Dancing with the Lee County Stars

Caterpillar to add 325 new jobs in Sanford facility

Governor Bev Perdue along with local company leaders announced expansion of Caterpillar, bringing in 325 new jobs to the Sanford location by years end. This is great news to the already double-digit unemployment rate for Lee County and this economic boost is just what the county needed. Kudos to my editor Billy Liggett for the great layout, and to reporter Billy Ball for a great story. For only having 6 people total in the newsroom, we put out an impressive paper.

National Night Out

National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday August 4, 2010 in Sanford, NC is a community police partnership that brings awareness to local communities and sends a message to criminals that neighborhoods are fighting back. It provided an excellent opportunity for local children and parents to meet local police, fire fighters, local city officials and neighbors. There were over 15 neighborhoods in Sanford that participated in the event. I only got around to several of the neighborhoods to enjoy some of the food and fun before I headed back to the office to process the photos for next days paper.

Lee County Schoos 2010-2011 Guide Cover

A recent cover shot for the Lee County Schools Guide that just came out in papers on August 7th, 2010.
I took this photo at Tramway Elementary School back on the first day of classes and it stood out as the main art and cover page for the guide.