 5-A her and athletes from across Columbus County to While girls’ softball had existed in the past, a long tournaments and championships throughout the Frank Perkins, Dixie Youth Softball Virginia lull with no such programs for girls and a high teen Southeast. State director, Zack Black, National Angels pregnancy rate inspired Strickland and others to From Alabama in 2005, Florida in 2007, and count- commissioner, Julie Strickland, former as- bring softball back.
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