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Two New Albany Men Arrested for Aggravated Assault out of Georgia |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:00 |
On Wednesday, July 15 at approximately 3:45 p.m., detectives and troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg arrested Sly D. Norman, 30, of 2402 East Market Street in New Albany. Sly D. Norman was being sought by authorities from Sumter County in the State of Georgia. Sly D. Norman had an arrest warrant issued for his arrest out of Sumter County Georgia for Aggravated Assault. The warrant stated Sly D. Norman committed the crime of Aggravated Assault with the Intent to Rob with an AK-47/SKS Rifle. The incident allegedly took place at Old Stage Road near the County Line of Macon in Sumter County, Georgia. Detectives from the Indiana State Police received a tip that Sly Norman was in the New Albany area today and began surveillance in and around New Albany trying to locate him. Detectives tracked him to 2402 East Market Street in New Albany where he was taken into custody. He was incarcerated in the Floyd County Jail awaiting extradition back to the State of Georgia. He was also charged with Possession of Marijuana under Thirty Grams for suspected Marijuana that was located in the residence at the time he was taken into custody.
Chazaray M. Jones, Sly D. Norman's alleged accomplice, was arrested Friday, July 17 after turning himself in to detectives from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg at the City/County Building in New Albany. He was incarcerated in the Floyd County Jail awaiting extradition back to the State of Georgia.
Troopers are still attempting to locate the rifle allegedly used in the Aggravated Assault in Sumter County, Georgia. Anyone with information on where this weapon could be hidden is urged to contact the Indiana State Police at 1-800-872-6743 or 812-246-2509.
Anyone wanting further information on the incident of the alleged Aggravated Assault that occurred in Georgia should contact the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department at 1-229-928-4631.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department and the New Albany City Police Department assisted in this investigation. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 07:50 |
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Dollar General coming soon to Pekin |
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:00 |
Pekin residents will soon have a new place to shop. A Dollar General store is currently being constructed at 424 East State Road 60. The store will have 9,014 total square feet, and will employ approximately six to ten people, depending on the need. In this current down turned economy, these new job openings will be a much welcomed addition to Pekin families.
The store itself will feature a new layout which will make shopping easier for customers. Highlights of this store will include, more convenient cash register locations away from the main entryway, seasonal products featured in the center of the store, coolers in the front of the store plus more visible department signage inside.
Dollar General offers customers brands and products used most, such as health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, housewares, stationary, seasonal goods, basic clothing, packaged food products, refrigerated foods and frozen foods. The majority of products sold in the store are $10 or less, with nearly 25% of products priced at $1 or less.
This will be the first Dollar General store to serve Pekin and the second in Washington County. Dollar General currently has 320 stores in Indiana.
Dollar General also supports literacy and education, having founded the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. At the cash register of every Dollar General store, customers interested in learning how to read, speak English or get their GED may pick up a brochure with a postage-paid reply card that they can mail in for referral to a local organization which offers free literacy services.
At this time an exact date of the grand opening is not known, but construction should be completed by January of 2010. Temple and Temple Excavating & Paving, Inc. is handling the construction. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 12:23 |
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St. Mary’s of Navilleton hosts annual church picnic |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:00 |
Since 1906 St. Mary’s of Navilleton (near Galena) has hosted their annual church picnic, and this year’s version was held Sunday (July 19) at the church grounds, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Things have changed over the years, such as the games and booths, but the dinner still has chicken, as well as all of the usual foods you would associate with a picnic.
This year, a large area was set aside for corn hole to be played, as this is one of the more popular games at church picnics and similar events.
If you weren’t interested in corn hole, you could play bingo, and hopefully win some cash.
A number of drawings for cash were also available, for those who bought tickets for those drawings.
And of course, there were the usual standbys, such as the cake wheel, and a plant wheel. At the wheel games, participants would put down a dime on a number on a board, and someone would spin a large wheel. If a lucky individual had the correct number, they won one of the prizes in that booth.
There were also plenty of games for children, and this included face painting, one of the more popular booths at the picnic. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 07:53 |
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Local schools award spring sports team awards |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:00 |
Several local high school athletic teams have awarded spring sports team awards at their respective banquets. We report here the information we have been given, and some teams have yet to report.
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Lanesville -
The winner of the RBI Award is Kelly Zollman. This is for the most runs batted in from a player. The other awards are: Defensive-Faith Johnston, Most Improved Player-Kayla Smith, Offense Award-Erin Dorgay, Pitching Award-Ashley Schoen, and Outstanding Underclassman-Amber Parsons.
Lanesville coach Bill Krammes said, “We have a lot of kids coming back, so next year should still be pretty good. We got better from the beginning to the end.”
North Harrison -
The Lady Cats’ varsity awards were: Mental Attitude-Alyssa McAfee, Slugger-Sasha Grangier, Pitching-Mary Robertson, Rookie of the Year-Amber Longest, Defensive-Sasha Grangier, Offensive-Kayla Lambert, Most Valuable Player-Kayla Lambert.
The junior varsity awards for the Lady Cats were: Pitching-Bailee Sanders, Defensive-Brittany Sanders, Offensive-Miranda Whelan, and Most Improved Player-Shana Rhoads.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 07:55 |
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