Grandfather NewsLocal news for Grandfather, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Grandfather defends munitions contractor- March 28, 2008 "I used to take him to gun shows. He knew every weapon." The grandfather of a 22-year-old military contractor accused of illegally providing Chinese-made ammunition to the Afghanistan army defended him Friday as a dedicated businessman and legitimate weapons dealer. via News Observerhttp://www.topix.net/city/grandfather-nc/2008/03/grandfather-defends-munitions-contractor?... Learning Grandfather's Lessons Well- March 24, 2008 "My interest in politics started when I went to Boys State in high school, and it was always in the back of my mind to run for office ... although I really didn't think I'd get elected on my first try" When Baxter Troutman was in the third grade in Frostproof he would go to Avon Park after school and he and his cousin, Hill Griffin, picked oranges in their grandfather's backyard. via The Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/grandfather-nc/2008/03/learning-grandfathers-lessons-well?fromrs... Tradition meets modern era for renovated courthouse- March 20, 2008 "Anybody that had seen it before -- they'd be surprised right now as to the way it came out" Peggy Gray, interior planner and project coordinator for the historic courthouse, and Summer Whitaker, with PBI Commercial Interiors, look over some floor covering samples in the old court room at the Historic ... via HendersonvilleNews.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/grandfather-nc/2008/03/tradition-meets-modern-era-for-renovated-... Feb. 29 - A charge of possession of marijuana up to one half ounce...- March 18, 2008 District court Judge Donald Boone presiding and Charlene Norris prosecuting on behalf of the state. via Watauga Democrathttp://www.topix.net/city/grandfather-nc/2008/03/feb-29-a-charge-of-possession-of-marijuan... A different perspective on the Globe timber sales- March 8, 2008 It would appear from the articles I've seen presented in local newspapers that the U.S. Forest Service's proposed timber sales in the Globe area are not only going to raze that area, but would in general ... via Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/grandfather-nc/2008/03/a-different-perspective-on-the-globe-timb... |