Midland NewsLocal news for Midland, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lisa Greene defense: $350,000, counting- February 25, 2008 "I can tell you this is one of the most expensive cases we've ever had" The cost to the state's indigent defense fund for two high-profile attorneys to defend Lisa Greene: about $350,000.The salaries prosecutors were paid during the four months of hearings and testimony in Greene's murder trial: about $75,000.The cost to the federal government to build and burn three models of Greene's house, to test the prosecution theory that she set fire to her Midland home to kill her children: around...http://www.topix.net/city/midland-nc/2008/02/lisa-greene-defense-350-000-counting?fromrss=... The cowboy way to pray- February 23, 2008 "I fed my horses and went to pick up my wife in muddy boots. She asked me if I was going to clean up and I told her that I was going to see if they really meant it when they said to come as you are." There is no stained glass or fancy carpet.In fact, for months, members of this church gathered on the packed dirt at a stockyard, patting their feet to the sound of bluegrass gospel music as the smell of manure, hay and diesel fuel wafted through the place.If the setting doesn't tell you what kind.http://www.topix.net/city/midland-nc/2008/02/the-cowboy-way-to-pray?fromrss=1 Around the Region- February 14, 2008 "This is an event that the athletes eagerly look forward to every year" Cabarrus CountyMan held in connection with shooting into homeKANNAPOLISA Kannapolis man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities said Thursday. Bradford Howard Wyrick Sr., 50, of Wyrick Avenue was arrested Wednesday at 11 p.m. by Kannapolis police and the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.Kannapolis officials provided these details of the incident: On Jan. 29, someone shot into an...http://www.topix.net/city/midland-nc/2008/02/around-the-region?fromrss=1 Lisa Green Sentenced to Life in Prison- February 11, 2008 The jury in the case where a mother from Midland, NC was convicted last week of setting her house on fire in 2006 and leaving her two children inside have returned to sentence Green. via Lincoln Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/midland-nc/2008/02/lisa-green-sentenced-to-life-in-prison?fromrs... Animal Shot, Killed After Attack: Boy in surgery after dog bit him- February 9, 2008 A 6-year-old Midland boy was in surgery Wednesday after a Rottweiler bit him while his family visited a neighbor's house, authorities said.Now authorities and residents are trying to track down the dog's owner.The neighbors, who had the dog chained in their backyard, were asked to watch the 3- or 4-year-old pet. But they haven't heard from the owner in five months, said Capt. Phillip Patterson of the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office.'They were trying to get rid of the dog because they couldn't.http://www.topix.net/city/midland-nc/2008/02/animal-shot-killed-after-attack-boy-in-surger... Midland boy needs surgery after dog attack- February 8, 2008 "While the adults were in the house, two children were playing the backyard" A 6-year-old boy underwent surgery Wednesday night when he got too close to his neighbor's chained Rottweiler. via Salisbury Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/midland-nc/2008/02/midland-boy-needs-surgery-after-dog-attack?fr... |