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Y DCCC Storm squeaks by Caldwell Cobras. See Sports, Page 7 THOMASVILLE Tuesday, February 16,2010 WWW.tvUletimes.com % % Inside Today City looks to revitalize downtown area to attract businesses, consumers. See Page 12 « 4,19th Year - No. 59 50 Cents 'Si V' ^ XJ' - HiToms engage in new ventuW BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer Thomasville HiToms Presi dent Greg Suire is embarking on a venture he hopes will lead to job creation in a town that desperately needs it. Suire and the HiToms Base ball Club announced on Monday the creation of H.T. Authentic Sportswear, a company focused on the production of a custom, moisture management apparel line that will be completely manufactured in the United States and primarily fabricated in the Thomasville/High Point area. After seeing a drop in corpo rate sales last summer amidst the national recession, Suire re alized that in order for his fran chise to be successful, the com munity around him needed to get stronger financially Suire’s hopes are that others will fol low, leading to an economic re covery in Thomasville. “The HiToms are fairly recog nizable and if we do it in a small way maybe it wUl inspire oth ers to do the same,” Suire said. “There’re no guarantees. This has a niche in the marketplace. This isn’t about the HiToms. This about putting people to work in our community If we can get our own people to try our product we can put people back to work.” A majority of the apparel fabrication wfil take place at Carolina Safety Sport in Thom asville and Talent Sport Inc. in High Point. Customers will have more than 15 different color op tions, five fabric choices and six different design styles. H.T. Au thentic Sportswear also is pric ing their apparel at 25 percent less than other industry leading moisture management lines. “I’m not saying this will be a job creation overnight,” said Suire. “I do know that by hiring one person affects the lives of five to 10 people. There comes See VENTURE, Page 6 Budget highlights Council retreat BYERINWILTGEN Staff Writer In the midst of the sec ond greatest recession in U.S. history, Thomasville faces budget issues just like most municipalities nationwide. At the Thomasville City Council,Retreat, held Sat urday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ball Park Road Com munity Center, Finance Director Tony Jarrett told tliG gathered council that as of Jan. 31, 2010, total general fund revenues were down by $982,866, and water and sewer rev enues were down $1.7 mil lion. “We all realize these are very difficult economic times throughout our re gion and throughout our country,” said City Man ager Kelly Craver. “We certainly do face challeng es, as other cities are.” See RETREAT, Page 6 TIMES PHOTO/ELIOT DUKE Healthy Decisions Thomasville Middle School students Julia Stroud, Paul Taylor, Megan Kinley give a presentation on whether it should be illegal for parents to smoke around children Monday afternoon at the TMS Media Center. The presentation was part of a program by the North Carolina Association of Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, a national organization that promotes health and wellness. With the help of IMPACT grants, TMS health teacher Janet Daniels had students use technology to conduct health research on several different topics, including whether or not parents should serve alcohol to their children while at home. Seven students went to Winston-Salem on Nov. 13 and did their presentations. On Monday, parents got to see the project in person. Other students participating in the program included Zachary Pettit, Pavon Amin, Christina Hensley and Petra Lopez. Repairs for collector line atBCH approved BY ERIN WILTGEN Staff Writer Thomasville City Coun cil approved the Capi tal Project Ordinance to repair 24 inches of the Baptist Children’s Home collector line that was subject to the sewage spill last August in its Monday night meeting. The project will cost the city $537,402 in engineer ing, contingency and con struction improvement costs — including the in stallation of manholes, pavement replacement and erosion protection. The funds will be trans ferred from the Capital Reserve Fund, money that the city has set aside for emergencies. “The money that is be ing used to finance this project comes from a Capi tal Reserve Fund that we’d put back over a number of years and saved,” said City Council Member Ra leigh York. “I just wanted to make the point that this is money that was saved and not borrowed.” While taking money from the city’s savings has prevented the coun cil from incurring debt, it also limits spending op tions for further projects, York added. Council also approved the annexation agree ment between High Point and Thomasville, which defines the area in Ran dolph County that can be annexed by either munic ipality during the agree ment’s 20-year term. The agreement is a renewal of the one made in 1999, which expires March 1, See REPAIRS, Page 6 Grice files for re-election BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer LEXINGTON — Feeling he’s leading his department in the right direction. Sheriff David Grice filed for re-election Monday morning at the Davidson County Board of Elections. Grice, Davidson County’s in cumbent sheriff, will run as a republican against former sher iff Gerald Hege, Terry Price and Edgar Shuler in the May prima ry Grice, a lifelong resident of Davidson County became sheriff in June, 2004, and believes his re sume, experience and ability to work with surrounding law en forcement agencies makes him a viable candidate to continue leading the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office in the future. “I think I am a good candi date,” Grice said. “I took time to go back to school, and was actu ally involved in law enforcement while others were just starting their careers. I want the depart ment to remain successful, vi able and current.” Since becoming sheriff, Grice said he has made strides towards rebuilding public trust of the DCSO and its deputies. Grice took over as sheriff after Hege, his predecessor, resigned amidst a scandal involving money miss ing from the vice and narcot ics unit of DCSO. Hege eventu ally pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice for attempting to cover up the situation and was placed on pro bation. Grice’s low-key style is polar opposite of Hege, who was known for antics such as painting cells pink and starring in a reality TV program. “I pledge that I have not and will not use the office of David son County Sheriff to promote myself, sell merchandise, create reality TV shows or participate in any other money-making schemes,” said Grice in a press release. “Most candidates fill their press releases with prom ises of what they hope to accom plish. [I’ve] earned a second term based on accomplishments, not campaign promises.” Grice pointed out that there See GRICE, Page 6 TIMES PHOTO/ELIOT DUKE Davidson County Sheriff David Grice filed for re-election Mon day morning at the county Board of Elections office in Lexing ton. Community Sponsor Thoma^ill^ medical center RmtutrkMble Pe&ple. .Medicine. Today's Weather ii/ Mostly Sunny 39/22 Full Forecast Page 2 Weather Focus What's Health Inside Opinion Obituaries Sports Classifieds 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 LTi Dll C\1 □ o fo ITi ■J’ l> 'O Thomasville, North Carolina • Your Town. Your Times.
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