Firefighter hospitalized after heat exhaustion during training
High Shoals volunteer firefighter Richie Owensby fainted in 90 degree heat during hose training on Henry Robinson Road. He was treated at Gaston Memorial Hospital and released. Chief Dennis Cash cited dehydration, high temperatures, and insulated turnout gear as factors.
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High Shoals Fire Chief Warns on Heat Stress Risk
Dennis Cash, fire chief of High Shoals, warns that heat in 95 degree conditions accelerates fatigue among firefighters in thick protective gear. The department, with 37 volunteers in Gaston County, operates from Station 21 at 110 Thompkins St. Contact Corey Friedman at 704-869-1828.
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Mount Holly Budget Public Hearing On City Fiscal Plan
Mount Holly residents may speak at a 7 p.m. public hearing on the 2010-11 budget totaling 16 million dollars, up 7.8 percent with no property tax increase. Departments show varied hikes including police, park and recreation, and street services financed by debt moves and bonds. Public input invited at Mount Holly City Hall 400 E Central Ave.
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Surprising victory crowns unknown South Carolina Democrat
Alvin Greene, an unemployed veteran facing a felony obscenity charge, wins the South Carolina Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. Officials certified the result amid questions over how a candidate with little name recognition secured 59 percent of the vote. Greene vows to stay in the race while rivals and media probe his unlikely win and campaign finances.
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Crescent Resources sues former CEO over tax advance
Crescent Resources filed a federal lawsuit in Texas seeking repayment or enforcement over a 2.4 million tax advance given to former CEO Art Fields in 2006. Fields left in 2009 and reportedly refused to repay the funds, per the Charlotte area report. Crescent is a joint venture of Duke Energy Corp and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund.
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