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PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. N C.
THURSDAY, July 31, 1980
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School bells and buzzers will sound at 8:30
Monday morning, August 11, heralding the
beginning of the 1960-1981 school year for some
3,000 students in Madison County.
County School Superintendent R.L. Edwards
said all schools K-12 will begin classes on that
day, while teachers and administrators will
report to work on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 7
an 8.
Teachers will spend Thursday and Friday
attending workshops, preparing pupil records
and making final student assignments for the
academic year.
Madison High School enrollment will total
928 students for the beginning fall term
The school calendar lists the following clos
ings and holidays to beotiServed this year: Sept.
1, Labor Day ; Friday, Sept 26, N.C. Association
teachers meeting; Tuesday, Nov. 11, Election
Day; Nov. 27 and 28, Thanksgiving.
Christmas holidays begin at 1:30 p.m. Fri
day, Dec. 19 and run through Monday, Jan. 5.
Easter vacation and spring break will begin
Monday, April 20 and continue through Friday,
April U.
Both Christmas and Easter holidays will de
pend on the number of school closings caused by
snow or inclement weather this winter and spr
ing.
The date for year-end closing is set for June
Madison Schools Accredited
The Madison County Schools
have been awarded full ac
creditation by the' North
Carolina State Board of
Education. The Level III ac
creditation which was award
ed to ghe schools is the final
step in the state accreditation
process and is "recognition
that the school system has
developed and implemented a
comprehensive educational
plan which results in improv
ed learning for students.''
R.L. Edwards, superinten
dent of Madison schools, Ed
ward Gentry and Gerald
Young, members of the
Madison County Board of
Education, and Dr. Bobby
Jean Rice, supervisor of
WINFRED G. SHEPHERD of
Mars Hill reminisces about days
gone by.
(Photos by N. Hancock)
schools, appeared before the
State Board of Education on
July 3 to present accreditation
reports.
Edwards introduced his per
sonnel and guests and made
introductory remarks concer
ning the Madison County
schools. Ms. Rice presented
the evaluation report to the
state board and answered
questions concerning the ac
creditation process.
Dr. Craig Phillips, state
superintendent of schools,
notified the Madison County
Board of Education by letter
of the accreditation. In his let
ter, Phillips stated,
"Accreditation by the State
Board of Education is a
tribute to the aspirations of
the community and to the
. dedication and efforts of the
patrons, the students, and the
staff of your schools ad
ministrative unit. We com
mend all who have par
ticipated in this achievement
and share with them the
satisfaction that comes with
this accomplishment. '
Sheriff Makes
Record Haul
Of Marijuana
By NICHOLAS HANCOCK
The Madison County Sheriff's Department
confiscated the largest load of green growing
marijuana in its history this past Monday after
noon. A total of 3,836 marijuana plants, many
measuring over six feet tall, were pulled up by
deputies from a large garden located in the Cut
shall community of the Shelton Laurel area in
the northern part of the county.
The Sheriff s Department was notified by
law enforcement helicopter pilots from
Kingsport, Tennessee about 11:30 a.m. that they
had spotted a large field of marijuana growing
inside the Madison County line. The helicopter
had strayed off course in a dense fog, and the
pilots realized they were over Madison County
when the fog had cleared.
Deputies Frank Ogle and Clayton Grind
staff, along with Danny Goforth, were dispatch
ed to the area and worked from noon until 7:00
p.m. pulling the marijuana plants by hand and
loading them onto available trucks in order to
haul them back to the sheriff's department
where they will be destroyed.
According to Ogle and Grindstaff, the plants
were growing in a garden among corn and beans
on farmland owned by C.G. Shelton of Plagpond,
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DEPUTIES Grindstaff and Cook
examine some of the several
truckloads of marijuana plants
brought to the Madison County
Sheriff's Department Monday.
(Photo by N. Hancock)
Hancock Joins News Record
G. Nicholas (Nick) Hancock
of Asheboro has been named
editor of The News-Record.
Hancock started his duties
here this week
Hancock, a graduate of
Asheboro high school, attend
ed the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and
has had training and ex
Mars Hill Man Stabbed
A Mars Hill man was listed
in satisfactory condition at
Memorial Mission Hospital
Sunday after suffering a stab
wound Saturday night in the
Weavervilie area.
Harold Dean C handier of
Mars Hill was stabbed in (he
lower abdomen, the sheriff's
department reported. No ar
rests had been made in the in
cident Sunday night as an in
vestigation continued.
perience in North Carolina
Juvenile Justice System and
Effective Parenting at Ran
dolph Technical College
He has also worked in
counseling in private schools
and directed a non-profit com
munity organization working
with troubled youngsters and
juvenile delinquents.
He has had four years ex
perience in library work at
Asheboro-Randolph County
Public Library and six years'
experience in the printing
trade in areas of typesetting,
composing and makeup
? Hancock comes to The
News-Record from The
Courier Tribune in Ashe bo ro
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115 Entries In Auto Show
More than 115 entries participated in the 9th
Annual Mart Hill Fire Department Auto Show
held last Saturday and Sunday at Mars Hill
Elementary School.
The show was held to raise funds for purchas
ing new fire department equipment and to
upgrade existing equipment.
Phillip Briggs of the Mars Hill Fire Depart
ment reported winners in the following classes:
Best Engine Compartment ? Wayne Rogers,
Leicester , N.C., 1970 Chevy Pic**
Best Custom ? Jerry Calhoon, Newiana,
N.C., 1974 Camera Z-28.
i Best Antique - Perry Burnette.
N.C., 1? Model A Ford.
Best Undercarriage l Iwaro
Marshall, N.C., 1?2 Ford Sedan
Auto enthusiasts of ail ag< s turned out 1
event which was blessed with