The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC) back issues from September 2007:
Baby's cause of death unknown.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy McCleary Sep. 1--An infant whose death is under investigation showed at least one symptom consistent with having been shaken, according to a doctor's assessment included in court documents. The baby, Fredrick Albert Wooden, had been dead for some time ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Brett Friedlander column.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brett Friedlander Sep. 1--For a moment, Milton Butts was simply a disappointed coach whose team had just lost a close football game. But as he stared off into the distance at a scoreboard that flashed the bad news -- E.E. Smith 14, Westover 7 -- he remembered ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Claire Parker column.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Claire Parker Sep. 1--I am noticing a trend downtown that is making me salivate with excitement but a wee bit nervous for my shopping habits. I found out this week that the former Bridal & Formal Center at 229 Hay St. is going to be a Beef O'Brady's family ...
O'Brien's plan: Keep it simple.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Wiederer Sep. 1--RALEIGH -- Last season, N.C. State's football team used a variety of pre-game entrances into Carter-Finley Stadium, the most intricate of which had the Wolfpack emerging from the Murphy Football Center, crossing the stadium concourse and snaking its ...
Two family dogs killed by third one.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--SANFORD -- Katherine Alford's vacation to Las Vegas was cut short last week after receiving a phone call that two of her dogs were dead and a third had killed them. Alford blames the woman hired to care for her five dogs and cat. Summer Roberson, 29, of ...
EDITORIAL: Lauding Lafayette, catching creeps.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Brief opinions about events of the past week: Merit: For the Lafayette 250th Committee, which has lined up a wonderful celebration of the 250th birthday of the man for whom our city was named. The French marquis, who served as a general in our American Revolution, visited ...
EDITORIAL: Our constitution frustrates federal law, so change it.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Every North Carolina voter has a stake in what began as an obscure case involving Pender County. But soaking up the details could take a month of Sundays, so let's just get down to the business of citizenship. The part of the U.S. Justice Department that reviews state ...
UNCP football is back.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael N. Graff Sep. 1--PEMBROKE -- Finally. It's here. UNC-Pembroke football. The Braves are back. Sometime just before 7 p.m. today, 63 players in black and gold uniforms will gather near the end zone at Davidson, wrap ...
Braves' wait is finally over.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael N. Graff Sep. 1--PEMBROKE -- Just thinking about finally playing a football game caused Perry Connally to bend his knees, toss his head back and look to the sky with a smile. Then, he started hopping around like a child on his parents' bed. ...
Shuman, Seventy-First run past Pine Forest.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Justin Amoah Sep. 1--Seventy-First running back Jamal Shuman shellacked Pine Forest defenders Friday night, running around, through and past tacklers for 245 yards and three touchdowns to lead his team to 28-7 victory over Pine Forest. Shuman has now averaged ...
Douglas Byrd strikes early to beat Cape Fear.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Thomas Pope Sep. 1--Russell Stone challenged his Douglas Byrd team to "control the ball a little better" in the second half of its game against Cape Fear. That's because the Eagles only ran 11 plays from scrimmage in the first two periods -- and they scored ...
One hot month: August temperatures melted records.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Nomee Landis Sep. 1--You might want to forget how miserably hot August 2007 was, but you probably won't be able to anytime soon. It was the hottest August that Fayetteville has ever suffered through -- at least since people starting tracking weather. ...
Campbell law graduates get highest pass rate in state.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Corey G. Johnson Sep. 1--Pop those corks, Campbell, the verdict is in. Campbell University's School of Law graduates had the summer's highest percentage of success on the state bar exam. Campbell beat Duke, Wake Forest, UNC-Chapel Hill and North ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Avonell and Gray Renegar.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gregory Phillips Sep. 1--They call him the Candy Man. Or the Banana Man. Or the Doughnut Man. Depends what he's giving away that day. When 85-year-old Gray Renegar volunteers at the pharmacy counter at Womack Army Medical Center each Wednesday, he ...
Families answer call for military commercial.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Arenschield Sep. 1--Filmmakers came to Fort Bragg this week to interview soldiers' families and shoot footage for the Army's newest marketing campaign. "Army Strong" is temporarily out. These days, it's "Army Family Strong." The Army Family ...
Museum receives $50,000 for campaign.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gregory Phillips Sep. 1--Wesley Meredith, who came to Fayetteville 23 years ago as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division, and his wife, Angela, recently donated $50,000 to the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation. The donation was part of a ...
OPINION: Plane talk.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gene Smith Sep. 1--After paying my respects to the Sen. Larry Craig International Men's Room in Minneapolis, I found my gate and sat down to begin catching up on a week's worth of news between flights. You don't find reality by adding the extremes and ...
