A third man has been charged in connection with a robbery of over $100,000 from a barber in Grimesland, North Carolina. Two other men had previously been arrested for the crime in November and large sums of cash and weapons had been recovered. Local Relay for Life fundraising events are facing challenges from economic pressures and natural disasters, but organizers hope highlighting achievements like being in the top three nationwide for per capita fundraising will encourage continued community support.

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From page one
Third suspect gets cut relay of organizations like the
American Red Cross, can
which offers cancer pa-
tients and their caregivers
everyone, when you let
them know, they don’t
short for barber theft Continued from B
vice president for Relay for
indirectly deal a blow to
Relay.
Farmville held its 2011
a free, temporary place to
stay when they are being
treated for cancer away
have too much of a prob-
lem donating.”
The university is
Life, wrote in his “State Relay for Life just weeks from home. Greenville’s scheduled to recognize
The Daily Reflector the haircut. of Relay” report. “But our after areas of the com- McConnell-Raab Hope Relay for Life participants
Detectives discovered revenue total, while at an munity were damaged Lodge is the only facility for their national ranking
A third man has been Daniels took $90,000 from impressive $400 + million by tornadoes. The May of its kind in the state. prior to this year’s April
charged in connection to a location where it had (gross), remains flat.” 6 Relay had 130 partici- “(Relay volunteers) need 14 Relay event in hopes
a high-dollar theft in No- been hidden by Vick and The pressure to raise the pants, fewer than half the to see how their money of spurring participants
vember from a Grimesland Page, said Christy Wallace, bar is felt at the local level number the event had the affects those individuals in on toward this year’s
barber, according to the Pitt spokeswoman for the sher- as well. Paula T. Loftin, previous year. Fundraising the community,” Wilkie $115,000 goal.
County Sheriff’s Office. iff’s office. who raised nearly $9,000 totals were down by more said. “That’s just a huge The goal for the Pitt
Darryl Wayne Dan- Between $100,000 and in 2010 as “Team of One,” than $20,000 from 2010. example that’s right here County Relay is $330,000.
iels, 45, 211 Beth Drive, $200,000 cash was stolen begins fundraising in Sep- Neighboring Greene in our community.” Attaining that would be
Greenville, surrendered from the home in addition tember to try to meet her County, which suffered At ECU, Kyla Reece, a big encouragement for
to authorities this week at to three Taurus .357-cali- goal by the April event. extensive damage in the a senior nursing major volunteers, Wilkie said,
the Pitt County Detention ber revolvers, according to “I think the economic April tornadoes, was from Kannapolis, helps much like the news of the
Center after an indict- reports. pressure has set in,” she forced to scale back its Re- to spread the message national awards.
ment for felony possession Wallace said one of the said. “Some sponsors have lay and postpone it until of the American Cancer “When you get an
of stolen goods and prop- suspects claimed he spent had to scale back.” October. Society and Relay. Her award like this, to be able
erty. a large sum on drugs and Loftin, whose father “It’s hard,” Wilkie said. efforts are paying off. to share that with them
The charge is in connec- prostitutes. died from cancer 14 years “It’s harder for them to see ECU’s Relay, launched in and say, ‘Guys look what
tion with the Nov. 16 rob- About $47,000 and two ago, remembers being that we’re there every day, 2008, had 1,500 par- you did. Look what an
bery at the home of Lin- of the handguns were re- moved to tears the first not just during times of ticipants last year. The impact you made,’ I think
wood E. Baker, 5532 N.C. covered during the arrests time the county Relay fell disaster. nearly 90 teams taking that’s pretty exciting,” she
33 East in Grimesland. A of Vick and Page, and an- short of the fundraising “But even if they’re not part increased the fund- said. “If you are in the
large amount of cash was other $19,000 was recov- goal assigned to it by the able to fund raise, our pro- raising totals by about top three nationwide per
reported stolen from Baker ered shortly after the ar- national organization. grams will still be there,” $20,000 over 2010. capita, you did something
as he cut one of the suspect’s rests in November. “We worked so hard to she said. “We’ll still be “College kids are poor right.”
hair in a shop nearby. Daniels is a bail bonds- make it happen,” she said. doing that research, and and can kind of be frugal
Joseph Vick and Jus- man, but it was unclear “It is heartbreaking when when they’re ready and with their money,” said Local relay dates are
tin Page were arrested on from information released you don’t meet your goal able, they can come and Reece, who co-chairs this April 14, ECU; April 27,
Nov. 21 and charged with by the sheriff’s office if after all that work.” continue in that fight.” year’s ECU Relay. “But I Pitt County (at South
breaking and entering and Daniel’s occupation was re- A sluggish economy is In addition to funding think when you remind Central High School); May
larceny. Deputies said Vick lated to the case. not the only hurdle facing research, Relay for Life them that it does go to a 12, Farmville (Farmville
allegedly broke into Baker’s The investigation is on- Relay for Life. Natural di- also helps pay for ser- good cause and cancer is Central High School). Visit
home while Page received going. sasters, which tax budgets vices such as Hope Lodge, something that touches www.relayforlife.org.
Pitt teacher faces sex charges Democrats scrambling after
The Daily Reflector
A former North Pitt High
learning of Perdue’s decision
The investigation of Hol-
mes began on Nov. 18, after
detectives were contacted
on Nov. 18 and resigned on
Nov. 23.
According to the sher-
School teacher was arrested by Pitt County Schools iff’s office, detectives put By GARy D. ROBERTSON crunch the numbers to see North Carolina has
Friday and charged with about an inappropriate re- out a warrant for her arrest The Associated Press if they’ve got the money, never had an incumbent
taking indecent liberties lationship between a female on Friday after two months name recognition and governor choose not to
with a student. teacher and a male student. of investigations. RALEIGH — North message to win a primary run since voters gave can-
Sarah Elizabeth Holmes, The student turned 17 Holmes is charged with Carolina’s notable Demo- that’s about 100 days away. didates the choice 35 years
22, of Mas- years old during the time one felony count of taking crats — and some less than Decisions have to be light- ago, so handicapping the
ters Lane of the relationship, accord- indecent liberties with a stu- notable — are seriously ning fast. Candidate filing race is tricky.
in Green- ing to the release. dent and was placed under a asking themselves a ques- begins Feb. 13. One candidate already
ville, sur- “We had an allegation $5,000 unsecured bond, ac- tion that was moot just “It’s two weeks from is running, a second is all
rendered to made of possible miscon- cording to the news release. a few days ago: Can I be- the filing and people had but in and at least a half-
authorities duct between a student and a Holmes graduated from come the next governor? no expectations that they dozen other Democrats
at the Pitt teacher,” Pitt County Schools East Carolina University in With Gov. Beverly Per- would be looking for a can- have said publicly they’re
County spokeswoman Heather Mayo 2011 with a concentration in due’s surprise announce- didate for governor,” Den- considering the idea. If no
holmes Detention said in November. As stan- English/English education. ment that she won’t seek a nis Wicker, the lieutenant one gets more than 40 per-
Center dard procedure, it was report- She was hired at North second term, Democratic governor from 1993 to cent of the vote in the May
about 1 p.m. Friday, accord- ed to the sheriff’s office and Pitt in August 2011, accord- elected officials, former 2001, said Friday. “I think 8 primary, the top two
ing to a news release from the the State Board of Education. ing to information from the officials and ex-candi- it caught more people off vote-getters will advance
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office. Holmes was suspended sheriff’s office. dates are scrambling to guard.” to a runoff in late June.
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