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		<title>Retired fire truck to go pink for cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A retired fire truck belonging to Lake Norman Fire Department will soon be sporting a new coat of pink paint in an effort to raise funds for women's cancer research.]]></description>
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		<title>Police arrest Troutman man after exposing himself</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["When the suspect approached the counter to purchase an item, he had his pants pulled down in the front with his shirt over top of them," according to the report.]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks to grant, pit bulls will catch a break</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pit bulls in Iredell County are getting a second chance, thanks to a large PetSmart Charities Grant awarded to the Humane Society of Iredell County .]]></description>
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		<title>Ray seeks a return to Raleigh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former state representative Karen Ray said Friday she will seek the Republican nod for the new 44th District N.C. Senate seat.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy foods producer creating 28 jobs in Statesville</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bev Perdue spoke at a ribbon cutting at Origin Food Group, LLC's new facility in Iredell County, where it will produce its new line of healthy food products, beginning with frsh Yogurt &#38; Fruit Shakes.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman charged with stealing $1.6 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Angela Dawn Campbell, 39, of North Church Street in Burlington was arrested at a family member's home in Mooresville Monday.]]></description>
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		<title>Registered sex offender charged with attending WIMS practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gerald Papazis, 46, of Idlebrook Lane, Statesville, was arrested on a charge of a sex offender being on a premises intended for children.]]></description>
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		<title>Genealogical Society tracing Iredell roots from new home in library</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In filing cabinets and stacks of books, on 100-year-old photographs and between piles of yet-to-be unpacked boxes lie the histories of hundreds of families all maintained by the volunteer-run Genealogical Society of Iredell County.]]></description>
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		<title>Arrest made in Craigslist hot tub scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Troy Lee Waters was arrested late last week, just hours after the Iredell County Sheriff's Office sent out information about warrants for his arrest.]]></description>
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		<title>Deputies: Fugitive, theft suspect found</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deputies said an Iredell County man accused of stealing car parts from a Lincoln County location earlier this month is also wanted in a neighboring state for forging checks.]]></description>
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		<title>18-year-old charged with Harmony break-ins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old faces numerous charges in connection with a string of break-ins of businesses and vehicles in the Harmony area.]]></description>
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		<title>Burlington woman charged with stealing $1.6 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Angela Dawn Campbell, 39, of North Church Street in Burlington was arrested at a family member's home in Mooresville Monday.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell County Kidney Coalition fundraiser set</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iredell County Kidney Coalition is encouraging the community to have a heart for kidneys in the next couple weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Local schools say they have a head start in meal improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County's two public school districts feel they are ahead of the curve in meeting the stricter school meal standards announced last week by the federal government.]]></description>
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		<title>How healthy is Iredell County?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in Iredell County, and they are tops on the list of issues that worry both Iredell County residents and health experts.]]></description>
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		<title>Man accused of writing bad checks to buy hot tubs off Craigslist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iredell County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man accused of using multiple aliases and obtaining property by false pretense when buying hot tubs off of Craigslist.]]></description>
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		<title>No hint of Perdue decision all week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It had been a typical week for Gov. Bev Perdue: an appearance at a high school, a ribbon-cutting, a job announcement.]]></description>
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		<title>Partisan environment played part in Perdue&#8217;s decision not to run</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a day after visiting Statesville, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue announced on Thursday that she will not seek a second term as the state's top executive.]]></description>
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		<title>Robertson planning third run for Iredell commission</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Robertson believes the value of a county commissioner or any leader for that matter can be measured against how far into the future that person is able to reasonably predict trends and understand where the prevailing winds will lead if uninterrupted.]]></description>
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		<title>Couple, daughter face drug charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Bryant Caudill, 41, and his wife, Kelly Dawn Caudill, 40, and their 20-year-old daughter, Kayla Dawn Caudill, were arrested Tuesday on charges of maintaining a dwelling to keep/sell controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia.]]></description>
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		<title>SPD Explorers Post to build ties with local youth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to become more community oriented, the Statesville Police Department recently launched a program aimed at young people, hoping to provide opportunities and leadership training for those interested in law enforcement or other careers.]]></description>
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		<title>I-SS Career Academy and Technical School seeks &#8216;golden opportunities&#8217; for students</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/i-ss-career-academy-and-technical-school-seeks-golden-opportunities-for-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman held its first Community Advisory Board meeting Wednesday to explore what CATS Principal Larry Rogers called "golden opportunities" to work with businesses in the county.]]></description>