Good things come in threes for pet owner.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Hasty Sep. 1--When his brother brought the injured black cat to him four years ago, Roy Ullom wasn't sure it would live more than a few days. But the little animal was lucky. "And that's what I named her," Ullom said. "Only I spelled it with ...
South View escapes with win over Jack Britt.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Earl Vaughan Jr. Sep. 1--HOPE MILLS -- A pair beats an ace in poker with no problem. But in football, South View's pair was barely enough to overcome Jack Britt ace Everett Proctor Friday night. The Tigers' Ryan Everitte passed for 143 yards and two scores ...
Lumberton knocks off Overhills.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--LUMBERTON -- Stargell Love returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and Lumberton went on to beat Overhills 21-14 on Friday night. Dionte Rogers and William Blanks added 4-yard touchdown runs for Lumberton (1-2). L -- Stargell Love 93 kickoff ...
Patrick the racing pigeon on the wrong course.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Barnes Sep. 1--No. 552 was supposed to race the 60 miles from Stedman to his home in La Grange, but the bird brain got lost. Now, he's known as Patrick and gets fed peanut butter crackers, sunflower seeds and turkey sandwiches on the front porch of ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Sammy Batten column.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sammy Batten Sep. 1--Coaches in every sport will tell you it's not how you start the season that's important, but how you finish it. Well, let's just say that theory has a lot of holes in it, especially when it comes to college football. Take, for ...
Virginia Tech center of attention.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sammy Batten Sep. 1--Frank Beamer understands all eyes will be on Virginia Tech's football team this season because of a tragedy. But by the end of the 2007 season people could be watching the Hokies for a more positive reason. Because they are champions. ...
Volunteers lend a helpful ear.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gregory Phillips Sep. 1--Bernice Lerch grew up poor in the Division Street area of Chicago during the Depression. She remembers pulling her little red wagon to the nearby firehouse to get food. "We had no food stamps," she said. "We had nothing." ...
Fayetteville enters water restrictions.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Woolverton Sep. 1--Fayetteville formally entered water restrictions on Friday, the Public Works Commission said. But customers won't have to do anything different unless this year's drought gets more severe. The system is now at "StageI -- Voluntary Water ...
Last of Robeson wildfires put out.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Venita Jenkins Sep. 1--LUMBERTON -- For the first time in over a month, all Robeson County residents can breathe air that's smokefree. Firefighters have extinguished the last of dozens of wildfires that have raged for more than five weeks. The wildfires were ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Jim Pettit column.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Pettit Sep. 2--HOPE MILLS -- Jesse Torrance was special in his chosen profession. After retiring from 22 proud years in the Army's Special Forces, he refocused on a new career as a truck driver. In doing so, he became a truck driver's truck ...
Did TV 'Wives' err on patch?
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Maurer Sep. 2--Lifetime's "Army Wives" is taking fire from an 82nd Airborne Division veterans' group over the show's use of the historic unit's patch. Manuel De Jesus, the executive director of the 82nd Airborne Association, wrote to the 82nd Airborne ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Brett Friedlander column.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brett Friedlander Sep. 2--RALEIGH -- New coach. New system. New excitement. Same old N.C. State football team. What was supposed to be the dawning of a new era turned out to be hauntingly similar to the old one Saturday in new coach Tom O'Brien's ...
Solid start for UNC-Pembroke.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael N. Graff Sep. 2--DAVIDSON -- Nine busloads of people wearing black and gold left the UNC-Pembroke campus Saturday afternoon. They were bound for Davidson, but they had no roadmap for anything beyond that. The cheerleaders had never performed before an ...
EDITORIAL: Easley's veto of the Goodyear incentive bill based on misinformation.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Gov. Mike Easley is grandstanding -- playing politics with jobs, and inviting a fight that he'll probably lose. It doesn't make sense. On Thursday, Easley vetoed a bill that would provide $40 million in incentives, over 10 years, to keep Goodyear's tire plant in ...
EDITORIAL: FSU's troubled nursing program still has a chance to make the grade.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Fayetteville State University's nursing program has been granted a reprieve, not a pardon. Busy times lie ahead. There is little to celebrate in a state Board of Nursing panel's unanimous recommendation that the program be placed on warning status. The ...
Farmers may turn to baling.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Alice Thrasher Sep. 2--Corn and soybean growers may decide to bale hay from the plants and stubble this year to produce more food for livestock -- and more income from drought-stricken crops. The state Department of Agriculture and the N.C. Cooperative ...
