Ex-Kernersville police chief is finalist for job in Emerald Isle

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:55pm

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — Former Kernersville Police Chief Ken Gamble is reportedly a finalist for the job of police chief in the town of Emerald Isle.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Gamble is one of five finalists for the job in Emerald Isle, which is in Carteret County.

Gamble resigned in March after 3½ years as chief, citing management and leadership styles that were incompatible with the vision of other Kernersville officials.

Gamble was placed on two weeks of paid administrative leave on March 4. Town officials have been tight-lipped about why he was placed on administrative leave, saying it was a personnel issue.

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Forsyth Co. Tea Party group to protest IRS office

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 3:33pm

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Winston-Salem Forsyth County Patriots plan to protest the IRS office at 1677 Westbrook Plaza Drive in Winston-Salem at 12 p.m. Tuesday.

The group said the Tea Party Patriots will be protesting IRS locations across the country.

They said the protest is in response to the IRS allegedly targeting conservative groups for additional scrutiny.

“The IRS has demonstrated the most disturbing, illegal and outrageous abuse of government power,” said group member Pattie Curran, in a prepared statement.

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Winston-Salem police search for man accused of elder fraud

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 3:06pm

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem police are searching for a man accused of impersonating a police officer so he could steal money from an elderly woman.

The 81-year-old victim told police the man came to her home on Wednesday, falsely claiming to be “Detective Kennedy.”

He allegedly said he was investigating the State Employees Credit Union on New Walkertown Road due to irregularities with accounts.

The suspect allegedly told the victim her money was at risk and she needed to withdraw some and transfer it to another bank.

The victim said he called someone on his phone, saying he was calling “the chief.” She said she talked to the man on the phone who told her she should move her funds.

The victim said she drove the suspect to the State Employee Credit Union, where she withdrew her money and then went back to her home.

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Piedmont brothers, 9 and 12, write children’s book

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 11:56am

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two young Piedmont brothers have published a children’s book, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

Brothers Jackson Cates, 9, and Zachary, 12, co-authored “What If?” a book that creatively answers questions the boys have asked growing up.

“Jackson once told me he heard that Heaven has streets of gold and if that’s true, would the streets be white gold or yellow gold,” said Linda Felker, their grandmother. “Basically, it takes the things children, with their wild imaginations, say and expounds upon them.”

The book was published by Second Wind Publishing in Kernersville and will be released in late May.

“The book is pure, it’s truth and it’s the reality of being a kid,” Felker said. “Although it’s targeted for children, the message is there for all ages.”

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Winston-Salem woman wins $1M playing Powerball

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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 5:33pm

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A hospital housekeeper from Winston-Salem has won $1 million playing a recent game of Powerball.

Lottery officials said Paula Lampkins collected her prize money on Tuesday, which comes to $680,000 after taxes.

Officials said she had one of two tickets sold in North Carolina that was just one red Powerball away from hitting the jackpot Saturday night.

A lottery official said she bought the winning ticket at the Sheetz gas station on N.C. 150 North in Winston-Salem. The other winning $1 million ticket was apparently sold in Asheville.

Lottery officials said Lampkins found out she won by checking the lottery website Sunday morning.

“The first thing I want to do is get a house,” Lampkins said, in a prepared statement. “And help my roommate, because she was there for me.”

Lampkins said she plans to share some of her winnings with her nine brothers and sisters and two adult children.

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Police: Truck was traveling 70 mph in heavy rain before fatal wreck

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 4:51pm

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A truck driver that crashed into a concrete median on U.S. 52 last Monday and caused a fatal wreck was traveling 70 mph in heavy rain, according to a police report.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Hiep Tan Truong, 45, of Charlotte, was driving the truck 15 miles above the regular posted speed limit of 55 mph for that section of U.S. 52.

Police said the truck crashed through the median just before Clemmonsville Road exit around 4 p.m. and collided head-on with a 2008 Chevrolet Impala.

Authorities said the wreck caused the Impala’s driver, Kenneth Leroy Baum, III, to eject from the vehicle and die.

Police said the truck rolled over onto its right side and continued to travel south in the northbound lanes.

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