An outdoor music festival without drugs is like a day without Orange Sunshine. But there was no sunshine for the people busted earlier this month at the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival. Police logged 125 drug- and alcohol-related charges and seized a half-pound of pot, 6 grams of cocaine, plus other prescription medications, according to sheriff’s […]
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New Hill’s the Rev. James Clanton receives enviro justice award
Jeremy M. LangeThe Rev. James Clanton All struggles have their costs, and leaders and activists often go unacknowledged for the work they do. That is why one local activist, who has received recognition for his leadership and dedication to his community, hopes that others will be inspired to remain steadfast to their causes. The Rev. […]
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Holly Springs breaks up with Western Wake Partners
The town of Holly Springs has withdrawn from the Western Wake Partners, a multi-town alliance that is building a controversial sewage treatment plant in New Hill. The town officially announced its decision Sept. 23, leaving Cary, Apex and Morrisville as the remaining partners. But Holly Springs was never a major player in the partnership, and […]
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Former immigration official Bedri Kulla sentenced to prison
Editor’s note: See the Indy‘s Sept. 22 cover story about this case. Bedri Kulla is a short, compact man with a shaved head and black-framed glasses, and at 49, not the kind of guy young, pretty Latinas whose lives are full of possibility flock to. But that didn’t stop him from tryingdesperatelyto woo a 23-year-old […]
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What rights do undocumented immigrants have when they become crime victims?
Download PDFs Bedri’s emails to the woman Affidavit, ICE Special Agent James Panos Factual Basis, USA v. Bedri Kulla Plea Agreement, USA v. Bedri Kulla Order Setting Conditions of Release, USA v. Bedri Kulla Timeline of events December 2005: The woman’s papers to visit the U.S. expire. Judge sends written order for her to be […]
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New Hill Community Association formally contests Western Wake Partners’ wastewater plant
The New Hill Community Association (NHCA) and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a Petition for Contested Case Hearing today in an attempt to stop the Western Wake Partners from building a $327 million wastewater treatment plant in the historic and primarily African-American town. petition.pdf The petition asks that a neutral third-party review the […]
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Dumping on New Hill
Inside the sanctuary of the 100-year-old New Hill First Baptist Church, the plush red carpet is so smooth you can see the tracks of the vacuum cleaner that ran across the floor the day before. Sun shines through stained-glass windows where families and friends join hands across oak pews. A youth choir sings accompanied by […]
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Animal welfare and the 2010 legislative session
For animals, the 2010 legislative session was good and bad. Good in that penalties for animal cruelty were increased, but bad in that puppy mill operators remain unregulated. On June 24, Gov. Beverly Perdue signed the anti-cruelty bill (S 254) into law. Susie’s Law, as it is known, increases the penalty for “maliciously” killing or […]
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Grace periods end for anti-tethering ordinances
Anti-tethering ordinances Tethering means tying out or fastening a dog outdoors on a rope, chain or other type of line. This does not include tying out or fastening a dog outdoors on an attended leash. Attended leash means that the tethered dog is in visual range of the responsible party, and the responsible party is […]
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Permit Issued for controversial Western Wake sewage plant
After five years of fighting the placement and construction of a wastewater treatment plant within their town’s historic district, the New Hill Community has received a setback. Yesterday the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ district commander Col. Jefferson M. Ryscavage issued the Corp’s Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD gives the Western Wake Partners the […]