Bad first impression for O'Brien's Wolfpack.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Wiederer Sep. 2--RALEIGH -- First impressions often prove long-lasting. And if that is indeed the case for Tom O'Brien and N.C. State's reconstructed football program, the Wolfpack has plenty of damage control to take tend to in the days and weeks ahead. ...
Tar Heels start Butch Davis era with a bang.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sammy Batten Sep. 2--CHAPEL HILL -- Beating a Football Championship Subdivision team isn't normally considered impressive, unless that team is Appalachian State. But for the North Carolina Tar Heels, the feat was a sign of progress as they began a new era ...
Moore than just kitchens on home tour.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chick Jacobs Sep. 2--PINEHURST -- Harry Russell has the soul of an artist. And the outlook of a pragmatist. "If there was any money in drawing art, I never would have moved on to architecture," said the New York native. "But I like to eat as well ...
Dogs' use continues to divide hunters.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Monica Holland Sep. 2--Michael Paschal has found his piece of paradise, on lush Moore County woodlands where his family has lived for generations. But that paradise has routinely been disturbed by the baying of hounds chasing deer toward hunters who trespass ...
Wood duck study won't impact bag limit for 2 years.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--It never fails. Every year a small group of duck hunters gather in Elizabethtown for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's District 4 public meeting about waterfowl. And every year region sportsmen inquire about an increased bag limit for wood ducks. Commission ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Meredith Jacobs column.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Meredith Jacobs Sep. 2--Have you brushed up on the facts about the Marquis de Lafayette before the big 250th birthday bash this week? Don't worry. Lloyd Kramer can help you. The award-winning author of "Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and ...
Mixed Martial Arts is the ultimate challenge.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Dukes Sep. 2--Scattered across a mat-covered floor, a dozen figures are locked in combat. One pair -- Cpl. James Tomko and Spc. Josh Winter -- are a frenetic whirl of movement. Feet and fists weave a chaotic tapestry of arm bars, submission holds and ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Monica Holland column.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Monica Holland Sep. 2--Six-year-old Gregory Godwin could barely control himself. His camouflaged Junior Covey cap streaked in and out of sight among the 150 youths at the Quail Unlimited Covey Kids Day. The event was held at Wellons Farm in Linden on Aug. 25. ...
Old neighbors reunite, celebrate history.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Woolverton Sep. 2--The government ripped down their homes 30-something years ago, but the people from Fayetteville's Old Wilmington Road area still come together every year or two to catch up and remember the old days. About 100 attended this year's ...
OPINION: It's a patriotic thing, from then to now.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Charles Broadwell Sep. 2--Some summer leftovers: -- Just thinking ... If the Marquis de Lafayette were to return to his original namesake American city (that would be us) on the occasion of his 250th birthday this week, what would he discover? ...
Baggett edges Poage at end.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Justin Amoah Sep. 2--The varsity boys 5,000-meter Jungle Run Saturday night came down to a photo finish between Pinecrest's Brett Baggett and South View's Derrick Poage. In the last 50 meters, Poage surged forward and attempted to overtake Baggett, but ...
Former Robeson sheriff sued.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Venita Jenkins Sep. 2--LUMBERTON -- Former Robeson County Sheriff Glenn Maynor is being sued by a South Carolina man who alleges that Maynor failed to properly supervise deputies who were involved in robberies. Clifton Blackstock has filed a civil lawsuit in ...
Recovery on the field at Virginia Tech.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Futch Sep. 2--BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A sellout crowd sat solemnly as 32 orange balloons -- each representing the death of a member of the Hokie family -- sailed slowly out of Lane Stadium and into the cloudy heavens. Saturday marked the bittersweet return ...
This 91-year-old has miles to go before he sleeps.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Calhoun Sep. 3--LAURINBURG -- When Winston Tornow was 65, he decided that life was too short. That was 26 years ago. But the epiphany is still fresh in the retired Laurinburg veterinarian's mind. Instead of forgetting it, he has let it ...
Few vendors join Bragg security program.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Arenschield Sep. 3--Fewer than half the companies that do business on Fort Bragg are participating in a gate security program that has been in place for five months, a post spokeswoman said last week. Participation in the program, called RapidGate, is ...
BRIEF: Man injured in cycle crash.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--A man was severely injured Sunday when he ran his motorcycle off the road and crashed on N.C. 87 in the Gray's Creek area near Cypress Lakes Golf Course. The man, whose identity and condition weren't available Sunday night, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center ....