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		<title>Church shaped box, money stolen</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/church-shaped-box-money-stolen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two businesses, the Masonic Lodge and several vehicles were broken into in the Harmony area sometime prior to early Tuesday morning.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Bev Perdue Cuts Ribbon as Origin Food Group Launches frush(TM)&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/gov-bev-perdue-cuts-ribbon-as-origin-food-group-launches-frushtm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bev Perdue spoke at a ribbon cutting today at Origin Food Group, LLC's new facility in Iredell County where it will produce its new line of healthy food products, beginning with frush Yogurt &#38; Fruit Shakes.]]></description>
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		<title>MCC poised to pick new president</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/mcc-poised-to-pick-new-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The college's board of trustees is scheduled to name the successor to Douglas Eason during a 7 p.m. meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell authorities seek fraud suspect who may be in Watauga County</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/iredell-authorities-seek-fraud-suspect-who-may-be-in-watauga-county-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detectives with the Iredell County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help locating a Mooresville man wanted for outstanding warrants.]]></description>
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		<title>Emotions mixed on trend of school choice</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/emotions-mixed-on-trend-of-school-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some are celebrating those choices in honor of National School Choice week, others in the local school community are ambivalent.]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 25 School News</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/jan-25-school-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shannon Hayes, a 2008 graduate of Statesville High School, made the dean's list for the fall semester at North Carolina State University.]]></description>
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		<title>Kannapolis increases HOME program budget</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/kannapolis-increases-home-program-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kannapolis City Council on Monday increased its HOME Program budget by about $83,000 following the sale of a single-family home on Lowe Avenue that the city built in partnership with Prosperity Unlimited, Inc.]]></description>
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		<title>Filing for elections to start soon</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/filing-for-elections-to-start-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A political year that could end with Iredell County having three or four residents serving in the North Carolina General Assembly and two women in the U.S. House of Representatives officially kicks off in the Tar Heel state in less than three weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Filing for elections to start soon</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/filing-for-elections-to-start-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A political year that could end with Iredell County having three or four residents serving in the North Carolina General Assembly and two women in the U.S. House of Representatives officially kicks off in the Tar Heel state in less than three weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Guns vs. Hoses raises nearly $8,000 for Dove House, Red Cross</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/guns-vs-hoses-raises-nearly-8000-for-dove-house-red-cross/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two local organizations with close ties to the Statesville Police Department and Iredell County Firefighters' Association benefited from a December football game between the agencies.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire marshall&#8217;s office: Blaze was intentionally set</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/fire-marshalls-office-blaze-was-intentionally-set/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fire that heavily damaged a garage and destroyed two vehicles early Monday was intentionally set, the Iredell County Fire Marshal's Office said.]]></description>
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		<title>Civil War historian to speak at library on Feb. 1</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/civil-war-historian-to-speak-at-library-on-feb-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Civil War devastated the United States. A generation of our nation's young men were killed, wounded or traumatized during those four years.]]></description>
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		<title>Public meetings set on Red Line project</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/public-meetings-set-on-red-line-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huntersville town commissioners will hold a special work session today to discuss the proposed Red Line Regional Rail project.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell leader had planned trip on wrecked Costa Concordia</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/iredell-leader-had-planned-trip-on-wrecked-costa-concordia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Iredell County commissioner says he and his wife had planned to travel on a cruise ship that wrecked more than a week ago, but changed their plans because of a meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>Western NC man killed after explosion at home</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/western-nc-man-killed-after-explosion-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire and police officials are investigating an explosion at a Buncombe County home that killed one man, while five children were able to escape the resulting blaze.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell real estate transactions: Jan. 1-7</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/iredell-real-estate-transactions-jan-1-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following deeds were filed in the Iredell County Register of Deeds office from Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>83-year-old Statesville volunteer donates countless hours</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/83-year-old-statesville-volunteer-donates-countless-hours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At an age when he could be spending his days sitting in a recliner in front of the television set, David McCoy instead gives his time to help others.]]></description>
