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<title><![CDATA[Former Panther says life is about embracing change]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[When former NFL player Mike Minter started coaching youth basketball, he took time to learn what his players were all about.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:37:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investigation of shooting death continues]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Nearly a week after Kenneth Platt died after being shot outside a western Iredell County bar, the investigation into exactly what happened is still under way.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:36:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students bring attention to plight of homeless]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/19/students-bring-attention-plight-homeless/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Collaborative College of Technology and Leadership student Spencer Waggoner sat in an unstable cardboard box that would shift when even a slight breeze came through.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:32:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SIGI looks at funding requests]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[With the first year of a state grant to combat gangs and crime winding down, partners of the Statesville-Iredell Gang Initiative (SIGI) are examining funding requests for the second year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[College students unite for Habitat build]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[College students from across the country are spending their spring vacations helping total strangers here in Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fort Dobbs leader earns state honor]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Fort Dobbs Historic Site Manager Beth Hill was recently recognized by the North Carolina Museum Council for her efforts to promote the Statesville French and Indian War fort.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:24:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commissioners back bike trail]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/18/commissioners-back-bike-trail/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In the late 1970s, the rock band Queen tried to get a two-wheel riding craze started when they released the song "Bicycle Race."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:23:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jim Staples gives back in more ways than one]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/18/jim-staples-gives-back-more-ways-one/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Jim Staples believes the idea of giving back to your community goes beyond the conventional donation or volunteer day. To him, giving back is a responsibility.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:22:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commissioners honor Williams]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/17/commissioners-honor-williams/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Perhaps for first time in Iredell County's history, the center seat at the Board of Commissioner's dais -- the seat reserved for the board's chairman -- remained unoccupied during a regular meeting Tuesday night.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:11:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Visitor's Bureau enters new era]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/17/visitors-bureau-enters-new-era/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[After filling its executive director position in February, the Statesville Convention and Visitors Bureau is turning its attention to mapping out its future.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yokefellow hopes to re-stock food pantry]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/17/yokefellow-hopes-re-stock-food-pantry/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Yokefellow Ministry of Greater Statesville is ramping up its food collection with a campaign called Fill Their Plates.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hospice honors past, looks to future]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/16/hospice-honors-past-looks-future/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County is celebrating the beginning of a new era.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Council talks building standards]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/16/council-talks-building-standards/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Minimum building standards were the main topic of discussion at the Statesville City Council's regular meeting Monday night.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:54:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foxx holds town hall on health care]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/16/foxx-holds-town-hall-health-care/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Last August, when the national health care issue was percolating, Congress members from around the country held town hall meetings.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:52:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville teen creates Christian magazine for girls]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/15/statesville-teen-creates-christian-magazine-girls/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For several years, Mary Dunlop has dreamed about finding a way to minister to other young girls and help them nurture a relationship with God. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:44:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foxx to tackle health care in city forum]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/13/foxx-tackle-health-care-city-forum/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx will host a town hall forum on health care Monday in Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man killed in crash was legally intoxicated]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As the investigation into a fatal wreck involving a sheriff's deputy continues, the N.C. Highway Patrol revealed late Thursday night that the man killed was legally intoxicated.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:54:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Williams' seat likely to remain in north]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/13/williams-seat-likely-remain-north/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[While there have been no formal discussions about who will fill Godfrey Williams' Iredell County Board of Commissioners seat on an interim basis, the Board of Elections on Friday ironed out the details of a November special election for the seat.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hospital announces staff cuts]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/12/hospitals-announce-staff-cuts/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As part of its efforts to manage cost, Iredell Memorial Hospital laid off eight workers Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NCHP releases report in fatal wreck]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/12/nchp-releases-report-fatal-wreck/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Highway Patrol concluded that a deputy involved in a fatal collision last month was traveling at about 100 mph.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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