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Authorities destroy pot plants in Bennett By Cara Rotondaro A total of 241 marijuana plants found near Bennett were eradicated Wednesday, July 6 after an effort between the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Army National Guard and Ground Units and the State Bureau of Investigation. No arrests have been made in conjunction with the discovery of the plants. Sheriff Richard Webster assisted the National Guard by riding in a spotting helicopter to locate the plants. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, 234 marijuana plants were found near Bennett off of Jim Gillian Rd. in a single large plot. Seven additional marijuana plants were found near Bear Creek on property off Sunny Slope Road. All plants ranged in size from four to eight feet tall and were destroyed by burning, authorities said. The estimated value of the 241 plants at maturity is $482,000. Eradications sometimes must take place before any person or people are connected with the plants, said Major Gary Blankenship. He said that the National Guard has a surveillance team they often use to watch large plots of marijuana plants, but if there is no activity around the plot for some time plants are destroyed before someone can move them in the interim.
Field of candidates grows as filing period for Nov. 8 elections continues By Cara Rotondaro Candidates for the November 8 municipal elections are trickling into the county Board of Elections office at a steady pace since the filing period began on Friday, July 8, elections director Dawn Stumpf said Tuesday. By last Tuesday, after filing had been open three days, Pittsboro Mayor Nancy May, Siler City Mayor Charles Turner, and Siler City board members Tony Siler and Guy D. Smith had filed for reelection. One week later, four more have filed to seek office. Twenty-one-year-old Jonus Nobles, remembered by many as the 19-year-old who tried to run for mayor in Siler City two years ago, filed for the position of Siler City mayor. Although he could technically file at 19, the law states that one must be 21 to hold office, said Stumpf. John P. Gaines, who currently holds the ward three spot on the Goldston town council, filed for reelection to that position. Chris Walker filed for reelection to the Pittsboro town board. And Jeff Bright, who was appointed to the Goldston-Gulf Sanitary District four years ago when a member stepped down, has filed to seek reelection to the post. Stumpf said that the current pace of applicants filing for election remains normal with other years. “If I remember correctly, this is kind of the way it is,” she said. “It seems like we don’t get people in big rushes.” The filing period ends August 5. Those wishing to run for any position must come to the Board of Elections office in Pittsboro and file a notice of candidacy, said Stumpf.
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Jeff Davis photo Hey, bring me some food . . . Several baby finches open wide and wait patiently as mama brings them a quick meal. The birds had made a nest in a fern that was hanging on the porch of Chatham News/Record photographer Jeff Davis house. As they were growing up a couple of black snakes had to be shooed away so the birds could continue to be fed by their parents, including mom, on the right and the proud father, on the left. Relay exceeds goal by more than $10,000 The totals are in for the West Chatham County Relay for Life and for the Pittsboro Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society, and the numbers are up on both counts. As of July 1, West Chatham County Relay for Life had raised $161,000, which exceeded its goal by more than $10,000. Pittsboro’s Relay raised more than $242,000 to bring the total for Chatham County to $404,000. Last year Chatham County raised more than $300,000, when the totals from east Chatham and west Chatham were combined, said Relay for Life Accounting Chair Betty Terry. West Chatham’s goal this year, as set by ACS, was $150,000. Other Relay officials applauded the efforts. “Thank you Chatham County for a unified community spirit,” said Karen Pike, Co-Publicity Chair, West Chatham County Steering Committee, Relay for Life. “Most of these funds will go toward research that we may all benefit from in the future. Our goal is kinder, more effective treatment and even a cure.” The top ten teams for the West Chatham Relay were, in order, Gold Kist, Cancer Support Group, Field’s Body Shop, Bethany Creek Baptist Church, Chatham Hospital, The Power of One, Jordan Matthews and Friends, Lambert Chapel Church, and Brady and Friends. “To the members of all teams, our corporate sponsors and the entire county, we say thank you and congratulations on a job well done,” Pike said, “Because of you lives are saved, lives are changed.” The next Relay is scheduled for May 6 and 7, 2006, but fundraisers will begin fairly soon. |
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