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r4UBMMJPOTDPORVFS3FE Campus store 4QSJOHTr8PMGQBDLTVSH FTQBTU8FTU$PMVNCVT r(BUPS&BHMFHBNFUPCF &WFOU5TIJSUT IBUTBOESFHJTUSBUJPOBWBJMBCMFBMMUIJTXFFLJO QMBZFEUPOJHIU UIF5BLFUIF-BLF$BNQVT4UPSF BUUIF$IBNCFSPG$PNNFSDF Sports 4FFQBHF# BOE5PVSJTNPēDFT 4.BEJTPO4UJO8IJUFWJMMF ThePublished News since 1890 every Monday and Tursday forReporter the County of Columbus and her people. Monday, August 27, 2012 B.J., wife Government arrested for Volume 122, Number 17 pay averages Whiteville, North Carolina contacting outpace private 75 Cents two jurors nEach held on $500,000 sector pay bond for interrupting his n‘Sluggish job creation’ and ‘failing Inside Today trial last week. wages’ cited in state. 2-A By BOB HIGH Staff Writer r$PVOUZCPBSEUP By NICOLE CARTRETTE Staff Writer DMFBOVQ[POJOH What is the next develop- ment in the saga of B.J. Wright? 4-A On average, local government, state and fed- The elusive suspect was eral employees in Columbus County were paid r7BOTMBNTJOUP arrested Friday on four felony more than private sector employees in 2011, charges in- $PVOUSZ/VSTFSZ according to U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics data. volving his The same is true of most counties in the re- tampering gion but the average pay for local government, with jurors state and federal employees in Columbus in his abort- County is also lower than that of surrounding ed trial last counties, according to the data. week, and Preliminary data shows that the average lo- W r i g h t ’ s cal government employee in Columbus County w i f e w a s B.J. Wright is paid $31,300 annually and private sector arrested on wages for that same time period on average six felony totaled $29,927. counts in Local government employees in Robeson t h e s a m e ($33,141), Bladen ($34,509) and Brunswick incidents. ($37,339) were paid more on average than their Wright’s Columbus County counterparts. t r i a l f o r The same is true of state employees who Today’s possession had pay averages of $34,177 in Bladen, $38,272 of cocaine, American Profle Karen Wright in Robeson and $40,9470 in Brunswick com- with a ha- pared with Columbus County’s average of features “Father bitual felon $33,486 for state employees. indictment attached, was of Our National The average pay for federal employees in stopped Wednesday by Su- Brunswick County is $61,176 and the highest Parks.” How John perior Court Judge Douglas in the four counties noted. The average pay Sasser after he became aware Muir sparked for federal employees in Robeson is $51,237, of at least two jurors being con- America’s conserva- in Bladen $51,728 and in Columbus County $48,241. tion movement. See B.J., page 4-A See Government, page 2-A Staff photo by Mark Gilchrist City council Sydney Sprenger, 10, and Lilli Greer, 12, adjust time sheets for their DIDYOB? afrms City Hall friends Greer and Grayson Inman, who competed in Take the Lake Did you observe ... X-TREME! at the Lake Saturday. The event is a warm-up for Take the won’t be dumped Lake this weekend. McIntyre praises “Iron Man” star By JEFFERSON WEAVER eforts in getting and Academy Staff Writer Award nominee new building One option isn’t being con- Families win X-TREME! Robert Downey Jr. sidered as the Whiteville City Under perfect weather conditions teacher and Whiteville High assis- By RAY WYCHE dining Saturday Council wrestles with the mold Saturday, 10 individuals and three tant football coach Todd Burney, 31, Staff Writer problem in city hall—demoli- teams competed in the biggest of Joshua Jacobsen, 33, of Clarendon, night at Te New tion. races for the smallest of trophies Coburn Powell, 52, of Whiteville and The Department of Aging’s newest building Southern Kitchen The board affirmed its sup- in the second annual fitness event Bill Sessoms III, 40, of Wilmington. “will be a tribute to senior citizens for years port for keeping the 1930s named Take the Lake X-TREME! at Sessoms, who grew up in White- and years to come, thanks to all who made restaurant in White- building at a recent workshop Lake Waccamaw. ville and is now a banker and trail this place what it is,” said Congressman Mike ville? ... and meeting regarding prog- It became evident through the day bike enthusiast, took an early lead McIntyre in dedicating the new structure ress on the mold issue, which that this intensely individual com- Saturday cruising through choppy Thursday morning. could cost into the six figures petition is best completed through waters and emerging at the dam only The Seventh District Congressman from to remediate. team effort, and most of those teams two hours and 12 minutes after leav- Lumberton told the crowd present for the The city ordered an inspec- were