New London NewsLocal news for New London, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Couple survive house fire in New London- February 29, 2008 "The firefighters attempted to locate the fire, but the only access to the attic was through the garage and they had a hard time getting to it" A retired couple escaped a fire that burned their Autumn Lane home Wednesday morning. via Fire Engineeringhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-london-nc/2008/02/couple-survive-house-fire-in-new-london?fr... 5-alarm house fire in Stanly Co.- February 27, 2008 Firefighters were battling a five-alarm fire at a Stanly County home Wednesday morning. via WCNC-TV Charlottehttp://www.topix.net/city/new-london-nc/2008/02/5-alarm-house-fire-in-stanly-co?fromrss=1 Former Army colonel files to run against Watt- February 21, 2008 "Look at John McCain. Nobody thought he had a chance two months ago." Ty Cobb Jr. said he has nothing against Mel Watt . "I've just had it with Congress," the Salisbury Republican said after filing Wednesday to run for the 12th District seat in the U.S. House. via The Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-london-nc/2008/02/former-army-colonel-files-to-run-against-w... Kissing in school- February 15, 2008 Khevna Desai, 15, School of Math, Engineering, Technology, and Science Olympic High, Charlotte: Common sense dictates that the school bus is an extension of the school and therefore the rules that apply at school still apply on the bus. Whatever punishment is given at school should be enforced with the public displays of affection.Laura Haerri, 13, Smith Academy of International Languages, Charlotte: I do not know who is telling the truth so I can't really judge the situation. If they were...http://www.topix.net/city/new-london-nc/2008/02/kissing-in-school?fromrss=1 54TH Observer Spelling Bee: M-o-l-l-y finishes first this time- February 13, 2008 A year after coming up short in the final round, Molly Crawford on Monday won the 54th Charlotte Observer Regional Spelling BeeThe seventh-grader at Jay M. Robinson Middle School placed second last year. This time, Molly made it through 26 rounds. She won by correctly spelling 'abhorrence' and 'stratagem,' which is derived from Latin for a trick used to outwit an enemy.Molly has been studying weekly lists of college-level vocabulary words with Greek and Latin roots in her honors language arts..http://www.topix.net/city/new-london-nc/2008/02/54th-observer-spelling-bee-m-o-l-l-y-finis... |