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Monday, March 19, 2012 Single-vehicle Area real estate wrecks fatal Volume 121, Number 75 agents seeing Whiteville, North Carolina to two drivers nTabor City and Cer- increase in 75 Cents ro Gordo men killed in crashes less than 8 hours apart. home sales By NICOLE CARTRETTE Inside Today By BOB HIGH Staff Writer 4-A Staff Writer r5XPDIJMESFO Local real estate agents and brokers are TFSJPVTMZJOKVSFE The highway toll for Colum- hopeful that a recent increase in home sales bus County tripled from one in Columbus County is an indication of better XIFOFKFDUFE'SJEBZ to three this year within eight things to come in the real estate market. hours Saturday with the deaths More homes are selling in recent weeks, DIDYOB? of drivers – both Saturday – and in some areas, prices of the homes selling from Tabor City and Cerro are finally starting to rise, according to local Did you observe ... Gordo in separate high-speed agents who are seeing an increase in activity. crashes. “We have seen a definite change in the last Whiteville Church of God’s Frederick Demon Randall month. It appears that the price range has new billboard on South Jr., 32, of School Street, Tabor moved from the $100,000 to the $200,000 price Madison Street that reads, City, was killed almost instant- range,” Rusty Worley said. He is a broker with “You Need Me” – God? ly when he lost control of his Brenda Worley Realty. 2004-model Grand Prix Pontiac Brenda Worley said it is a good sign that ... Beavers using litter, on West Sixth Street in Tabor median priced homes are beginning to sell and including a piece of Sty- City and wrecked shortly after she thinks low interest rates and the weather rofoam packing, to repair midnight Friday. Randall was are factors. their dam in Sandyfeld? not using a seatbelt and died of “The weather is good and people are out extensive head injuries when looking, but the last couple of springs that ... Te latest class of dogs his car overturned and landed has not happened,” she said. “I don’t think and handlers preparing on its top. economy has changed that much but one thing to graduate from the New Steven Gregory Williamson, that could be a factor is low interest rates.” Leash on Life program 45, of U.S. 76, Cerro Gordo, In January, several local agents told The was instantly killed at 7:35 News Reporter that less expensive homes were at Bladen correctional a.m. Saturday when he drove selling more quickly and investors were buy- Center? Te latest class his 2006 Ford pickup truck off ing many foreclosures, but Brenda Worley said includes a Whiteville dog U.S. 76 in front of the Edmunds she is seeing an increase in owner-occupied whose owner gave him up Farms’ vegetable stand west of homes. Chadbourn. See Real estate, page 2-A for adoption. … Citizens The pickup slammed into heading for the White- the base of a large pine tree, ville City Council meeting Tuesday becoming con- See Fatals, page 4-A fused when parking from a Landfll gas Museum of Forestry event Boil water stretched down the street? Staff photo by Mark Gilchrist project has Some folks thought there order issued Southern girl was something contro- Staci Gore of Old Dock rides on the back of a tractor during the Parade versial on the agenda to at Lake of Power Saturday at Southern Farm Days at the Lake. fare station have drawn such a large By NICOLE CARTRETTE By JEFFERSON WEAVER Staff Writer crowd to city hall, while a Staff Writer couple of museum-goers The Columbus County landfill gas project called out to friends they A water main break Friday Take the Lake makes is nearly complete, officials say. saw entering city hall, morning led to a boil water Carlson Environmental Consultants has advisory at Lake Waccamaw. installed collection pipes and wells. A gas flare telling them they were The boiling order was is- educators theme for 2012 “going the wrong way.” ... station is in the testing mode, though not fully sued as a precaution after a The Take the Lake committee got In only three years, more than operational. Tom Caperton cruising loss of pressure along Lake- an early start on the 2012 season by 2,400 people have walked, run, bi- “Initial testing does show that the methane the county in his ‘new’ ‘34 shore Drive, Town Manager announcing its theme for the year. cycled, paddled and swum more than gas collected is of good quality and in the 40 Chevy streetrod. ... Darren Currie said. Samples The theme will be “educators,” 30,000 miles during Take the Lake. percent