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		<title>Origin Food Group Launches A frA1 4sha Yogurt &amp; Fruit Shakes,&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STATESVILLE, N.C. Jan. 19, 2012 Origin Food Group, LLC will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 25 at 4:15 p.m. at its new facility in Iredell County where it will produce its new and innovative line of healthy food products, beginning with frsh ...]]></description>
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		<title>Origin Food Group Launches A frA1 4sha Yogurt &amp; Fruit Shakes,&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STATESVILLE, N.C. Jan. 19, 2012 Origin Food Group, LLC will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 25 at 4:15 p.m. at its new facility in Iredell County where it will produce its new and innovative line of healthy food products, beginning with frsh ...]]></description>
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		<title>Response to e-books has been slow but steady at Iredell library</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it's hard to say when, the day is coming when books that are of the traditional bound-paper variety may be in short supply.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell Commissioners Vote Down Commuter Rail Plan</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/iredell-commissioners-vote-down-commuter-rail-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville, NC -- Iredell County commissioners have voted against a plan to expand commuter and freight rail service in the Charlotte region, possibly killing the project.]]></description>
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		<title>Student raising funds for Iredell&#8217;s Friends of the Animals</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/student-raising-funds-for-iredells-friends-of-the-animals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The efforts of a Concord eighth grader helped raise more than $5,000 for a local animal welfare organization last year, and she is hoping this year's event will exceed that total.]]></description>
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		<title>Fate of rail to Iredell unclear</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/fate-of-rail-to-iredell-unclear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iredell Board of County Commissioners is poised to vote Tuesday against a $452 million plan to provide commuter and freight rail service from southern Iredell County to Charlotte in 2017, leaving the fate of the line uncertain.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell real estate transactions: Dec. 25-31</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/14/iredell-real-estate-transactions-dec-25-31/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/14/iredell-real-estate-transactions-dec-25-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following deeds were filed in the Iredell County Register of Deeds office from Dec.]]></description>
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		<title>3-Hour Red Line Meeting Brings More Questions, Some Answers</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/13/3-hour-red-line-meeting-brings-more-questions-some-answers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cornelius Rail Task Force members Jeff Hare and Gary Knox talk before the meeting with Red Line Rail Project consultants Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Troutman OKs ordinance for wineries</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/13/troutman-oks-ordinance-for-wineries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its first meeting of 2012, the Troutman Board of Aldermen made it easier for vineyard owners to open wineries in the town.]]></description>
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		<title>Rotary Club of Statesville inducts new member</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Combs, senior accountant with Red Bull Racing, Inc., was inducted as a new member of the Rotary Club of Statesville by President Julia Wilson and sponsor C.J. Sudman on Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>Rotary Club of Statesville inducts new member</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Combs, senior accountant with Red Bull Racing, Inc., was inducted as a new member of the Rotary Club of Statesville by President Julia Wilson and sponsor C.J. Sudman on Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>Two men accused of stealing hunting equipment</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/two-men-accused-of-stealing-hunting-equipment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND, N.C. Police are still trying to find one of two men after the pair allegedly stole a tree stand and a deer feeder from a home near Statesville recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Two men accused of stealing hunting equipment</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/two-men-accused-of-stealing-hunting-equipment-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND, N.C. Police are still trying to find one of two men after the pair allegedly stole a tree stand and a deer feeder from a home near Statesville recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Relay for Life sets high goal for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["In the last three years, I've lost three family members from cancer," said Relay for Life Chair Delayne Whitaker.]]></description>
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		<title>Relay for Life sets high goal for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["In the last three years, I've lost three family members from cancer," said Relay for Life Chair Delayne Whitaker.]]></description>
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		<title>Historic home possibly Iredell&#8217;s oldest residence</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/historic-home-possibly-iredells-oldest-residence-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-three years ago, Barbara Davidson walked upstairs and looked out across Lake Norman from the second floor window of a historic home she and her husband, Jim, were thinking of buying.]]></description>
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		<title>Historic home possibly Iredell&#8217;s oldest residence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-three years ago, Barbara Davidson walked upstairs and looked out across Lake Norman from the second floor window of a historic home she and her husband, Jim, were thinking of buying.]]></description>
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		<title>Drug probe lands Statesville man in jail</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/11/drug-probe-lands-statesville-man-in-jail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deleon Andonte Watts, 36, of Central Avenue, Statesville, was arrested on possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine, maintaining a dwelling/vehicle to keep/sell controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.]]></description>
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		<title>Drug probe lands Statesville man in jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deleon Andonte Watts, 36, of Central Avenue, Statesville, was arrested on possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine, maintaining a dwelling/vehicle to keep/sell controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.]]></description>
