Duke-UNC 020812
ESPN (blog)
In 1960, during a freshman game in Siler City, NC, Kraus got into a fight with Duke rookie Art Heyman -- the top recruit in the nation who had originally committed to UNC, earning coach Frank McGuire's ire when he changed his mind.

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Freshmen play a key role in Duke-UNC
ESPN
UNC blog When Heyman's freshman team at Duke met up with the UNC rookies in Siler City, NC, in 1960, Waters, then the Devils' freshman coach, warned his brash star that the Heels -- and their fans -- would try to get under his skin.

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23-0 Lady Jets have more to go
Sanford Herald (registration)
by ANDREW GIERMAK SILER CITY - Jordan-Matthews had its first, at least according to head girls' basketball coach Jeff Stutts, pep rally for a girls' basketball game at school Tuesday. The rally was in anticipation of the Lady Jets finishing off an ...

Tickets on sale for Triangle Foodie Tweetup
News & Observer
Chef Chip Smith, formerly of Bonne Soiree in Chapel Hill, is now cooking at The Inn at Celebrity Dairy in Siler City. The restaurant is offering a Valentine's Day menu on Saturday, Sunday and Valentine's Day. Call 742-5176 for details.

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Lake Wylie Pilot
Brandy: Bad has never been so good
Lake Wylie Pilot
Brandy is snuggled up to a goat on the couple's family farm in Siler City, NC “She always wanted to be a mama to them,” said Minor, a former Lake Wylie resident. “If we had goats whose mama passed away, we'd bring them back to Fort Mill until they'd be ...

Hard work and perseverance pays off for Nu-Blu
Burlington Times News
“The Lord's blessed us in so many ways; we can't count them all,” Daniel said in a phone interview from Siler City last Tuesday morning. “It's just amazing that we got here from where we were then. Carolyn's dream was to do what we're doing now.

LETTER: Support for education funding deserves applause
Sanford Herald (registration)
I want to applaud Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive, Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller, Goldston Mayor Tim Cunnup and Siler City Mayor Charles Johnson for supporting Governor Bev Perdue's proposal to restore some $800000 in state funds for our public schools.

News & Observer
Protesters criticize sanctions
News & Observer
Jim Braman, left, from Raleigh and Pam Hawe from Siler City were among about two dozen people gathered near the Federal Building on New Bern Avenue. The group calls financial sanctions imposed on Iran "an act of war aimed at the Iranian people.

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Boy, 14, on tower killed
Durham News
Blake is survived by his parents, Patty and Jeff Hubbard; his brother, Robert and sister, Lauren; grandparents: Ella and Jim Brower of Siler City, and Went Hubbard and Kathryn Hubbard of Walpole, NH. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to Trinity ...

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Louise (Wilfong) Trimble
Mountain Statesman
Surviving are three sons: Paul Trimble and wife Linda, of Siler City, NC; Robert “Bobby” Trimble and companion Connie, of Shawboro, NC; Buddy Trimble and wife Kathy, of Philippi; four daughters: Robin White, and husband Dennis, of Ankeny, IA; ...

Mayor supports Perdue's proposal
Sanford Herald (registration)
by ALEXA MILAN SANFORD — Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive, Pittsboro Mayor Randolph Voller and Siler City Mayor Charles Johnson are among the North Carolina mayors voicing their support for Gov. Bev Perdue's push to institute a temporary sales tax increase ...

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Displaced refugees find work at Perdue
Richmond County Daily Journal
by By Dawn M. Kurry Susie Jordan, English teacher for Perdue, assists refugees from Burma and Nepal that have been out of work since chicken plants in Siler City and Greensboro have closed. They are waiting at the Emloyment Security Commission in ...

Trio Of NC State Football Players Join Men's Track Team
WCTI12.com
24 Wolfpack men's team and the women's team participate in the UNC Invitational in Chapel Hill, NC Senior defensive back CJ Wilson of Lincolnton, NC, junior wide receiver Tobais Palmer of Siler City, NC, and redshirt freshman Bryan Underwood of ...

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Adult graduates celebrate success
Sanford Herald (registration)
Ereniva is also in school, a student in the college's English as a Second Language program at its Siler City Center. CCCC's College and Career Readiness Department offers the high school and GED diploma programs. For more information, visit the ...

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Munn Commits to Pembroke
SuperPrep.com (subscription)
By Michael Clark Martin Munn of Jordan Matthews High School in Siler City, NC has committed to UNC-Pembroke. Munn, a linebacker, chose Pembroke over offers from Carson Newman, Lenoir-Rhyne, and Wingate. He was named North Carolina's defensive MVP of ...

Late 3-point basket carries Jordan-Matthews past Cummings boys; Freshman gives ...
Burlington Times News
SILER CITY — Llamar Snipes banked in a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining and Jordan-Matthews spoiled Cummings High School's second-half comeback with a 64-61 victory in Mid-State 2-A Conference boys' basketball Wednesday night.

A very different take on WalMart
Chatham Journal Weekly
Siler City, NC - On December 23rd, three years ago, we buried our 35 year old son, Jesse, a resident of Silk Hope, at the little community cemetery on 64, just outside of Siler City. At the time, we were visitors from Virginia, grief-stricken, ...

Glover having a stellar debut season with Rams
Winston-Salem Journal
Glover, a 6-foot-3 junior-college transfer from Siler City, has been carving up CIAA opponents in his first trip around the league. He has helped the Rams to a 13-2 overall record and a 6-0 mark in the CIAA. It sometimes takes a while for transfers to ...

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Ram Ramblings: Videos will enchance coverage of WSSU
Winston-Salem Journal (blog)
I'm working on a feature story on Justin Glover, the Rams leading scorer who is a junior-college transfer from Siler City. Here's a sampling of the video in which I asked him some questions about his teammates and life at WSSU.

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CaryCitizen
Harold's Blog: Retreat Week
CaryCitizen
Wednesday I met with Mayors from Chatham County that included Mayor Voller from Pittsboro, Mayor Johnson of Siler City, and Mayor Cunnup of Goldston. Since I am also a mayor in Chatham County they wanted to meet with me and see how we could work on ...