Welcome to the 6th annual Southern Pines Blues and Barbecue Festival December 13-14, 2013 • Forest Capital State Park • Perry 50¢ Friday/ Saturday Perry News-HeraldDecember 13-14, 2013 Serving the Tree Capital of the South Since 1889 News Forum Cell phones, tobacco TCI sergeant Perry News-Herald charged with Group to sponsor smuggling turkey giveaway Saturday, Dec. 21 A newly established non- contraband profit group, headed by former A Taylor Correctional Institution (TCI) sergeant was Taylor County resident Garry arrested Thursday, Dec. 5, and charged with multiple L. McNealy Jr., will hold its first felonies related to smuggling cell phones and tobacco to event here in Perry Saturday, inmates incarcerated at the facility. Dec. 21. Delrikos Brooks, 32, was charged with conspiracy to Bridging the GAPP (Gaining introduce contraband, unlawful reward for official behavior A Positive Perspective) will be and money laundering. giving away 200 turkeys for He posted a $10,000 bond and was released the same day. local families in need at the According to documents obtained from the Taylor County Taylor Senior Citizens Center Clerk of Court, the conspiracy to introduce contraband (located on Ash Street) from into the prison spanned approximately six months. A 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. confidential informant stated he received approximately “The first 50 turkeys will be $200 every week via Western Union and provided all that earmarked for seniors served at the center; the remaining ➟ Please see page 3 turkeys will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis,” McNealy said. McNealy serves as CEO/ Dyal makes president of Bridging the GAPP; Kenneth J. Alexander, is CFO and Marvin D. Stockton is COO/vice argument for president. Historical Society hosts annual keeping tax levy Christmas party In 2010, Taylor County voters narrowly approved a Monday measure which allowed the Taylor County School District The Taylor County Historical to levy a 0.25 mill critical needs property tax to cover Society will meet Monday, certain costs, namely returning physical education and Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. for its music classes to lower grades and helping fund student annual covered dish transportation. Christmas party. With the levy set to expire following the 2014-15 school “Good food and Christmas year, Superintendent Paul Dyal is recommending the school cheer will be the program for board place the issue back on the 2014 election ballot to the evening.” renew the levy for an additional four years to help cover an All members are expected jump in technology costs resulting from new state encouraged to attend “and mandates. bring a friend.” An elevated shooting platform, built from shipping containers, towers Dyal made his recommendation during a workshop over AMTEC training facility’s 600-meter firing range. Tuesday and the board is expected to take the issue up for a vote at its Jan. 21, 2014, meeting. Perry Primary’s Dyal began Tuesday’s workshop by outlining what ‘Snowflakes Gift ‘One-of-a-kind’ training facility will he said were technology concerns facing the district in upcoming years. Shop’ now open Florida statutes require districts to “make available digital Perry Primary School’s host law enforcement, corrections Snowflakes Gift Shop ➟ Please see page 5 opens today (Friday) and personnel from around the country continues through Thursday, Dec. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. When Less-Lethal stated it would be building in August, and this week Welcome to the ‘Big Show’ daily. Systems, Inc., (ALS) a training facility for law it was time for the training “The shop is a convenient announced last year it was enforcement and corrections campus to take a turn in the way for students to shop for moving its headquarters and personnel. spotlight as the company their family, relatives and manufacturing operations AMTEC held a held an Industry and Media friends by themselves and from Arkansas to Taylor dedication ceremony for its Day Tuesday, Dec. 10. then be excited about giving County, the company also new manufacturing facility More than 200 people a gift. Adult volunteers will attended the event, be on hand to assist students. including local, state and Most items are $2, but prices federal law enforcement and will range from $1 to $5. corrections personnel from It would be best if parents a wide variety of agencies, put the student’s money in as well as industry partners an envelope and marked and guests. it ‘Snowflakes Gift Shop,’ “The Industry Day and then write the names was a big success,” ALS of who he/she is shopping Training Vice President for, keeping in mind that Mike Aultman said. “We most items are $2. Checks were very pleased that our can be made out to Perry