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ThePublished News since 1890 every Monday and Thursday Reporterfor the County of Columbus and her people. Monday, December 7, 2015 Unaffiliated Volume 125, Number 46 Whiteville, North Carolina candidate to 75 Cents challenge Russ By NICOLE CARTRETTE Inside News Editor Lavern Coleman, 61, of the Byrdville com- 3-A munity, said he plans to run as an unaffili- ated candidate in the November 2016 general • City worker certified election. as playground Coleman is a supervisor in the paper divi- inspector. sion at International Paper in Riegelwood where he has worked for 41 years. He must obtain signatures from 4 percent of registered 4-A voters in Columbus County Commissioner • Unusual wreck District 4 to get his name on the ballot. Thursday kills Unaffiliated candidates break-in suspect. may petition with the sig- natures of 4 percent of registered voters in the 5-A district by the last Friday • Virginia Lane is no in June to get on the bal- ‘ordinary’ woman. lot, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections and N.C. General Statutes DIDYOB? 163-122 a (3). Coleman said Friday he Russ Did you observe ... did not know how many names he needed to obtain and was originally told by Members of Peace Staff photo by FULLER ROYAL county election employees Baptist Church that he would have to run Candy over-loaded mother lode as a write-in candidate. He moving along This youngster grabs as much candy as he can during the Whiteville Christmas Parade after the was contacted the next day Madison Street riders on the Simply Dance float threw hundreds of pieces of candy all at once. As the driver turned and told differently. the tractor trailer onto the beginning the Madison Street parade route the youngsters let loose with a “This is my first time after Sunday’s barrage of treats for parade-goers. running for elected public Coleman office,” Coleman said. He Christmas Parade said the education system has faltered and as they cleaned lacks needed resources. The county is losing jobs and losing opportunities for industry, the street of candy he added. wrappers and He said law enforcement, the schools and economic development need to work together. other debris left by “If we haven’t got those three working together we are going to fail,” Coleman said. several hundred “If I am elected I want to listen to the viewers? ... The people. I want to hear what they think and their ideas.” proliferation of fire Coleman said the community needed to be ant mounds on the more involved in the decision process. “This is a great county but we are losing sides of U.S. 74-76? our jobs and we are losing our children to ... Eighteen entries other jobs (outside the county),” he said. in the Whiteville “I think that our county has lagged be- Rotary Club’s first See Challenge, page 9-A Christmas decorat- ing contest? ... The Whiteville Optimist City approves Club enjoying a good Christmas tree selling soccer field season? ... A class of Gena Wiltshire’s choral students rehearse. By JEFFERSON WEAVER Staff Writer Nolan Park will have a soccer field after all. County Deaths WCHS Chorus readies for concert The Whiteville recreation complex is un- By SHALON SMITH to make a tradition of us doing,” hard for this and I think we’re going dergoing a million-dollar renovation paid for Whiteville Contributing Writer she said. to do pretty good,” sophomore Bailey by a combination of state and local funding. Kay Skidmore Baker “I’m really excited that we will Davis said. One of the key parts of the project – an im- Deborah Ann Hinson High Choral students from West Co- be performing in front of the com- Rather than her classes be divided proved soccer field—was set for Phase II of the Evelyn I. Leake lumbus High School have been munity and everyone will get to see by skill level—such as Chorus I, Cho- renovation. However, when bids were opened, Horace Edward Best working diligently over the past few what we’ve been working on,” junior rus II and Chorus III—Wiltshire’s that portion came in over budget, according to weeks to ready themselves for a win- Leshia Boatwright said. three chorus class sections are fully City Manager Darren Currie. Dwight Anthony Callahan ter concert that will be held Tuesday, The concert will consist of eight blended for the performance. Designers and officials from the state fund- Sharon Denise D. Evans Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at First Missionary pieces ranging from traditional “This is a mixed class. There are ing agency encouraged the city to plan for a Doris Wiggins Walters Baptist Church in Chadbourn. Christmas and Hanukkah selections beginning, intermediate, and