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3/5/09 - THURSDAY NEWS HEADLINES (UPDATED) -
A TEENAGER FROM CALDWELL COUNTY HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE SUNDAY AND AUTHORITIES ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN LOCATING THE GIRL. 14 YEAR OLD LESLIE ANN WILLARD WAS LAST SEEN AT HER RESIDENCE NEAR THE CLARKS CHAPEL ROAD AND CALICO ROAD AREA WHEN SHE LEFT AFTER SHE AND HER MOTHER HAD AN ARGUMENT. LESLIE ANN WILLARD IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FEMALE STANDING 5 FEET 4 INCHES TALL, WITH BLACK HAIR AND BLUE EYES. THE CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IS FOLLOWING UP ON LEADS BUT SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE GIRL. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HER WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CALL THE CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AT 758-2324.
THE CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ICE UNIT MAKES A DRUG BUST THAT NETS $10,000 WORTH OF MARIJUANA AND COCAINE. TWO SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED ON A REMOTE ROADWAY IN THE RIVER BEND NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND THE WAL-MART IN GRANITE FALLS AFTER A SEARCH OF THEIR VEHICLE. OFFICERS FOUND 3 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA AND 3 GRAMS OF COCAINE ALONG WITH A LOADED HANDGUN AND AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF CASH. 21 YEAR OLD JOSHUA ABERNATHY OF HICKORY AND 20 YEAR OLD KEITH PHILLIPS OF CONNELLY SPRINGS WERE BOTH ARRESTED AND ARE NOW FACING FELONY DRUG CHARGES.
A FORMER NASCAR DRIVER HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY MAKING MOONSHINE IN WILKES COUNTY. 57 YEAR OLD CARL BEAN COMBS OF NORTH WILKESBORO IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING MANUFACTURING OF NON-TAX PAID LIQUOR. THE WILKES COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT DESTROYED A STILL ON COMBS PROPERTY THAT HAD A CAPACITY TO MAKE 300 GALLONS OF MOONSHINE PER RUN. 200 GALLONS OF CORN LIQUOR ALONG WITH 3,000 POUNDS OF SUGAR WERE SEIZED. COMBS MADE 24 CUP SERIES STARTS FROM 1981 TO 1984 IN NASCAR, AND AT ONE POINT WAS A CREW CHIEF FOR CAR OWNER JUNIOR JOHNSON. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIS WAS THE FIRST LIQUOR STILL RAID IN NEARLY 3 YEARS.
THE NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE COMMISSION HAS ANNOUNCED SOME CHANGES TO HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING REGULATIONS IN THE STATE. A SLEW OF CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS OF FISHING FOR TROUT, BASS, AND CRAPPIE HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THE COMMISSION ALSO EXTENDED GUN SEASON AND MUZZLELOADER SEASON FOR DEER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE STATES SPRING WILD TURKEY SEASON HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED. THE COMMISSION SAID THAT THE CHANGES HAVE COME ABOUT AFTER REVIEWING 40,000 PUBLIC COMMENTS OVER A YEAR LONG PROCESS.
A LENOIR MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION TO METHAMPHETAMINE AND WEAPONS CHARGES. 40 YEAR OLD ANTONIO TORRES GARCIA, WHO IS ORIGINALLY FROM MEXICO, HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE MISSING A COURT DATE IN 2004 WHERE A JURY HAD FOUND HIM GUILTY. HE WAS FOUND IN LAS VEGAS AND ARRESTED AND IS NOW IN A FEDERAL PRISON. ACCORDING TO TESTIMONY GARCIA ALLEGEDLY DISTRIBUTED DRUGS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS UNDER WAY AT THE MOUNT HERMAN LANDFILL IN CALDWELL COUNTY. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN A FEW MONTHS AND WHEN FINISHED WILL COLLECTED METHANE GAS FROM THE LANDFILL AND DESTROY IT. THE INITIATIVE WILL CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSES GASES ESCAPING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND WILL GIVE GOOGLE GREENHOUSE GAS OFFSET CREDITS. ACCORDING TO CALDWELL COUNTY OFFICIALS THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY HELPS THE PLANET, BUT COULD ALSO HELP THE COUNTYS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE CORPORATIONS SUCH AS GOOGLE OFTEN PREFER TO LOCATE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE SUCH PARTNERSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE AND ENCOURAGED.
TRAFFIC WAS SLOWED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON INTERSTATE 40 WHEN ICARD AND LOVELADY FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO A ROADSIDE FIRE AROUND THE 111 MILE MARKER. FIRE FIGHTERS WERE ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT AND HOUR AND THIRTY FIVE MINUTES. NO WORD ON WHAT STARTED THE BLAZE, TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR SEVERAL MILES YESTERDAY BETWEEN 3:30 AND 5:15.
THE FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP ALONG WITH CURTIS MEDIA HAS PURCHASED AISLING BROADCASTING. THE PAIR PAID MORE THAN 2 AND A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE GROUP WHICH CONSISTS OF 6 DIFFERENT RADIO STATIONS ALL BASED OUT OF BOONE. FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF THIS STATION.
THE WEST CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY IN THE SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS TONIGHT IN GREENSBORO. THE WARRIORS WILL TAKE ON SHELBY, THE GAME IS SET TO TIP OFF AT 5:30. THE WINNER OF THAT GAME WILL PLAY SATURDAY AT NOON IN THE GREENSBORO COLISEUM FOR THE RIGHT TO PLAY FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
ALL OF NORTH CAROLINAS PUBLIC PLACES AND WORK PLACES COULD BE FORCED TO BE SMOKE FREE IF A NEWLY PROPOSED LAW GOES INTO EFFECT. REPORTS STATE THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A READING OF THE MEASURE THIS WEEK. 24 STATES IN THE COUNTRY ALREADY HAVE A LAW SIMILAR TO THIS ON THEIR BOOKS. IF THE MEASURE WERE TO BECOME LAW AS IT IS, SMOKING WOULD BE BANNED IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES INCLUDING BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
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