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2/10/09 - TUESDAY NEWS HEADLINES - Click here to print this information
THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY MAKE JOB CUTS AT THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS MEETING. THE PROPOSED CUTS COULD ELIMINATE 7 OF THE 8 POSITIONS FROM THE CALDWELL COUNTY PLANNING BOARD, AND THE COMMISSIONERS ARE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE JOB CUTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BOARD ALONG WITH CERTAIN PAY INCREASES TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNTY CHAMBERS IN LENOIR BEGINNING AT 5:30.

TWO BANDYS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. REPORTS STATE THAT 16 YEAR OLD HAYDEN GRIFFITH DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY AN S-U-V KILLING HER AND HER 15 YEAR OLD PASSANGER LINDSAY BAROSCI.. THE TEENS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICIALS SAY SPEED OR ALCOHOL WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WEBSITE WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAD A GAME ON IT CALLED 13 DAYS OF HELL. IT WAS DISCOVERED OVER THE WEEKEND BY A STUDENTS GRANDMOTHER. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS REMOVED THE GAME FROM THE WEBSITE AND IS ASKING THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA TO CHECK THEIR SITES. EACH SCHOOL IS SAID TO MAINTAIN THEIR OWN SITES.

THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT STARTED A FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE SANCTUARY OF PENELOPE BAPTIST CHURCH IN LONGVIEW HAS WRAPPED UP. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE BLAZE STARTED IN THE ATTIC AREA OF THE CHURCH BUT THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FIRE BROKE OUT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH, NO WORD AS OF YET ON HOW MUCH THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT, BUT THE SANCTUARY IS CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE CLOSING A BRIDGE ON BOWMAN RD. NORTH OF GRANITE FALLS THIS THURSDAY AT 8AM. THE CLOSURE IS TO REPAIR STEEL PLANKS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BRIDGE. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 4PM THAT SAME DAY.

LENOIR FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS RESPONDED TO A HOUSE FIRE ON PENNTON AVE. JUST BEFORE 2 THIS MORNING. THERE ARE NO OTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE ON THE FIRE, WELL MORE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE SAFE KIDS BURKE COUNTY COALITION WILL BE CHECKING CAR SEATS THIS THURSDAY AT THE ICARD TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT ON FIRST AVE. IN HILDEBRAN. THE CHECK WILL BE FROM 3-5 AND IS FREE. THERE WILL BE CAR AND BOOSTER SEATS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE EVENT. JUST IN CASE THERE WEATHER WERE TO TURN COLD OR RAIN FILLED, THE EVENT WILL BE MOVED UNDER COVER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION CALL 439-4430.
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