BRIEF: Murchison Road changes on City Council agenda.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Don Worthington Sep. 3--When: 5 p.m. Tuesday. Where: City Hall What to expect: Merchants along Murchison Road want to discuss state plans for a median between the U.S. 401 Bypass and Bernadine Street. The City Council will also review a consultant's report on ...
Broncos stumble on offense, lose Barnett to knee injury.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Michael N. Graff Sep. 3--DURHAM -- Kenny Phillips sat just outside the Fayetteville State locker room, staring blankly. Straight ahead through a set of double-doors, in clear view, a few hundred lingering N.C. Central fans were still grilling and tailgating. ...
Monarchs' Mularski muscles up for added speed, performance.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Thomas Pope Sep. 3--Muscles. That's the first thing you notice about Jonathan Mularski. Muscles. Thick, defined shoulders. A broad chest. A vise-like grip powered by rippling forearms. He's built like a cage fighter, minus the cauliflower ear. ...
250th birthday: Lafayette returns in spirit.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Don Worthington Sep. 3--Speeches, songs, commemorative souvenirs. Lafayette, you are here! An outpouring of emotion swept a young nation in 1824 and 1825 when the Marquis de Lafayette toured America as the nation's guest. In an age when ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Rodger Mullen column.(Column)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Rodger Mullen Sep. 3--According to the National Weather Service, the odds of a person being struck by lightning are about one in 5,000. This assumes that person lives to be 80. I couldn't find any information on the odds of a person's house being struck by ...
BRIEF: 3 injured in wreck on Ramsey Street.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--A wreck on Ramsey Street slowed traffic for at least an hour Monday night. A Kia Sportage and Nissan Altima collided on Ramsey at the bottom of the Martin Luther King Freeway off ramp. The Kia flipped onto its side. Three people were taken by ambulance to ...
BRIEF: Injured motorcyclist charged with DWI.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--A Hope Mills man who was severely injured Sunday when his motorcycle ran off the road and crashed on N.C. 87 in the Gray's Creek area, has been charged with driving while under the influence. Donnell Fennell, 53, of the 1900 block of Fennell Road in Hope Mills, was ...
BRIEF: Man in road run over, killed.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--SANFORD -- A Sanford man was struck and killed by a vehicle early Monday on U.S. 15, about six miles south of Sanford, the N.C. Highway Patrol reported. Richard Chad Owens, 34, of the 100 block of Char Lin Drive in Sanford, was lying in the roadway about 12:45 a.m. when ...
State makes switch at QB.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Sammy Batten Sep. 4--The quarterback who orchestrated N.C. State's memorable comeback win against Boston College last year has been regulated to second-team status for the rematch Saturday. Junior Daniel Evans, whose touchdown with 8.5 seconds to play led to ...
Crown sees BRAC as a boost for bookings.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Barksdale Sep. 4--Rick Reno sees dollar signs when he thinks of the impending expansion of Fort Bragg. Reno runs the Cumberland County Crown Center, a venue known more for its wrestling events, concerts and plays. But the center also has ...
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Dan Wiederer column.(Column)
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Wiederer Sep. 4--Individual workouts for the upcoming basketball season began at N.C. State last week. And the Wolfpack coaches couldn't wait to unwrap their newest and most exciting toy. New in Raleigh! Freshman big man J.J. Hickson, a 6-foot-9 beast ...
EDITORIAL: Jail suicide policies need professional direction and access.(Editorial)
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter has most of the right response to the two recent suicides in the jail he runs. No jail is suicide-proof. No technology is flawless. No staff is perfect. That puts a heavy burden on policies. They aren't perfect, either, but they give ...
EDITORIAL: Low test scores reflect lack of preparation at all school levels.(Editorial)
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--We have to do better. Cumberland County's SAT scores slid 27 points this year to their lowest level in a decade. You can't judge an entire school system on one test. But you also shouldn't minimize the importance of the SAT. Students' chances of getting into college ...
Community partners get Westarea students charged up about reading.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew C. Martel Sep. 4--The pupils at Westarea Elementary School cheered at the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls' drumline and clapped along with the 82nd Airborne Division Chorus. But it was the arrival of the Cat in the Hat that made the 400 children assembled in ...
Sales tax hike may be put to a vote.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Barksdale Sep. 4--A decision on whether to hold a fall referendum to decide whether to raise the sales tax in Cumberland County could come today. All the Cumberland County commissioners say they want to hold a Nov. 6 referendum on raising the sales tax ...
Internet connects soldiers, colleges.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Barksdale Sep. 4--Halfway around the world in a war zone, soldiers from Fort Bragg are pecking away at keyboards for online college credit. Some enrolled in fall online classes at Fayetteville Technical Community College before they went to the Middle ...