Record #:

19441

Author(s):

Coleman, Vernal

Abstract:

Bryan Collins won the Wake County Superior Court judgeship over incumbent Abe Jones. Collins was elected by a narrow margin 51-48. Jones leaves the court after two terms as Superior Court judge.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 46, Nov 2012, p6-7, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wake County--Politics and government; North Carolina. Superior Court--Judges

Record #:

19442

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

Chapel Hill councilwoman Penny Rich will resign in late November or early December leaving just two women representing Chapel Hill. The position will officially open in January 2013 and two individuals have already expressed interest; George Cianciolo, a Duke University associate research professor; and Maria Plame, a former teacher and state Board of Education member.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 41, Oct 2012, p12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chapel Hill--Officials and employees; City government--Women

Record #:

22017

Author(s):

Sorg, Lisa

Abstract:

The authors summarize some of the outrageous things that happened in the state during 2013. There were many bitter political, social, and economic divides throughout the state; for example, the sale of Hofmann Forest, the athletic scandal at UNC, a law to allow carry-conceal weapons in places including restaurants and parks, legalizing fracking and drilling, and Moral Mondays at the NC Legislature.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 30 Issue 52, Dec 2013, p6-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Moral Monday (Protest Movement); Conceal-carry gun permits; Hofman Forest (Onslow County)

Record #:

25577

Author(s):

Jacobs, Barry

Abstract:

Located in Northeastern North Carolina, the Dismal Swamp was first noted on a 1647 map as “Terra Bassa” (low land). One of the largest swamps in the United States, it has been reduced to less than one-third the 1.4 million acres it covered when first discovered. The swamp isolated the region from major arteries of trade. In 1790, the legislature agree to dig the 22-mile-long Dismal Swamp Canal to create a commerce highway between Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound. The Dismal Swamp Canal, which is the oldest artificial waterway in the nation, now serves as an alternate route along the Intracoastal Waterway, utilized mostly by private boaters.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 1 Issue 3, May 13-26 1983, p1,5,7, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.); Dismal Swamp Canal (N.C. and Va.); North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

25578

Author(s):

Jacobs, Barry

Abstract:

Rocky Mount native Walter “Buck” Leonard played for the Negro National League during the time when blacks were not welcomed in the big leagues. He spent his career in Pittsburgh with the Homestead Grays, winning nine straight pennants from 1937-45. In 1972, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 1 Issue 3, May 13-26 1983, p9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Segregation; African American baseball players--Rocky Mount; Leonard, Walter, 1907-1997

Record #:

25579

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

Located southeast of Morganton, the Western Correctional Center is known to insiders as “The High Rise.” Considered North Carolina’s most secure prison for 14-to 18-year-olds, the 16-story fortress houses teenagers who are too young for adult jail or too old for juvenile school.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 5, March 16-29 1984, p1, 12-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western; Burke County; Prison system--North Carolina; Rehabilitation; Juvenile detention centers

Record #:

25580

Author(s):

Chase, Nan K.

Abstract:

For many residents in Sparta, the new Hardee’s is not just a fast food restaurant but a beacon of economic hope. The town’s unemployment is low, but so are the wages. The county’s per-capita income is ranked 74th among North Carolina’s 100 counties.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 6, March30-April 2 1984, p, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.; Hardee's Inc.; Fast food restaurants--Economic aspects; Alleghany County--Economic conditions

Record #:

25581

Author(s):

Simpson, Bland

Abstract:

For the first time since the 1830s, the leaders of the 55,000-member Cherokee Nation and the 9,000-member Eastern Band of Cherokees met in joint council at Red Clay, TN. The divided people gathered to petition Congress, get the business world to notice their resources of land and labor, make friends, and make peace with the past.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 7, April 13-26 1984, p1, 14-15, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Record #:

25582

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

As part of an ongoing investigation into North Carolina’s juvenile justice system, THE INDEPENDENT interviews a variety of criminal justice experts including corrections officials, court counselors, lawyers, and psychologists. They all agree that North Carolina has come a long way in finding ways to give delinquent youths a chance to turn their lives around. Still, the state has a long way to go.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 7, April 13-26 1984, p1, 8-9, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Juvenile detention centers; Rehabilitation

Record #:

25583

Author(s):

Rogoff, Leonard

Abstract:

“Vietnam: Reflexes and Reflections” a national art exhibit makes a stop in Burlington. This traveling exhibit includes works from North Carolina Vietnam veteran artists.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 7, April 13-26 1984, p17, 26, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Alamance County; Art therapy; Art--North Carolina; Veterans

Record #:

25584

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

In the longest criminal civil-rights trial in U.S. history, nine Klan-Nazi defendants were acquitted on charges stemming from the 1979 anti-Klan rally in Greensboro. There are four contributing factors that led to the not-guilty verdicts including a conservative interpretation of the federal civil-rights statues, the defense casted the victims as revolutionaries, jury selection did not reflect a cross-section of the community, and defense and prosecution contrasted in experience and style.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 8, April 27-May 10 1984, p3, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Riots--Greensboro; Ku Klux Klan; Communist Workers Party (U.S.)

Record #:

25585

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

In 1982, Chicken sales grosses $422 million in North Carolina. But many of the state’s 2,200 growers reaped incomes that averaged less than the minimum wage. A the same time, state agricultural officials say the poultry industry is good for the state, which is now the nation’s fourth largest producer of broiler chickens.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 9, May 11-24 1984, p1, 6-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Agriculture; Chickens; Perdue Farms, Inc.; Poultry industry

Record #:

25586

Author(s):

Buchanan, Millie

Abstract:

Located in Western North Carolina, Bee Tree Cover is listed as one of the 400 worst hazardous waste sites in the nation. Since 1951, the 1,200-acre area is used as a disposal site by four different industries, most recently by Chemtronics, Inc. The groundwater is contaminated with at least 82 chemicals known to be dangerous to human health.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 9, May 11-24 1984, p3, 8, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western; Groundwater--North Carolina; North Carolina--Swannanoa River Valley

Record #:

25587

Author(s):

Morris, Ann

Abstract:

Located in Iredell County, Mooresville was built nearly a century ago around a textile mill. But during the past two years 800 people have lost their textile jobs because of plant closings or permanent layoffs. Textiles have been one of the big three industries in North Carolina. But in 1982, the state had more plant closings than any other state. Inexpensive foreign labor has made it hard for American companies to compete with imports.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 12, June 22-July 5 1984, p1, 4-5, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Iredell County--Industry; Textile industry; Piedmont--History

Record #:

25588

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

In Chatham County, a cavern deep enough for a two-story building was carved out of the giant hardwood forest. What actually goes on down there remains one of North Carolina’s best-kept secrets. Writer Dee Reid travels down the mile-long road marked “PRIVATE” to find out.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 12, June 22-July 5 1984, p3, 8, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chatham County