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Published: May 9, 2008
Storms cause power outages in 3 counties
Several funnel clouds in Surry County and Patrick County, Va., were reported last night to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., as a line of thunderstorms rolled through Northwest North Carolina and southern Virginia.
No damage or injuries were reported, said Tony Wils, a meteorologist with the weather service. Authorities in Surry said that several trees had fallen there.
The weather service indicated that the storms were capable of producing nickel-size hail and winds in excess of 60 mph.
Duke Energy Corp. reported 28,039 power outages in North Carolina at 11:15 p.m., including 37 in Wilkes County, 75 in Yadkin, 33 in Surry, 15 in Stokes and 13,968 in Forsyth.
NCSA name change gets approval from committee
The N.C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem has moved another step closer to getting a "U" in front of its name.
The UNC board of governors' committee on university governance voted unanimously yesterday to recommend changing the school's name to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The full board will consider the matter today. If it approves the name change, the General Assembly will consider it. The board of governors will meet at 9 a.m. in the Spangler Center in Chapel Hill.
Wilkes family recognized for conservation efforts
WILKESBORO -- A Wilkes County family has been named the 2008 Outstanding Conservation Farm Family for North Carolina.
The N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts will honor the Dwayne and Alan Sidden family at a ceremony today at the farm. Scheduled to attend are Bill Ross, the secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Nature Resources, and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.
The Sidden family has operated its farm since the early 1900s. The farm sits on 151 acres of rolling pasture and hay land in Wilkesboro. The Siddens raise about 50 cattle and 122,500 chickens, and manage about 70 acres of forest land.
The Siddens have had a conservation plan since 1975 and earned the award for numerous conservation practices, including rotational grazing, nutrient and pest-management programs, and construction of a 4,900-foot-long fence that protects a stream.
Man robs Wilco station on Sprague Street
A man robbed the Wilco gas station on Sprague Street Wednesday night, Winston-Salem police said.
Just after 10:30, the man walked into the station, grabbed an item and went to pay for it. When the clerk opened the cash register, the man pulled out a gun and demanded money, police said.
The robber was described as black, in his mid-20s, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 180 pounds, with dreadlocks. He wore blue jeans, tan boots, a black hooded sweatshirt and a black baseball cap.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 727-2800.
Tractor-trailer wreck closes eastbound I-40
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 were closed for several hours yesterday at U.S. 52 in Forsyth County because of an overturned tractor-trailer, Winston-Salem police said.
The wreck occurred about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday when a truck overturned as the driver tried to take the ramp from U.S. 52 to I-40.
"His load tipped over, and he lost it," police Sgt. Howard Brown said. The truck appeared to be carrying some type of bedding materials.
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The Downtown Summer Music Series will begin on Thursday. Ed Bumgardner talks to some of the organizers of the Downtown Jazz lineup, in which a form of music known as "smooth jazz" will play a more prominent role this year.
Thursday's relish stories will appear in the Entertainment section.
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