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Curtis H. Whitfield
The Southern Pines Pilot: Curtis H. Whitfield, 67, of Southern Pines, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at Green Pond Church of God in Christ, in Gibson, with Superintendent George Walter Davis Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Purcell Funeral Home, Laurinburg, and other .....Read More
INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw
All About Jazz: All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Woody ShawWoody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11... more Website | Videos | Articles.....Read More
Hints From Heloise
Washington Post: Dear Heloise: I am passing along a way to deal with COBWEBS that hang from cathedral ceilings. I had a cobweb for several years that I couldn't figure out how to get down because the ceiling was two stories high and beyond the reach of any industrial ladder...Read More
Shoppers enjoy last-minute hustle
The Fayetteville Observer: John Chestnut made procrastinating look noble. On Christmas Eve, Wendy and John Chestnut's 5- and 3-year-old sons were reciting their gift lists to Santa Claus at Cross Creek Mall ...Read More
Hints from Heloise: Corral cobwebs in hard-to-reach spots
Erie Times-News: Dear Heloise: I am passing along a way to deal with cobwebs that hang from cathedral ceilings...Read More
Hints from Heloise
Abilene Reporter-News: CORRALLING COBWEBSDear Heloise: I am passing along a way to deal with cobwebs that hang from cathedral ceilings. I had a cobweb for several years that I couldn’t figure out how to get down because the ceiling was two stories high and beyond the reach of any industrial ladder. I decided that I might throw something at it and came up with the idea of using a roll of toilet paper! Because it was so .....Read More
Here's A Creative Excuse For Throwing Toilet Paper
Hartford Courant: Dear Heloise: I am passing along a way to deal with cobwebs that hang from cathedral ceilings. I had a cobweb for several years that I couldn't figure out how to get down because the ceiling was two stories high and beyond the reach of any industrial ladder. I decided that I might throw something at it and came up with the idea of using a roll of toilet paper!..Read More
FLORENCE GILKESON: I Don't Miss the Pressures of the Holiday
The Southern Pines Pilot: From time to time, we hear reports that holidays are fraught with tension and lead to a miserable experience for many people. It seems that we expect too much of others and of ourselves and somehow the season never lives up to expectations. Then there is the matter of dealing with pesky relatives, not to mention noisy children caught up in Santa Claus excitement. By contrast, some folks worry .....Read More
Heloise: Take a shot at getting down those high cobwebs
The Canton Repository: Cobwebs on high ceilings? Here is how to get them...Read More
Laurel Hill man killed in wreck
The Fayetteville Observer: LAURINBURG - A Laurel Hill man was killed Thursday in a single-vehicle crash on Highland Road, the Highway Patrol says...Read More
No-bid deals draw criticism
The News & Observer: State officials say the motivation behind a no-bid contract to provide diabetes supplies for people on Medicaid was the need to cut costs in difficult budget times...Read More
County, Village Optimistic on Utility Issues
The Southern Pines Pilot: County and Pinehurst officials emerged from an informal water conference Friday with expressions of optimism. But one big item was not on the table -- the village's controversial proposal to buy privately owned utilities in Scotland County...Read More
Officer recovering, search for 2 shooting suspects continues
Winston-Salem Journal: SANFORDCity police continued their search Monday for two suspects wanted in connection with the Sunday morning shooting of Officer Scott Norton...Read More
Need to Know
The Fayetteville Observer: 1. The All-American Fencing Academy will hold its Winter Advanced Fencing Skills and Competition Preparation Camp for new and beginner fencers Monday through Dec. 31. Fencers will be able to participate in a tournament at the end of camp...Read More
Pageant brings out seniors' beauty
The Fayetteville Observer: LAURINBURG - The winner wore a red dress that sparkled with sequins, an appropriate color for a beauty pageant held in the middle of December...Read More
Publisher of several Cape Fear newspapers files for Chaptrer 11
The Fayetteville Observer: Heartland Publications LLC, the owner of 23 daily newspapers and other publications in nine states, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after agreeing with its major lender on a plan to cut the company's debt load by more than half...Read More