local public safety officials, Primary School,” organizers with whom we have formed said. good working relationships, The event is a fundraiser were able to join us for this for the school’s Positive event.” Behavior Support Program The facility will be Taylor County’s Southern Pines Blues & Perry(PBS) and proceeds will help News-Heraldutilized by local, state and BBQ Festival was well-represented at The Big provide support for students federal law enforcement Show last week, with chamber and festival and teachers regarding good agencies as well as state representatives visiting the syndicated radio behavior. and federal corrections officers for training as well show’s private studio in Charlotte, N.C. Above, as a location for AMTEC festival coordinator Dawn Taylor, left, accepts to showcase its less-lethal the autographed guitar from the show’s John products. Boy and Billy. For more on this weekend’s event, Some 200 guests attended AMTEC’s first please see the special edition inside today’s Perry Industry & Media Day event here. ➟ Please see page 3 News-Herald. Index Weather Looking Back ......... A-2 Entertainment ........ A-8 Friday 69˚ Saturday 73˚ Sunday 65˚ Perry News-Herald Living ..................... A-4 TV listings .............. A-9 35˚ 54˚ 63˚ One section 124th Year, No. 49 Religion .................. A-6 Classifieds .......... A-10 www.perrynewspapers.com Sports .................... A-7 70% 80% A-2 Perry News-Herald Looking Back December 13-14, 2013 Remember when... A dream come true By ANTHONY L. WHITE [email protected] “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore--And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over--like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?” Those are the questions Langston Hughes posed in his classic poem, “A Dream Deferred.” I was in junior high Standing tall when I first read “A Dream Deferred,” Taylor County stands tall because its history is filled with remarkable men and women who and it instantly became one of my contributed much to their community, their families and their businesses. A few of those “strong favorite poems. Since then, whenever branches” are shown here, members of a then-new logging supply firm. Shown are: (front, l to r) Dick life has gotten in the way and slowed Morris; Matt Rigoni, secretary; Stan Taylor, vice-president; and Tommy Lynn president; (back, l to r) C.M. Whitfield, Richard Williams and B.O. Padgett. the pursuit of my dreams, I’ve turned to this poem and asked its essential THE PERRY NEWS-HERALD question, “What happens to a dream December 7 , 1978 deferred?” Today, I’m living on the cusp of a ending all hopes for a state Anchorage with his brother- deferred dream finally coming true. championship. “It was an in-law, Aaron Kinsey and On Tuesday, Dec. 17, publisher, overall good job from all his family. He was a 1977 Simon and Schuster, will release the players, offensively graduate of Taylor County and defensively,” Coach High School. my novel, “Our First Love,” to an Elmer Coker said, already international market. Although this looking toward the next CLEMONS MEETS dream has been a long time coming, year. “Position-wise, we’ll be better off next year.” STATE TREASURER I fully expected it to become reality In another article, Coker Art Clemons of the because I learned early on that a WHAT A DOWNTOWN the First Baptist Church. was presented the Dunkel Taylor County High School deferred dream isn’t necessarily a Key Club was pictured OPEN HOUSE! The wedding of Jane Trophy for his team’s dead dream. Stephens Williams, number one ranking in the with State Treasurer and Much like the 2013 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dunkel system. During the Insurance Commissioner What I didn’t expect was how version of a Downtown John Mason Williams of presentation, a spokesman Bill Gunter in Tallahassee. difficult the days and weeks leading Christmas Celebration, the Perry, was held in the First for the Dunkel system said Gunter noted that he up my dream-come-true would be. Downtown Merchants were Presbyterian Church. She Taylor scored more points was a former Kiwanian pictured on front page, with married James William against its opponents than as well as a former Key Sleep has never come easy for me, Florsheim shoes offered at Tarman of Statesville, any other Class AAA school Clubber. but insomnia has taken on a whole Wilder’s Men Shop, church N.C. The couple planned to in Florida. choirs on the courthouse new meaning during the past few reside in Atlanta, Ga., after REUNITED steps and brightly lighted a honeymoon to the Virgin weeks. HOME IN ALASKA Two brothers, Ulie merchandise at Western Islands. I’ve never experienced writers’ block, Auto, Well’s Jewelers and A picture of Jerry Alford Granthum, 83, and Charles Scottie Drugs.