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		<title>Targeting unfair policies drives McCall to seek insurance post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 33 years of experience in the insurance field, Republican James McCall is confident that he has what it takes to be North Carolina Insurance Commissioner.]]></description>
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		<title>Targeting unfair policies drives McCall to seek insurance post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 33 years of experience in the insurance field, Republican James McCall is confident that he has what it takes to be North Carolina Insurance Commissioner.]]></description>
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		<title>Business owners could face higher tax rate to fund proposed Red Line rail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County Commissioners got a look at the business and finance plan for the proposed Red Line Regional Rail line.]]></description>
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		<title>I-SS board members will seek re-election</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are three Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education districts up for re-election in November and all three will have incumbents seeking office.]]></description>
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		<title>Stolen checks lead to charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 21, Detective Sgt. Scott Maple of the Iredell County Sheriff's Office Economic Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the theft of checks from a residence.]]></description>
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		<title>Stolen checks lead to charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 21, Detective Sgt. Scott Maple of the Iredell County Sheriff's Office Economic Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the theft of checks from a residence.]]></description>
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		<title>Solid Waste Department collects clothes for Iredell organizations</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/10/solid-waste-department-collects-clothes-for-iredell-organizations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ginger Long and Ben Stikeleather, both employees with Iredell County Solid Waste, and Detective Sgt.]]></description>
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		<title>Sex offender arrested, charged with being on school campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A registered sex offender was arrested after his ankle bracelet showed he was on the Mitchell Community College main campus, the Iredell County Sheriff's Office reported.]]></description>
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		<title>Scholarship available for North Iredell grads, students</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paris Rhyne, granddaughter of Tom and Alice Nantz Benfied of Statesville, won the Catawba County Spelling Bee on Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>Scholarship available for North Iredell grads, students</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paris Rhyne, granddaughter of Tom and Alice Nantz Benfied of Statesville, won the Catawba County Spelling Bee on Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>Troubled veteran had just returned from Iraq, worried about job</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army National Guard Sgt. William Miller's death is the latest in a string of troubles by veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with law enforcement authorities in North Carolina.]]></description>
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		<title>Special Treasures provides opportunity for Iredell&#8217;s foster children</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/10/special-treasures-provides-opportunity-for-iredells-foster-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special Treasures lead associate Britany Baldwin helps get the store ready for the reopening.]]></description>
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		<title>Statesville man charged with tampering with monitoring unit</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/statesville-man-charged-with-tampering-with-monitoring-unit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Statesville man faces charges after authorities said he did not charge the batteries on a monitoring bracelet he was ordered to wear.]]></description>
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		<title>Mooresville man arrested in West Virginia</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/mooresville-man-arrested-in-west-virginia-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mooresville man wanted for more than two months for failing to report an address change as a registered sex offender has been found and arrested in West Virginia, authorities say.]]></description>
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		<title>Mooresville man arrested in West Virginia</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/mooresville-man-arrested-in-west-virginia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mooresville man wanted for more than two months for failing to report an address change as a registered sex offender has been found and arrested in West Virginia, authorities say.]]></description>
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		<title>Troopers Release Name Of Man Killed By Highway Patrol</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County officials have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers after they say he fired at officers.]]></description>
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		<title>Troopers Release Name Of Man Killed By Highway Patrol</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County officials have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers after they say he fired at officers.]]></description>
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		<title>State and local briefs for Jan. 9</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/state-and-local-briefs-for-jan-9-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One Winston-Salem driver has died of injuries he suffered in a recent crash, and the other driver was put in the Forsyth County Jail on $30,000 bond, city police said Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>State and local briefs for Jan. 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One Winston-Salem driver has died of injuries he suffered in a recent crash, and the other driver was put in the Forsyth County Jail on $30,000 bond, city police said Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Academy aims to educate public about workings of SPD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville Police Chief Tom Anderson said one of his goals in 2012 is to help the officers and the public learn more about each other through a series of initiatives, such as expanding the Neighborhood Watch program and encouraging officers to interac...]]></description>