families and friends of the ing the beach at Dale’s Restaurant. dedication ceremony, “This is the ultimate in County Deaths tion of the former post office competitors. Northerly winds had dictated a what public service is all about.” earlier this year after employ- The X-TREME! is an outgrowth rare start at Dale’s that morning, McIntyre was instrumental in obtaining a Tabor Cty ees complained of respiratory of Take the Lake, a four-part fitness giving swimmers a little help with $450,000 federal grant for the building, which Gilbert Faxon Ray ailments, moisture and mold. challenge that will culminate its following waves. The Jackson Gore contains a 2,000-square foot exercise room and Howard Dolphus Fowler Specialists found multiple fourth season over Labor Day week- family took charge in setting marker 16 offices for In-Home Services workers. Jerry Tomas Fowler problems with the basement end. Take the Lake is an expansion of balloons, determining swim direc- He reminded the crowd that the grant was Lake Waccamaw of the building, which houses the decades-old Labor Day Swim be- tion and with general competitor their tax money “coming home to work,” inspections, the planning of- gun at the birth of the Baby Boom era support throughout the day. and said to the people, “You make Columbus Joyce Long Parker fice, and fire marshal. by the late Lee J. Greer and friends. Burney dropped out early. A strong County great.” Delco City Manager Larry Fai- In the running for the first-place athlete with little long-distance swim The congressman praised the services William Raymond Smith son asked the board for more banner were Tommy Mintz, 54, of experience, the Lake dealt him a rendered by the Department of Aging to the Chadbourn direction on what to do about Ash and Eric Brandt, 58, of the Lake blow with severe leg cramps after senior citizens of the county, citing the Medi- Bobby Ray McDufe Jr. the problem. Among the major who, due to organizers’ error, had two miles. Burney would continue, care Part D Assistance Program operated concerns would be the cost tied for first in 2011. though, completing the other three by the agency that has saved “more than $3 Hallsboro involved with temporarily Sending up heat waves Saturday million for people who needed that help” by Franklin Nichols morning were Edgewood School P.E. See Extreme, page 2-A uncovering duplications in their prescription Lou Ida Boone See City Hall, page 3-A See Aging, page 3-A Riegelwood Mavis Ellen West Cerro Gordo Joan Godwin Harman Southern Kitchen’s recipe one of top in nation By NICOLE CARTRETTE 250,000 chefs were invited to partici- it,” Sokun posted on Facebook. “Let’s Southern Living Magazine and Wilma Staff Writer pate in the contest. show the world that Whiteville is the Magazine. Index The top entries that garner the most greatest little town in the U.S.A.” On Aug. 9, the Southern Kitchen’s The Southern Kitchen Restaurant votes on Facebook, in one of three cat- People can vote for the Cambodian “innovative southern cuisine” was &EJUPSJBMT" on Madison Street in Whiteville has egories, advance to the Chicago food beef entrée via the US Foods Facebook featured on UNC television’s N.C. 0CJUVBSJFT" advanced as a top contender in U.S. show where chefs will compete for an page, under the main dishes category Weekend with Bob Garner. 4QPSUT# Food’s Next Top Product Competition. opportunity to sell their food item as or by selecting Whiteville under the Guillaume Slama, Sokun’s husband Chef Sokun Slama’s popular Cam- a U.S. Foods Chef Line product and location’s drop-down box. Voting ends who manages the restaurant, said they $SJNF" bodian Beef is one of 30 recipes in the win a $20,000 restaurant makeover, Sept. 7. have been very busy since the show -JGFTUZMFT" country to make it to the second round according to U.S. Foods spokesperson The Southern Kitchen quickly aired with customers from as far away of the competition. Amy Grundman. became a popular dining establish- as Charlotte and Florence, S.C. who The restaurant is one of 11 compet- The toughest competition comes ment after opening in 2009 by offering watched the show. ing in the main dishes category and from larger markets where Columbus unique dishes with French and Asian “Actually we have been busier than among four in North Carolina vying County’s entire population is a fraction flair. Serving lunch and dinner, the we used to be,” he said. “Every day I for an opportunity to wow judges at a of that in larger metro areas. establishment is known for its crepes, have three or four new tables. They saw U.S. Food’s Fall Food Lover’s Forum in Last Thursday, The Southern Kitch- tasteful appetizers and classy dinner us on the show and wanted to come in.