Monday, June 29, 2009
More at Four program offers building blocks for learning
More at Four, the kindergarten readiness program introduced in 2001, needs more funding rather than less, local officials and educators say. And yet as the House budget nears completion, educators are collectively holding their breath that programs like the kindergarten-preparation...Published: Jun 29, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Behind bars fundraiser continues
It was a long, hot weekend for Tammie Hedges, director of Purrrfect Friends Feline Shelter and Adoptions cat rescue. Ms. Hedges has been camped out in a small, locked pen outside of the Tractor Supply Company on Cashwell Drive since...Published: Jun 29, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
While husbands serve, life goes on
Nicole Tobey takes pictures of her stomach from time to time, so her husband, Matthew, can watch it grow. He isn't there to see it in person. He boarded a plane a few hours after his wife's first ultrasound. So...Published: Jun 29, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Air conditioning units stolen from churches
GRANTHAM -- Thieves have struck several churches across Wayne County, not to take money, but to steal the sanctuaries' air-conditioning units. Selah Christian Church in Grantham was one of five churches targeted by thieves between June 14-18, said investigator...Published: Jun 29, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Rules about officials, boards limited
It is common practice for county commissioners to serve on the boards whose members they appoint, according to David Lawrence, a professor at the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "It is extremely...Published: Jun 29, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story