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		<title>Officers return fire at Iredell home, department says, killing armed man</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A suspect in a hit-and-run was fatally shot overnight after authorities said he opened fire on N.C. Highway Patrol troopers and an Iredell County Sheriff&#x92;s deputy.]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina Crews Contain Fire at Old Textile Mill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large air conditioning unit on top of a former textile mill in Turnersburg caught fire Thursday evening, sending flames several feet into the air before it was brought under control.]]></description>
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		<title>PetSmart, Michaels slated for Statesville</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two leases filed with the Iredell County Register of Deeds this week confirm that arts and crafts retailer Michaels and pet-supply retailer PetSmart are on their way to Statesville.]]></description>
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		<title>Police hunting for unique item after Mooresville theft</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Sheriff Phil Redmond, police are trying to find the custom-decorated 2011 Suzuki Hayabusa bike that was taken from a home in the southern part of Iredell County.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioner&#8217;s plan would require voters to OK biggest expenditures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mooresville Commissioner Rhett Dusenbury surprised fellow town board members Tuesday by proposing what he called a "Taxpayer Debt Protection Policy" that would require voters to approve town expenditures of $5 million and over.]]></description>
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		<title>Cornelius rail task force has a lot of question for Red Line leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before members of the Cornelius Rail Task Force can get to work, they have a list of about 50 questions that need to be answered by the Red Line Railway project consultants.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell unemployment rate ticks down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of jobless workers in Iredell County dropped below 8,000 for the first time in nearly three years in November.]]></description>
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		<title>New I-SS district lines approved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell-Statesville Schools lost its only majority minority board district when new voting district lines were approved during the board of education's Committee of the Whole meeting Monday.]]></description>
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		<title>These bikers do more than just hit the highway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a group, motorcyclists tend to have a bad reputation. But an Iredell County organization seeks to dispel those negative notions.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell teen charged with rape</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/03/iredell-teen-charged-with-rape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old Iredell County man has been charged with statutory rape, following a three-month investigation, the sheriff's office says.]]></description>
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		<title>A new year a and a look at the old</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/03/a-new-year-a-and-a-look-at-the-old/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's 2012, and the economy and state/national elections promise to soak up the bulk of newspaper ink this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Toy drive put smiles on 3,005 faces</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County's Toys for Tots 2011 campaign was a big success, says an exhausted coordinator Vivian Meletis of Mooresville.]]></description>
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		<title>Statesville men charged after marijuana found in car</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Statesville men face drug charges after authorities say they found three pounds of marijuana in a car during a traffic stop.]]></description>
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		<title>Statesville men charged after marijuana found in car</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Statesville men face drug charges after authorities say they found three pounds of marijuana in a car during a traffic stop.]]></description>
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		<title>Statesville could play part in debate over voter IDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville will almost certainly be a place - or rather, case - that is talked about in some detail among North Carolina lawmakers if the General Assembly takes up the matter of voter identification legislation in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Statesville could play part in debate over voter IDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville will almost certainly be a place - or rather, case - that is talked about in some detail among North Carolina lawmakers if the General Assembly takes up the matter of voter identification legislation in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Local economic officials say outlook brighter for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville Regional Development Business Expansion and Retention Director John Marek said every economist he has spoken to in the past indicated recovery would be slow moving.]]></description>
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		<title>Local economic officials say outlook brighter for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville Regional Development Business Expansion and Retention Director John Marek said every economist he has spoken to in the past indicated recovery would be slow moving.]]></description>
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		<title>Local economic officials say outlook brighter for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville Regional Development Business Expansion and Retention Director John Marek said every economist he has spoken to in the past indicated recovery would be slow moving.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville Regional Development Business Expansion and Retention Director John Marek said every economist he has spoken to in the past indicated recovery would be slow moving.]]></description>
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		<title>Troutman trailer seller hit twice by thieves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lone suspect or more likely group of thieves stole four trailers from the lot of a Troutman-area retailer late Wednesday or early Thursday morning.]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell vote could derail Red Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County Commissioners have tentatively scheduled a vote on the Red Line Regional Rail Project for mid-January, but if Chairman Stephen Johnson had his way, he would derail the plan immediately.]]></description>
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