Rockingham Co. school board votes against having public prayer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 1:13pm

EDEN, N.C. — The Rockingham County school board has voted against opening its public meetings with a prayer in a 7-3 vote on Monday night.

The Greensboro News & Record reported that the vote ended a month of heated discussions. Board member Leonard Pryor resigned May 1 over the issue.

Chairwoman Nell Rose, Vice Chairman Hal Griffin and board members Amanda Bell, Wayne Kirkman, Elaine McCollum, Lorie McKinney and Bob Wyatt voted against it.

“Our forefathers recognized the danger in having a government endorsing any particular religion,” Griffin said, according to the paper. “We are a government body.”

Board members Josh Austin, Ron Price and Steve Smith voted for the motion.

“There is nothing we can do without God’s support, his blessing,” Price said.

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Reidsville newspaper carrier rescues man from burning house

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 10:38pm

REIDSVILLE, N.C.–Steve Bradshaw is a former volunteer firefighter, a newspaper carrier and now a hero.

Bradshaw was nearing the end of his paper route when he saw a house on Northwest Market Street in Reidsville on fire Sunday. At first he thought the house was empty, but when he moved closer he realized someone was trapped inside.

“So I got out and I was approaching the house I heard a window come up, and I went over and told the man his house was on fire,” Bradshaw said.

Bradshaw said smoke was building up inside the home and he could tell the man was disoriented.

“I said I’m getting you. You are coming out. I got you. Then I pulled him out of the window,” Bradshaw said.

He was able to pull the man out right before flames took over the house.

“You hate to see that situation, but I was glad to be there,” he lamented.

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Deputies: Armed home invasion suspects locked victim in bathroom

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 10:53am

STONEVILLE, N.C. — Deputies are searching for two suspects who reportedly held a woman at gunpoint and locked her inside a bathroom during a home invasion in Rockingham County.

According to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the incident was reported around 4 a.m. Monday at a home on Django Drive in Stoneville.

The female victim told deputies that two men were wearing black ski masks and armed with handguns when they entered her home. The suspects reportedly locked the victim inside her bathroom after pointing a gun at her.

Deputies say the suspects stole several prescription medications from the victim’s home before they left.

The victim, who was not injured, called 911 shortly after the suspects fled after she was able to free herself from the bathroom, deputies said.

No ample suspect descriptions were available.

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Reidsville man pulled from burning home by newspaper carrier

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Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 7:55pm

REIDSVILLE, N.C. — Authorities said a newspaper carrier saved a Reidsville man from a house fire on Sunday morning.

Reidsville Fire Marshal Jay Harris told the Greensboro News & Record that it happened around 5:20 a.m. at 719 N.W. Market St.

The paper reported that Steve Bradshaw helped pull an occupant from a window after he saw smoke coming from the home and couldn’t get in through the front.

There was no report on the man’s injuries. Firefighters said there were no other occupants inside.

Officials said if Bradshaw had not been there, the outcome of the situation would have been much different.

Authorities said the fire started near the rear porch and caused extensive damage. They said the cause remains under investigation.

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Reidsville teen found after missing since Wednesday

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Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 12:52pm

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies said Saturday that a Reidsville teen reported missing on Wednesday has been found and is safe.

Rockingham County deputies said 15-year-old Kaytelynn Elizabeth Risner went missing after being last seen at her home on McWalker Road around 12:30 p.m.

Authorities did not say how she was found or where she went.

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Sheriffs search for missing Reidsville teen

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Friday, May 10th, 2013, 4:38pm

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C.–Rockingham County Sheriffs are looking for a missing 15-year-old from Reidsville.

Kaytelynn Elizabeth Risner, 15, of 434 McWalker Rd. in Reidsville was last seen at her home on May 8 around 12:30pm.

She is described as a Caucasian Female, wearing a light blue shirt and blue jeans, 5 ft. 3 in. tall, weighing 120 lbs.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Kaytelynn Elizabeth Risner is asked to call Detective Sgt. Grey Smith at the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office at 336-634-3232 or Rockingham County Crimestoppers at 336-349-9683

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Friends team up to give Reidsville woman ‘dream’ meal

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Saturday, May 4th, 2013, 9:43pm

GREENSBORO, N.C. — About 25 people teamed up to give a Reidsville woman with cancer a special surprise on Saturday.

Becky Curry works at the Citgo gas station on Randleman Road in Greensboro. She also has terminal lung cancer and no insurance.

So Citgo customers who know and love her got together to give her a “dream” meal – a steak dinner and an envelope with $200 in cash.

Curtis Douglas came up with the idea for the gift and said it was time for them to give back.

“To show her that we really appreciate her inspiration she does for people here, works here in spite of all the aches and pains she has,” he said, on why they organized the event.

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