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<title><![CDATA[Cockman family to perform]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/cockman-family-perform/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mooresville Concerts will be presenting The Cockman Family Bluegrass Gospel Group Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, performing a bluegrass gospel style.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Informative workshops planned]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/workshops-planned/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mt. Carmel Young Adults will sponsor an informative workshop on Jan. 10 beginning at 2 p.m. The workshops will be on the campus of CVCC, Alexander location across from Wal-Mart.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:49:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[United Way receives Fed funds]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/united-way-receives-fed-funds/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County's unemployment rate has skyrocketed during the past 18 months, leaving 6,702 people out of work.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Single parenting study]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/05/single-parenting-study/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A new study for single parents entitled, "Parenting On Your Own" will be held every Sunday beginning Jan. 11 until Feb. 22 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Davidson United Methodist Congregational Care House, 233 S. Main St., Davidson. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hope for return of fallen Korean War veterans]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/04/hope-return-fallen-korean-war-veterans/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/04/hope-return-fallen-korean-war-veterans/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[At this time of year we think of our men and women serving overseas or at posts in America distant from their families. For literally thousands of Americans, a loved one has now been absent for more than 50 Christmases.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge Taylor receives Long Leaf Pine distinction]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/01/judge-taylor-receives-long-leaf-pine-distinction/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Judge Kimberly S. Taylor, the first female judge in the state's 22nd Judicial District, was awarded the highest civilian honor that can be granted in the state of North Carolina, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville native named to top ranks in FAA]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/statesville-native-named-top-ranks-faa/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced the selection of Statesville native Mamie Whiteside Mallory to the Senior Executive Service ranks, which is the highest rank in the federal government for civil employees.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:15:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ring in the new year with local New Years events]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/new-years-eve-events-statesville/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[New Years Eve Events]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:51:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell's Mason wins CAREGiver award]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/30/iredells-mason-wins-caregiver-award/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Home Instead Senior Care has announced its annual prestigious CAREGiver of the Year Award. 

This year's winner is Iredell County native Kay Mason. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lonely Children's Fund within $600 of goal]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/30/lonely-childrens-fund-within-600-goal/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/30/lonely-childrens-fund-within-600-goal/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Donations to the Lonely Children's Fund have eclipsed $29,400, leaving it within $600 of this year's goal.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Life's embarrassments lurk every step of the way]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/28/lifes-embarrassments-lurk-every-step-way/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/28/lifes-embarrassments-lurk-every-step-way/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[When my son was young he was embarrassed when I wore my raincoat with him in public. He had no reasonable explanation he could give me. He would walk major strides in front of me. It could have, perhaps, been too loud and swishy, which would draw attention to the fact that he was with someone and, oh no, it looks like he's with his mother and oh, heavens, she's wearing a raincoat]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Darshana Hall Plantation is worth a visit]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/28/darshana-hall-plantation-worth-visit/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County is fortunate in having a number of antebellum buildings. Some of them, including a pre-Revolutionary War building, can be found at Darshana Hall Plantation, situated on Triplett Road off the Salisbury Highway in the Elmwood community. Darshana Hall is open to the public by appointment.
Among the buildings is a two-story brick structure believed to have been built by John McElwarth in 1753. McElwarth was a magistrate of western Rowan County, of which Iredell was a part until 1788. The two-story, four-room structure is among the oldest homeplaces still standing in the county, and is believed to be the oldest made of brick.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Keystone Club delivers gift of song to seniors]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/24/keystone-club-delivers-gift-song-seniors/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/24/keystone-club-delivers-gift-song-seniors/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont brought holiday cheer and joy to the elderly on Tuesday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Council on Aging meals program changes for holiday]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/23/council-aging-meals-program-changes-holiday/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Council on Aging meals program schedule will be changed this week because of the Christmas holiday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Extraordinary phenomenon' at Chimney Rock]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/21/extraordinary-phenomenon-chimney-rock/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Some readers will remember the fictional newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin, on the old TV show "The Night Stalker." Kolchak had a penchant for stumbling across stories involving the bizarre and the supernatural. I felt like Kolchak when writing this column. Read it, and you'll understand.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An unexpected guest home for Christmas]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/21/unexpected-guest-home-christmas/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/21/unexpected-guest-home-christmas/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[It had been a bittersweet holiday some 14 years ago. I could not help feeling a sense of sadness on this day of celebration. With the exception of my father, all of my family was there.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville HOG donates to charities]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/statesville-hog-donates-charities/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/statesville-hog-donates-charities/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[For members of the Statesville Harley Owners Group, participating in regular poker runs offers another chance to hit the open road.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Salvation Army recognizes Joe Plyler for service]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/17/salvation-army-recognizes-joe-plyler-service/lifestyles/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/17/salvation-army-recognizes-joe-plyler-service/lifestyles/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Joe Plyler is well known throughout the Statesville community for more than just being the owner of Plyler's Clothing and Formal Wear downtown.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Salvation Army donations down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/17/salvation-army-donations-down/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With bells ringing at 51 kettle sites across Iredell County, it's difficult to miss the Salvation Army's biggest fundraiser of the year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity Women Build update]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/16/habitat-humanity-women-build-update/lifestyles/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity Women Build update.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:04:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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