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<title><![CDATA[Statesville's future examined now]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Statesville leaders want to determine what the city will look like in the next couple of years.
Instead of trying to find a crystal ball, political and community leaders spent some time Wednesday determining what kind of information they need to gather to revise the city's seven-year-old vision statement.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stillerman looks forward to challenge]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[After moving to Statesville in 2002, Harry Stillerman quickly immersed himself in the community, giving his time and talents freely as a volunteer.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rep. Foxx pushing bailout oversight]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/rep-foxx-pushing-bailout-oversight/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx reintroduced legislation to the newly seated 111th Congress  on Tuesday that would make it difficult for the White House to get its hands on the second half of the $700 billion in rescue funds Congress approved last year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lonely Children's Fund surpasses donation goal]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Contributions to the Lonely Children's Fund that trickled in after Christmas pushed this year's effort past the $30,000 goal.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Needle art, quilting extravaganza planned]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/needle-art-quilting-extravaganza-planned/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[If you like quilting, felting or cross-stitching, mark your calendar for the Quilting and Needle Art Extravaganza (QNAE) in Statesville. The show will be held Jan. 9-10  at the Statesville Civic Center, which is located at 300 S.Center St. You can even bring your old quilt to learn how to finish and care for it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foxx swears in to 3rd term]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/foxx-swears-3rd-term/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx took the oath of office to start her third term as the 5th District representative. She was sworn in Tuesday along with other members of the 111th Congress.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foxx reintroduces bailout legislation]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/foxx-reintroduces-bailout-legislation/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx reintroduced legislation to the newly seated 111th Congress  on Tuesday that would make it difficult for the White House to get its hands on the second half of the $700 billion in rescue funds Congress approved last year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:22:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Parker may vie for Democratic chairmanship]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/parker-may-vie-democratic-chairmanship/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Statesville attorney David Parker does not deny he is in the running for the chairmanship of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell GOP men to meet Saturday]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/iredell-gop-men-meet-saturday/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The first 2009 meeting of the Iredell Republican Men's Club will be Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Holiday Inn on Garner Bagnal Boulevard in Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Hello Statesville' keeps city informed]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/hello-statesville-keeps-city-informed/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For the past two months, most Statesville residents have been receiving automated phone calls with city information at 7 p.m. each Sunday. The calls are part of a new program called "Hello Statesville," which aims to keep citizens informed about what's going on in Statesville.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCC sees enrollment numbers surge]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/mcc-sees-enrollment-numbers-surge/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mitchell Community College has been experiencing an onslaught of students enrolling early for the upcoming spring semester.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Board member says 'moral decay' is at heart of gang issue]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/board-member-says-moral-decay-heart-gang-issue/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County Commissioner Steve Johnson has never been one to mince words about where he stands on an issue.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell County Commissioners hold first meeting of 2009]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/iredell-county-commissioners-hold-first-meeting-20/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Iredell County Board of Commissioners holds its first meeting of the new year tonight in the board chambers in the Old Courthouse building. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:20:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Good recyclers could win $100]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/good-recyclers-could-win-100/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Statesville city leaders are upping the ante in their effort to keep old newspapers, bottles, cans, milk jugs, jelly jars and other recyclable items out of the Iredell County landfill and to get people to change their habits about what they do with their refuse during the the new year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DA's staff sworn in]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/das-staff-sworn/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A few days after taking the oath as the new District Attorney for Iredell and Alexander counties, Sarah Kirkman has her staff of 10 assistant district attorneys in place.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Checkers hosting Dove House benefit]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/checkers-hosting-dove-house-benefit/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Checkers, a member of the ECHL, announce "Benefit on Ice," a fundraising evening to benefit Dove House Children's Advocacy Center. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police link three teens to robbery]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/police-link-three-teens-robbery/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two juveniles were charged and a third is being sought in connection with an armed robbery early Sunday morning.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ACE team makes arrests]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/ace-team-makes-arrests/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A concentrated effort by the Statesville Police Department, with assistance from the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, led to the arrests of nearly 30 people.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville's new $8 million recreation facility could be open in February]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/statesvilles-new-8-million-recreation-facility-cou/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The glass on the backboards is going to need some Windex and a little elbow grease, but the goals are up and the wood-floored basketball courts are lacquered and lined.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Two juveniles charged in armed robbery]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/05/two-juveniles-charged-armed-robbery/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two juveniles were charged and a third is being sought for robbing a man at gunpoint early Sunday morning.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:41:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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