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(02/13/08 5:00am)
Marshall Ralph Brown51 died at N.C. Memorial Hospital Tuesday with a gun shot wound to the back.Police have charged William Albert Stroud27 with first-degree murder after the Tuesday afternoon shooting in the Northside neighborhood" Chapel Hill Police spokesman Lt. Kevin Gunter said.""Witnesses on the scene positively identified him as the individual who fired the shots"" Gunter said. Gunter said Stroud got into a physical confrontation with Brown in the Sykes Street and Gomains Avenue area. Officers arrived on the scene at about 1:50 p.m., when they found Brown lying on the ground.The victim succumbed to his injuries later this afternoon"" Gunter said.After the shooting, Stroud allegedly fled in a burgundy Chevrolet Cavalier. Police spotted the car minutes later and arrested him at Crest Drive, not far from the shooting.Stroud, of 222 Knolls St., is being held in Orange County Jail without bond.Investigations into the shooting still are in early stages, Gunter said. But police described the shooting as a domestic dispute and said it is not likely related to gangs or drugs.A nonfatal drive-by shooting occurred at the same intersection Aug. 22. There have been five drug arrests at the intersection so far in 2008.Kenneth Lennon, Northside Neighborhood community services police officer, said the department already has high patrols in the area.It just happens to be a hot spot for us" which we try to keep an eye on" Lennon said.A police substation opened in November 2006 at 501 Sykes St., one block from where the shooting occurred Tuesday.People can help prevent crime in Northside by constantly watching and being aware of their neighbors, said Delores Bailey, executive director of EmPOWERment Inc., a nonprofit advocacy organization whose offices are in the neighborhood.But Bailey said she believes the neighborhood, which includes many homes rented to UNC students, already is changing for the better.My immediate reaction is that it was probably something personal going on" she said. I've been around the neighborhood for a long time" and some of this seems to pop up from time to time."" This is the first deadly shooting in Chapel Hill since the July 2006 murder outside of Avalon Night Club. Earlier this year" James Imonti was killed in the Food Lion parking lot in Carrboro.Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
(02/12/08 5:00am)
A man is dead after a shooting in the Northside neighborhood at about 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.The police have one suspect in custody who witnesses at the scene identified as the shooter Chapel Hill Police spokesman Lt. Kevin Gunter said.The police will not release the name of the suspect until a charge is filed which could occur later today Gunter said.They will not identify the victim until family is contacted.Gunter said the suspect got into a physical confrontation with the victim in the Sykes Street and Gomains Avenue area and fired shots into his back.The suspect then fled in a burgundy Chevrolet Cavalier. Police arrested the suspect at Crest Street a few miles from the shooting.A non-fatal drive-by shooting occurred in the same intersection Aug. 22.Check back later for updates.Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
(02/10/08 5:00am)
More than 40 years after he delivered his famous ""I have a dream"" speech" Martin Luther King Jr.'s message about civil rights was revived Friday at a Hillsborough middle school.C.W. Stanford Middle School celebrated its first Tribute to National Freedom Day and kick off to Black History Month. The event included songs performed by the school's music groups" as well as readings of poetry written by famous black poets.""This kind of started out as a seventh grade lesson plan" but it snowballed into something bigger" said seventh grade social studies teacher Brenda Green. We never anticipated for it to be this big.""There were three guests of honor at Friday's celebration. Former NFL player Dewayne Washington and Orange County judges Beverly Scarlett and Carl Fox spoke. All attended Orange County schools.After the seventh grade chorus sang ""Lift Every Voice and Sing"" the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Washington spoke to students. Each decision you make right now is going to affect your destiny in the future"" Washington said, emphasizing the importance of making good decisions now in order to secure a successful future.To illustrate his point, Washington described the difficult task he faced as a student about to enter high school.I had to decide which high school to go to" and I wanted my dad to choose for me but I knew it was my decision to make Washington said.But I'm glad I picked the school I did because soon after" my football career took off.""Scarlett" a district court judge for Chatham and Orange counties" explained to students the importance of having a dream.""Do have a dream" she said. People will see your hard work" and your work will come to be what identifies you.""Scarlett also weighed the importance of trying to achieve a goal versus actually achieving it.""Reach for the stars" and if you fall among the clouds you will have done well" she said.Fox, a senior resident superior court judge for Orange and Chatham counties, asked students to consider the recent strides in the advancement of black people instead of just historical ones.Barack Obama is the first black candidate for president to win a primary"" he said. There are a lot of firsts still being done. There is a lot of history still being made.""Fox also challenged students to hold on to their dreams and strive to achieve their potential. He spoke of a future in which Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream could be realized.""Hopefully one day we will say that all the firsts that can be done have been done"" he said.Kendra McCauley, winner of the Martin Luther King's I have a Dream"" speech contest" read his famous speech. Students in the contest which was held before Friday's celebration were judged on voice articulation and eye contact. The speech was met with exuberant applause from the audience.As she read the speech" pictures from the civil rights movement and segregation of the 1960s were shown on a screen in the background.Seventh grade science teacher Jeff Faulkner said that the celebration was ""magnificent"" and that McCauley's reading was moving.""Kendra"" I have to say that Dr. King spoke through you today.""Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