range, which is considered optimal,” were submitted for testing and which the committee announced at But organizers know that those num- Public Utilities and Solid waste Director should be back by Monday, he meetings of both the city and county bers represent only a small portion Kip McClary said. “Once the gas boiler for said. school boards and at a county princi- of the Columbus County population. the greenhouse is installed, we can do final County Deaths “This is standard proce- pals meeting. The committee began using adjustments on the gas collection equipment dure,” Currie said. “It’s just The Take the Lake committee themes last year, starting it all with and make the gas plant officially operational.” Whiteville to make sure there are no has worked to improve the physi- a military theme. This is working The greenhouse, at the site that will be Ronald Wayne Whitson problems.” cal fitness for all Columbus County well for two reasons; one, themes add used by Southeastern Community College as Bobby Joe Hester Ward Vigorous boiling of drink- residents, and is pursuing this goal variety to the event each year; and an incubator and learning facility, is under ing or cooking water is rec- Fennell Yates Jr. mostly through a three-day series two, they help target and motivate construction. The heating system, electrical ommended, Currie said, but of Personal Endurance Challenges a specific group of residents toward Annie Bell Jenrette Hooper system and plumbing as well as the building water is safe for bathing and (PEC) over Labor Day weekend. The better fitness. sidewalls have yet to be installed, but comple- Tabor City washing. event is free. Teachers work tirelessly to edu- tion is anticipated by the end of March. James Franklin Chaney The main apparently broke Participants can either walk or cate and inspire children and to help Crews finished drilling wells at the closed Cerro Gordo due to a large number of roots run 15 miles, “Bike & Hike” 15 miles, them grow into healthy adults. They Columbus County landfill near New Hope in in the area, Currie said. Work- Robert “Bob” Nobles paddle 14 miles or swim four miles. begin work early each day, and are November. It was the first phase of the project ers were on the scene for sever- They can participate in any or all that will eventually harness methane and oth- Stephen G. Williamson four PECs for free. See Take the Lake, page 2-A Bolton See Boil water, page 2-A See Landfill Gas, page 2-A Louise Henderson Farmer Chadbourn George “Tony” Brown Billy Franklin Grainger Gardeners rejoice: Farm store reopens Clarendon Essie Mae Norris Cribb By RAY WYCHE The store will also have the usual Staff Writer variety of farm and garden chemicals as well as different types of lawn seed. Area home vegetable gardeners, Hooks said he expects to hire some Index flower growers, small scale livestock part-time sales help when home gar- owners, and people with lawns will be dening gets into full swing within a &EJUPSJBMT" happy to learn that The Farm Store few weeks. 0CJUVBSJFT" has reopened with garden and lawn Local agriculture officials have 4QPSUT# supplies, including rooted cool season noted that home vegetable gardening $SJNF" vegetables and flowers. had fallen out of favor with many home The business closed at the end of growers in recent years, with most -JGFTUZMFT" the Christmas tree selling and pecan- of the garden spots being tended by buying seasons last year and was sold elderly people. to Danny Moody, a Dillon, S.C., insur- The recent emphasis on healthy ance businessman. eating, especially of locally grown The current manager is David The Farm Store is open again for business. vegetables, has been credited as a fac- Hooks, a long-time farm store em- tor in a noticeable increase in home ployee. ornamentals and cool weather veg- “We will have rooted summer gardening interest. “Everybody thought we were going etables such as broccoli, cabbage, Brus- vegetable plants such as watermelon, The down economy may be leading to be closed,” Hooks said. “We’ve been sels sprouts, onions and cauliflower. squash, cucumbers — just about any some people to grow their own veg- advertising that we are not closed.” A line of fruit trees ready to set out kind of summer garden plant — and etables, Hooks said. The store is now a dealer for Purina will be available within a few days, we’ll have different varieties of tomato “More young people are getting into Feeds and is carrying a line of rooted Hooks said. plants later on,” Hooks said. gardening,” he added.