Wreck on Gwaltney Road
There was a wreck this afternoon on Gwaltney Road. It occurred around 12:00 Noon. There was only one vehicle involved. It is believed that the vehicle was driving too fast and the driver lost control of the vehicle, hitting trees and flipping the Ford Ranger. The driver was checked by EMS workers from Oak Hill Fire and Rescue and was only found to have minor injuries. NC Highway Patrol and Burke County EMS also responded. There are no reports on charges being filed at this time.
Cheap Gas
Where is the cheapest place in Burke County to get gas? Today I got gas at Three-Way Supply on NC 126 near Lake James for $2.699/gal.
MORGANTON, NC Political Contributions by Individuals
MORGANTON, NC Political Contributions by Individuals
The information is a few years old, but none the less interesting.
Powerball
Starting today, you can purchase Powerball tickets at your local lottery retailer. So with Wednesday's drawing estimated at $38 Million, how many people are going to stand in line and wait?
Nude Pictures and Sexual Harassment at the college **
It has been brought up that one of the officers who works for the college took nude pictures in the classroom and gave the come on aggressively to other female students. The word is he also had a camcorder in the bathroom while a group of high school girls were changing clothes. Female employees have been sexually harassed and assaulted and no one did anything.
—–UPDATE 5/23/2006—–
Another source has notified me that most of this is not true. It was "nothing more than a scam to bash people." This source also asked me to take the post down which I will not.We are continuing to update this post as new information comes available.
—–UPDATE 5/28/2006—–
I did receive some more information via. e-mail. Included were three pictures, two of which show two different women showing their chest (it looks as 1 was taken in St. Augustine, FL). This same informant is mailing some information to me via snail mail. Once I receive it all, I will work on it and try to get it posted. Once I receive the information in the mail, I will try to get most of it posted. I will not be posting the photos at this time.
—–UPDATE 6/3/2006—–
I received the information via snail mail today. It appears to be internal documents for Burke County EMS and a letter. They are dated October 2004. I will not be posting theses nor will I be pursuing this post anymore. I will not be posting any more information regarding this due to moral issues. This is an incident that occurred in the past. I do not know who all of the internal documents are from. I do feel that this information is a private matter that should have been handled by BCEMS and should not be release to the public. So because of this, I will be shredding this information and I will be closing this post. If any more information turns up, I will reopen this post. Thank you for everyone who has contributed, but I do have to draw the line when the information is attacking individuals.
For the people who have alerted me that attorneys know who have this information and I could be sued for even having this post: I am do have constitutional rights and I am protected by them. I am protecting the rights of these individuals by not posting the information that I received. Any further information needs to be communicated by e-mail.
Thank you.
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