(02/06/08 5:00am)
CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error" Tuesday's pg. 3 article ""Election spending uneven"" incorrectly identified the second-highest spender in November's Chapel Hill Town Council race. Council member Bill Strom spent $6"497.38. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.Depending on the seat the cost of a place on the Chapel Hill Town Council varies.The final year-end financial reports filed by candidates show a wide spread in the amount of money spent by each including more than $20000 by Matt Czajkowski a challenger who grabbed the last seat by a mere 60 votes.Mayor Pro Tem Jim Ward who garnered more votes than anyone else has not yet filed a report. Ward who ran for his third term" pledged early in the campaign to spend little and run on his record.""What he was able to do was extraordinary"" council member Mark Kleinschmidt said. He spent virtually no money and went to voters as an individual and went to forums.""The remaining five candidates spent sums that ranged from challenger Will Raymond's $2"062.49 to $5566.45 from incumbent Cam Hill who lost to Czajkowski.The candidates reported spending money for signs mailings and other campaign-related expenses.Several reported spending for election night festivities. Czajkowski spent almost $6000 for a party at La Residence" while council incumbents chipped in to celebrate at Crook's Corner. Challenger Penny Rich spent just more than $100 at The Franklin Hotel.The N.C. General Assembly authorized the town to implement a pilot public financing program for the 2009 election. ""This is the beginning of creating ... trust in the system"" said Kleinschmidt, who has been involved in developing the public financing program.He said the candidates' spending last year was fairly typical.One of the candidates did spend significantly more than any of the others"" Kleinschmidt added. We have to decide whether or not it is going to cost that much to run for public office.""Raymond said that Czajkowski's $20""688.42 sum ""seems like a lot"" but added that he faced four well-organized and established incumbents.""I guess he felt like he needed to get his name out there"" he said. Obviously it must have worked.""Rich said that the amount was ""outrageous"" but that she didn't think it was the only reason Czajkowski was elected.""You shouldn't have to spend that kind of money to win a race in a small town"" she said.In recent years record spending was seen in the 2001 mayoral race between Kevin Foy and Lee Pavao, who spent an average of $25,459.Chase Foster, a coordinator for N.C. Voters for Clean Elections, said public financing would encourage grassroots campaigning and level the playing field for candidates without the means to finance their own campaigns. Czajkowski loaned himself $17,750 for the campaign.There's less of a burden to keep on fundraising"" Foster said. Czajkowski said previously that he ran only because he was personally able to finance the campaign.I would never have (run) if I wasn't able and prepared to finance the whole campaign myself.""If the council approves the public financing program" candidates still could opt out from receiving public funds and raise money privately.Assistant City Editor Elisabeth Arriero contributed reporting.Contact the City Editorat citydesk@unc.edu.
(09/10/01 4:00am)
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(07/26/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Reverberations from daily conflicts in Israel have been felt around the world among people of varied religions, ages and nationalities, even here in Chapel Hill.
(07/19/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>State legislators continue to debate a bleak revenue picture this week as they try to protect the state?s superior bond rating.
(07/19/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>If local admirers get their way, a bridge that takes U.S. 15-501 over Morgan Creek will soon be named after musician James Taylor. A museum exhibit could open shortly thereafter.
(07/19/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Former UNC Professor Herman G. Baity sold most of his land to the University more than 25 years ago. Soon, the University may accomplish a Master Plan goal by breaking ground on the Baity property and making space for a new married-student housing complex.
In a wooded, park-like setting, the Baity property is located on a hill just off Mason Farm Road. It is a secluded area, featuring the Baity estate, with the Smith Center just visible through the trees.
(07/12/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Tax Loopholes Could Be Closed To Raise Money
(06/28/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Town and University officials might have finally come to a rezoning agreement that satisfies both sides.
(06/28/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The N.C. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved their $14.4 billion budget Tuesday, leaving many higher education officials worried about the future of their reserves and research money.
(06/28/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>RALEIGH - Persistence has been the name of the game for the N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, but their time seems to be running out.
(06/20/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Chapel Hill Town Council held a public hearing Monday, announcing that a protest petition submitted by Chapel Hill residents on June 13 had been considered valid and sufficient.
(06/20/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>North Carolina House of Representatives say they will not increase any taxes, yet will manage to avoid harsh cuts in the Health and Human Services Department.
House representatives have been busily meeting in subcommittees, trying to make changes to the budget the North Carolina State Senate approved and handed to them on May 31.
(06/20/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>U.S. Rep. David Price, D-4th, has become a leader among members of Congress in reforming the American voting process.
(06/13/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Orange County recently filed an appeal in the D.C. circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, declaring that a federal agency's review failed the public.
(06/13/01 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>"It's nice to be on the old home turf again," James Taylor said to a capacity crowd at Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh.