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<title><![CDATA[Violence isn't so cool for the chicken]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Recently, after paying good money to watch a movie, I walked out after 45 minutes. The film was just one sequence after another of brutal killing. No plot — just violent killing. People who write movies that sensationalize killing should have to experience what they believe to be "entertainment."
They should go to their grandmother's house and kill chickens.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville man charged in rash of vehicle break-ins]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Iredell County Sheriff's Office arrested Matthew Marek, of Statesville, in connection with a rash of vehicle break-ins on Bethesda and Treeline roads.
On Sept. 29, deputies received a call from a man who told them that an unknown male rode a bicycle to his home. The suspect asked if the resident was interested in buying a digital camera and GPS device for $100. The man offered $75 and the suspect agreed.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Two charged with attempt to sell stolen jewelry]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two people were charged and a third is being sought for trying to sell stolen jewelry at a Statesville pawn shop last week.
Kayla Renee Godfrey and Kevin Robert Pawlalzyk were each charged with possession of stolen property, attempted obtaining property by false pretense and resisting and obstructing a law enforcement officer.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Liability concerns spark removal of traffic guards at schools]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[After providing officers for traffic control at seven Iredell-Statesville Schools for a number of years, a local security company recently discontinued the practice.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[County won't have to rely on reserves as anticipated]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/07/county-wont-have-rely-reserves/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[During a special meeting Friday morning, Iredell County commissioners heard mostly good news regarding the state of the county's coffers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After recount, election result stands]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/06/after-recount-election-result-stands/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A recount of the Mooresville mayoral votes Thursday morning affirmed Chris Montgomery's election, two days after he and At-Large Commissioner candidate Rhett Dusenbury ousted two town incumbents.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Community Thanksgiving Dinner returns for a 5th year]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/06/community-thanksgiving-dinner-returns-5th-year/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Mooresville Christian Mission will host its fifth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner later this month, offering families who cannot afford the traditional meal a welcoming place to enjoy the holiday's festivities.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Writers hope to capture history of black communities]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/06/writers-hope-capture-history-black-communities/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The history of a community is often passed down generation to generation through stories and word of mouth.
The South Statesville Writers Club is hoping to capture stories from the past about South Statesville and other historically black neighborhoods throughout the city and put them down on paper.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman survives second home fire in her lifetime]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/06/woman-survives-second-home-fire-her-lifetime/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Evelyn Smith is rightfully terrified of fire.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DSS lacks crisis funds]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/06/dss-lacks-crisis-funds/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[More than two months after the Crisis Intervention Program's money ran out, the Iredell County Department of Social Services is still waiting for additional funding.
The most recent of two allocations totaling $120,994 was exhausted on Aug. 25, and DSS officials haven't received word on when its next share will come, said Program Administrator Lisa York.
"We get those funds periodically," she said. "They could come at any time."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Details for Statesville Christmas Parade announced]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/05/details-statesville-christmas-parade-announced/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Plans are being made for the Statesville 2009 Christmas Parade. Sponsored this year by the 30th Masonic District of North Carolina. It will be Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. with the line-up to begin at 1:30 p.m. The parade will follow its usual route beginning on Center Street at Bell Street and proceeding north on Center Street to Statesville Senior High School area.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:07:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Montessori Middle students deliver on food drive]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/05/montessori-middle-students-deliver-food-drive/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[On Oct. 1, the Statesville Montessori Middle School launched a canned food drive to benefit Iredell Christian Ministries. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville man charged in theft of antique engines]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A Statesville man was charged with stealing antique engines and other items during a home break-in in August.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maymead still months away from construction]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/05/maymead-still-months-away-construction/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Maymead Materials Inc. has gotten over one major hurdle in its effort to build a second asphalt plant in Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[East Iredell offers after-school clubs to students]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/05/east-iredell-offers-after-school-clubs-students/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The door to Kenitra Waddell's classroom was closed on Wednesday afternoon, the hallway outside empty and quiet.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire chief turns author at GG's open house]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/05/fire-chief-turns-author-ggs-open-house/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Statesville's fire chief will be among the guests at the annual holiday open house celebration at GG's Art, Frames, Gifts on Sunday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mooresville Christmas Parade entries due by Thursday]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/04/mooresville-christmas-parade-entries-due-thursday/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Want to march, or enter a float, in the 65th annual Mooresville Christmas Parade? The deadline is Thursday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State Oks additional Brawley widening, I-77 ramp]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/04/state-oks-additional-brawley-widening-i-77-ramp/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The State of North Carolina has awarded a $22.6 million contract to complete the widening of Brawley School Road and build an interchange at I-77, Gov. Bev Perdue announced Tuesday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commission approves funding for MCC building, new clinic for employees]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/04/commission-approves-funding-mcc-building-new-clini/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[School facility funding and revisions to Iredell County's employee benefit program dominated the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hundreds pay their respects to Abbey Tsumas]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/04/hundreds-pay-their-respects-abbey-tsumas/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Tuesday's memorial service for Abigail Grace Tsumas was a testament to the love and joy she brought to all who knew her.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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