Burlington Area News

Burlington golfer aims for repeat in NC amateur
Burlington Times News
The golfer from Burlington is one stroke off the lead going to today's final round at Forsyth Country Club. Crenshaw shot 3-under par 67 on Saturday, pushing his three-round total to 8-under 205. He shot 70 and 68 the first two days. Steven Brame of ...

Burlington's Crenshaw trails by one at NC Amateur golf
Greensboro News & Record
Defending champion Matthew Crenshaw of Burlington is tied for second place with 18 holes remaining in the 53rd North Carolina Amateur at Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem. Crenshaw shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday and is one stroke behind Steven ...

Wiggins fires 63 to jump into contention at NC Amateur
Winston-Salem Journal
Wiggins will head into today's final round tied for second with defending champion Matt Crenshaw (67) of Burlington, one shot behind leader Steven Brame of Henderson, who shot 66 and is 9 under for the tournament. Wiggins, who is from Gastonia and was ...

Burlington Man Drowns In Apartment Complex Pool
WFMY News 2
Burlington, NC -- Police say a 26-year-old man drowned in an apartment pool on Huffman Mill Road Friday. The drowning, which police say appears to be an accident, happened at the Brittany Apartments in Burlington. When officers arrived at the scene ...

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Lee Medlin Michaels
Cheraw Chronicle
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Lee Medlin Michaels of 2214 Combs Street, Burlington, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 17, 2013 at her residence. A native of Marlboro, SC, she was the wife of Johnnie A. Michaels and the daughter of the late Willis McLaurin ...

Norma Jane Darnell Baker
Elkin Jonesville Tribune
Surviving are: her husband of 66 years, Odell Lee Baker of the home; daughter, Carolyn Baker Byrd (Gary) of Jonesville, NC; son, Darrel Lee Baker (Christine) of Richmond, VA; and daughter, Melinda Baker Lyon of Burlington, NC. Also surviving are eight ...

Baseball: Trio of former Marin standouts making progress through the minor ...
Marin Independent Journal
Conroy did that last season while pitching for the Burlington (N.C.) Royals. The left-hander was third in the league in wins and was ninth in ERA and innings pitched. "Not breaking with the low-A team out of spring training, that was disappointing ...

WFMY News 2
Burlington Man's Decomposed Body Found In Delaware
WFMY News 2
Authorities described Sheriff as a transient whose last known address was Burlington, NC. State Police said an autopsy revealed no apparent trauma or evidence of foul play, but that the cause and manner of death is still under investigation. Sheriff's ...
Police ID body found in Christina RiverThe News Journal

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City officials glad local company will build Sheetz center
Burlington Times News
Though Samet Corporation's Greensboro office isn't in Alamance County, the company is still pretty close to Burlington and is developing the N.C. Industrial Center in Mebane. Burlington City Manager Harold Owen called it a “local” company. “This local ...

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CIT Employees Give Back
DailyFinance
Most recently, CIT employees from Burlington and Toronto, CAN; Charlotte, NC; and Ft. Lauderdale and Sunrise, FL raised an additional 1.5 tons of food for area food banks. These efforts will be added to the 87 tons (174,000 pounds) of food and personal ...

Worker robbed at gunpoint outside Pizza Hut in Burlington
myfox8.com
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Police are searching for two men who robbed a Burlington Pizza Hut employee at gunpoint late Thursday night after she closed the restaurant. According to police, officers responded just after 11:30 p.m. to the Pizza Hut at 2405 ...

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Marion Martha Brown Walsh
News & Observer
Martie, as she was known to her family and friends, was born in Burlington, NC to the late William Walter Brown and Luzette Callum Brown. Martie studied abroad at the University of Nottingham in high school, then attended Randolph-Macon Women's ...

Ex-Streak Johnson lands new assignment
Galesburg Register-Mail
... be playing for the Burlington (N.C.) Royals, a Kansas City rookie team that plays in the Appalachian League. “Extended is mostly to get better, learn the game better and work on things during games,” said Johnson, who heads to North Carolina on Sunday.

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Carson Young Holds Lead After Three Rounds Of FJ Invitational
WFMY News 2
Collin Morikawa of La Canada Flintridge, Calif., is in ninth at 2-over-par 212. In 10th is William Register of Burlington, N.C., at 3-over-par 213. Final-round tee times will run from 7-9:50 a.m. off the No. 1 tee at Sedgefield Country Club - Donald ...

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Phil Mickelson Playing Smart at Merion
Yahoo! Sports
Mark McLaughlin has reported on the PGA Tour for the New York Post, FoxSports.com, Greensboro News & Record, and Burlington (N.C.) Times-News. He is a past member of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association. Follow him on Twitter @markmacduke.

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College Football: Three commit to UVa
Lynchburg News and Advance
Offensive lineman Will Richardson, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound guard out of Burlington, N.C., was the first, onMay 25. He chose the Cavs over offers from a long list of schools, including Florida State, Virginia Tech and N.C. State. Richardson is among the ...

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Search local inventory, coupons and more
News & Observer
... his wife, Carli; grandchildren, Adian and Mina of Elon, NC; siblings, Herbert and his wife, Diane of Virginia Beach, VA, Bill of Atlanta, GA, Sally White and her husband, George of Round Rock, TX; and mother-in-law, Mrs. Betsy V. Fowler of ...

Rickie Fowler Seeks to Rekindle Merion Magic
Yahoo! Sports
Mark McLaughlin has reported on the PGA Tour for the New York Post, FoxSports.com, Greensboro News & Record, and Burlington (N.C.) Times-News. He is a past member of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association. Follow him on Twitter @markmacduke.

Police investigate reports of man asking about potty training
myfox8.com
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington police are investigating reports of a man who allegedly asks women about potty training, although it remains uncertain if he could be charged. The Greensboro News & Record reported that the suspect allegedly approaches ...

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Moms in NC town being asked by stranger about 'potty training,' police say
WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC
So far, the man has approached more than 20 mothers in the Burlington, NC area and is asking details about their children's potty training experience, the Burlington Times-News reported. "I don't think it's a joke with him," Assistant Police Chief ...

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