profi- multi-purpose field, rather than a soccer field. Nakina The off-site concert will be the to winter-themed songs, including a cient chorus and freshman through Local officials, however, noted the increased Lula Long Faulk first the chorus has had in recent poem by Robert Frost. seniors,” Wiltshire said. need for soccer facilities in the city. years, according to director Gena Preparation for the concert has The rehearsal the night of the con- The second PARTF grant application was Lake Waccamaw Wiltshire. “As far as I know this is been part of the daily activities in cert will be the first time the complete turned down, but that didn’t end the city’s Sheila A. Altieri the first concert off-campus and it is Wiltshire’s chorus classes. plan, Currie said. something that I would kind of like “We’ve been practicing pretty See WCHS, page 9-A “The city council had committed to the soccer field,” Currie said. “They intended to Index keep that promise.” Commissioners to name new chairman The council in their Nov. 24 meeting ap- Editorials .......... 8-A proved $32,500 from the city’s fund balance to By ALLEN TURNER one-year term, as will the new vice service to the Interstate Railroad pay for the soccer field and other expenses. Obituaries ......... 7-A Staff Writer chairman. Committee, a group whose efforts The city had already budgeted $110,000 of the Sports ................ 1-B County attorney Mike Stephens culminated in the sale of Carolina park project funds for the field, but bids came Crime ................ 4-A In an annual December ritual, the will preside during the election of Southern Railroad to the R.J. Cor- in over budget. Currie said some adjustments Lifestyles ........... 5-A Columbus County Board of Com- the chairman and vice chairman. man Railroad Group. Worley, a will be made to the overall plan for the park. missioners will elect a new chair- The newly-elected chairman’s Tabor City attorney, and Wendel, a “We had some additional administrative man for the seven-member board first official act will be to present retired Myrtle Beach, S.C. business costs and other expenses,” Currie said, “but tonight (Monday) but the board is a plaque expressing appreciation executive, served as co-chairs of council determined we were going ahead.” keeping quiet about who may be to outgoing Chairman Trent Bur- the group. Lowenstein, a Ph.D. with Due to the restrictions on PARTF grants, elected chairman. roughs for his service. extensive expertise in transporta- Currie explained, the city could not easily No one would speak on the record CPA Alan Thompson will present tion matters who is on the faculty change from the original plan using the grant after a commissioner was quoted in to the board the audit for the fiscal of Coastal Carolina University, pro- funding. The soccer field had a good chance the newspaper last year about the year ending June 30. vided the committee with extensive of being funded later on, Currie said, but that expected election of a new chairman The board will also issue procla- expertise and technical reports would have required at least another year but was criticized at the next meet- mations of appreciation to Dennis during the four years leading up to without the field. ing for having done so. Worley, Doug Wendel, Henry Low- The new chairman will serve a enstein and Kenneth Moss for their See Chairman, page 9-A See Soccer, page 10-A 2-A – The News Reporter, Monday, December 7, 2015 First Presbyterian to host Longest Night worship service Dec. 21 CHRISTMAS EVENTS The holidays appear to be all who may be feeling down joyous occasions. or alone this time of year. Monday However, for many folks, The service is called Lon- December 7 Hallsboro Middle Band/Chorus/ Art Hallsboro Middle 6 p.m. this time of year can be quite gest Night, and will be offered painful and distressing. on Dec. 21. Tuesday Acme Delco Middle Band/Chorus/ Art Acme Delco Middle 6 p.m. For those who have lost a The Longest Night Service December 8 West Columbus High Chorus First Missionary Baptist 7 p.m. loved one, who are separated will be quiet and meditative from friends and family or with candles and soft music. Williams Township/Nakina Middle Chorus/Band/Art South Columbus High - Chadbourn 7 p.m. who may be experiencing a This service speaks of WHS Bowers most difficult time of their hope, comfort and light in the Thursday WHS’s Home for the Holidays Theatre and Dance Auditorium 7 p.m. lives, Christmas can become midst of what may feel like December 10 dark and dreary. darkness. Edgewood Elementary While some are singing Readers who know anyone Edgewood Elementary and Central Middle schools choruses Multi-Purpose Room 6:30 p.m.