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discovered that Lovette had never
seen his probation officer face-to
face in the months before he was
charged with first-degree murder
in Carson's death.
The report found that Thomas
had not completed basic training,
failed to report being twice caught
driving under while intoxicated
and broke department rules by
not reporting her failed attempts
to locate Lovette until after the 17-
year-old was fingered in Carsons
death.
The report also showed that
Atwater's case was handled by lO
probation officers in three years
and that Atwater went four months
without being seen.
Department spokesman Keith
Acree blamed the missteps on
inadequate screening of new
employees stemming from a
dearth of applicants.
Guy reiterated those com
plaints Friday and said fixing the
problems would require more
funding.
Statewide there are 1,790 pro
bation officers who handle cases,
according to Department of
Correction data.
They are responsible for moni
toring the 114,340 people on pro
bation in North Carolina, as of
early March 2008.
“If anything positive can
come out of the tragedies that
have occurred, 1 hope it will be
that we can get the resources
that we need." Durham County
Commissioner and Crime Cabinet
Co-chairwoman Ellen Reckhow
said at the meeting, according to
ABC 11.
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CLEFS
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doesn't end there. The Clefs and
the General Alumni Association,
the group's official sponsor, have
planned a weekend of activities
for Clefs both old and new to get
to know each other. A basketball
tournament and a luncheon, with
the singers' families, are planned.
The Clefs have evolved through
the years from a strict four-part
harmony to sing rap. country and
rock, among others.
Audience members should
expect Clef concert staples such as
"Carolina in My Mind" and “Africa,"
songs which. Desai said, have been
iconic of the group for years.
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pray,” Shannon said. “It gives you
some hope. It gives you something
to believe in other than this world.
God’s done miracles in my life."
The Greenes have had four
homes bum down and were forced
to start over each time.
Shannon said he once had
554,000 in the bank. But a couple
of months ago he and his wife, Billie
Jean, were homeless and fighting
to keep Mitchell and his brother,
Micheal, 12. from social services.
Shannon stayed at the men’s
shelter with the dog. and Billie Jean
stayed at the women's shelter with
Mitchell and Micheal.
Joel Duvall, a real estate agent who
attends Orange United Methodist
Church with the family, heard of the
Greenes and the next day helped to
reduce the rent on an unoccupied
house to S4OO per month so the
BATTLE
FROM PAGE 1
The 11-month-long debate high
lighted still-present local divisions
on race issues, but Battle said
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“We had the community around
us in terms of support," he said.
‘Not just the black community but
the white community, also."
Friends call him “Toro," after the
lawn mower brand because of his
physical and mental strength.
Even though Battle had a pros
tate operation and suffered a
stroke within a couple of weeks
in February, he still commanded
attention at Saturday's meeting.
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family could be together.
“There's more than just the gov
ernment out there to help,’ Duvall
said. “People need to help each other
when they're in a position to do so."
The Greenes struggle to pay
that rent with Social Security dis
ability checks and any odd jobs that
Shannon finds.
Billie Jean is the more pessimis
tic of the couple. She has lost two
children in pregnancy. Her mom
was shot in the head, and a man
with whom she went on a few dates
burned down the family house and
shot two of the dogs in 2004, they
said.
She takes care of Mitchell full
time. His blond hair hides scars from
two major brain surgeries. Doctors
said at birth he would never walk
or talk. But as he watches “Curious
George." he laughs and speaks, and
the family understands.
And Micheal, who is in fifth
grade at Seawell Elementary
“He’s anybody's leader," said First
Vice President Eugene Farrar, who
will take Battle's place June 1.
Battle said he is stepping down at
his doctor's advice.
“The illness is nothing to play
with. I want to be around for a long
time," he said. “In order to be around
... I'm going to have to cut back on
some of my responsibilities."
Battle was part of the group that
helped to revive the local NAACP in
1989. He became president in 1994.
Farrar played basketball and
football with Battle at Lincoln High
School. When Farrar moved back to
Chapel Hill in 2001, Battle invited
him for lunch at Mama Dip’s.
“He's my bridge to get to the
School, talks and acts with a seri
ousness unlike his age.
“It’s been sort of like an adven
ture for me, moving from place to
place, seeing new places," he said. “I
hate moving, but it’s something I've
got to deal with for a while till we
can get settled in the right spot."
The Greenes use furniture donat
ed by church members, but when the
rent goes up again this summer, they
don't know where they will go.
“It kind of makes you feel, well.
God ... what have I done that’s
so bad? Why are you doing this
to me? Why are you allowing the
devil to work in my life like this?’
Shannon said.
“But... it just makes me stronger,
you know. Every time it gets better
and better and better. But I'm just
tired of that every time. I want this
to be the end of it."
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other side," Farrar said. “I couldn't
ask for anyone better than Fred
Battle to walk behind."
Battle said he will continue to
attend NAACP meetings and serve
on local and statewide committees.
The local branch still must advo
cate for affordable housing and
education access, he said.
“I'm going to keep the struggle
alive while I'm in good health, and
you keep the struggle alive.’
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into Alamance. I'd be grateful,' hay
farmer Claude Lynch said.
He said he owns about 250
acres in Alamance and about 65 in
Orange.
The line winds somewhere
through his hay field, easily acces
sible only by all-terrain vehicle.
It's now marked by a small flag
attached to a worn, wooden post.
Tax assessor data says he owns
249-87 acres in Alamance with a
total market value of $696,913,
including his house.
In Orange, he owns 263.3 acres
worth $739,449.40, according to
tax data.
Smith said that differences
between where the two counties
think the lines are can cause such
discrepancies but that he doesn’t
think anyone has been double
billed.
If people think they are, Smith
said they should tell Smith imme
diately.
Anyone who feels slighted by the
changes will have recourse. The line
determined by the N.C. Geodetic
Survey is not immediately binding.
The board of commissioners in
both Orange and Alamance coun
ties must approve it, Smith said.
The appeal method has not yet
been formulated.
Such an appeals process was last
offered 25 to 30 years ago. Smith
said, so nobody has had any experi
ence with it.
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008
“But they'll want to be as fair as
they can be,’ he said.
Chatham County went through
the boundary settlement pro
cess with Orange County a few
years ago. After the survey, a N.C.
General Assembly bill officially set
the boundary based on latitude and
longitude coordinates.
“With information getting more
precise, we wanted to pick up the
property actually in Chatham
County,” said Mary Phillips, of the
Chatham County mapping depart
ment “It’s made it more straightfor
ward over who has jurisdiction.”
Chatham County sent letters to
its residents near the border as the
process reached an end. Phillips
said that she got calls asking her to
explain what was happening, but
that she didn’t hear any complaints.
But Lynch said he would be
w-ary of Orange County exercising
more control over his land after
the revision. He said he worries
about what might happen to two
old homes on his land, one built in
1826, the other in 1877.
And some residents just want
things left the way they are.
The boundary line passes straight
through a stand of pine trees in
Jimmy Thompson's front yard.
Most of his land is in Alamance,
which suits him just fine.
“Alamance is pretty bad but the
taxes aren’t as high,’ Thompson
said. “I hope they leave it alone."
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