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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[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[County won't have to rely on reserves as anticipated]]></title>

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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[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[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[Writers hope to capture history of black communities]]></title>

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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[DSS lacks crisis funds]]></title>

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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[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[Montessori Middle students deliver on food drive]]></title>

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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[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[Voters head to polls today]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/03/voters-head-polls-today/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There is just no explaining voters.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Council delays vote to condemn home]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Statesville City Council decided at Monday night's regular meeting to table a matter involving the condemnation of a dilapidated historic house in which a man still lives.
City Planning Director David Currier recommended delaying the second reading of a condemnation resolution for the house at 621 W. Sharpe St.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell man killed in weekend crash]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/03/iredell-man-killed-weekend-crash/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County resident Jonathan E. Fultz died of injuries sustained from a single vehicle wreck in Rowan County on Saturday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three sisters renew wedding vows in honor of parents]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Sisters Sandra Blalock, Deborah Hinton and Teresa Charles plan to honor their parents, Darthula and James R. Clower, in a special way this weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville 101 offers up close look at local government]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/02/statesville-101-offers-close-look-local-government/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[At tonight's City Council meeting, we will graduate our second class of Statesville 101, a local government education program for Statesville citizens sponsored by the City of Statesville.
If you really want to know how a local government operates and wish that the public schools covered this in civics class, then this is the class for you.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRA helps disabled shooters find their mark]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/01/nra-helps-disabled-shooters-find-their-mark/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Chuck Badger stared down the sight of his air rifle, taking aim at the target placed about 30 feet in front of him inside Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2031.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key position filled in city's crime fight]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/01/key-position-filled-citys-crime-fight/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[One of the most vital cogs in a new initiative to fight crime is now in place.
The community coordinator position was deemed the key to making the Statesville-Iredell Gang Initiative (SIGI) viable.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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