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Daylight Saving Time reminder to change clock and change your battery

Friday, March 11th, 2011, 5:16pm

Daylight Saving Time reminder to change clock and change your battery

Daylight-saving time begins Sunday, March 13th... a time to spring forward and change your clock.

But many area fire departments want to use it as a reminder to change and test the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

A working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can provide the critical seconds people need to escape a tragedy. As springtime approaches, fire officials from Charlotte Fire Department urge residents to take the time to protect themselves and their loved ones from the tragedy of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

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Crook steals truck full of possessions from family moving to Fort Mill, police say

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Friday, March 11th, 2011, 3:44pm

ROCK HILL - A family from Pennsylvania was in the process of moving to Fort Mill when police say someone stole their moving truck, with all of their possessions.

According to a Rock Hill police report, 44-year-old Martin Andrew Edgar called police early Thursday to report the theft. Edgar told officers that he and his fiance, Cynthia Caruso, were moving from Canonsburg, PA to Fort Mill.

The couple had stopped to spend the night at the Econo-lodge at 962 Riverview Road to spend Wednesday night, in preparation for moving into their new home on Thursday morning.

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$5 bills being bleached and turned into $50, police warn

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Friday, March 11th, 2011, 1:13pm

ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) - Authorities in Rock Hill say an operation in town is bleaching out $5 bills and making them into $50 bills – that have fooled at least one store recently.

Rock Hill police now want to talk to a woman who they say had one of the bills at two different stores.

But, a CVS had one fake bill passed already – by someone – and the dubious bill was only caught when the bank found it well after the "passer" had moved on, police said.

Apparently, the forging is fooling clerks because the bill paper includes security features that are staying in tact, police say.

The bleaching keeps the magnetic strip and the feel of the paper – along with some water markings, police say. The crooks then just reprint – using a good printer – the $50 over the bleached paper.

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City of Rock Hill to hold annual auction

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Friday, March 11th, 2011, 12:25pm

ROCK HILL - The City of Rock Hill will hold its annual auction on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the former Good Motor Company, 119 E. White Street (corner of White Street and Dave Lyle Blvd.), Rock Hill.

The auction will begin promptly at 10:00 am and will continue until all items have been sold. Items can be previewed on Saturday, March 12, prior to the start of the auction, from 8:00 am until 10:00 am.

This will be an absolute auction, with the items being sold to the highest qualified bidder, with no minimum bid requirements.

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South Carolina Republican headlines Mecklenburg Co. GOP fundraiser

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Thursday, March 10th, 2011, 3:28pm

South Carolina Republican headlines Mecklenburg Co. GOP fundraiser

MECKLENBURG COUNTY - A South Carolina Representative is headlining the MeckGOP's second annual fundraiser of 2011.

According to a press release, Representative Mick Mulvaney will headline the fundraiser at The Palisades Country Club on March 25th. Mulvaney is the U.S. House Representative for District 5 in South Carolina.

Representative Mulvaney recently defeated the 28-year Democrat incumbent from District 5 this past November, becoming the first Republican to win the seat since 1883 and previously served in South Carolina’s House and Senate.

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Teacher pay bill expected to pass, but educators are worried

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Thursday, March 10th, 2011, 10:54am

By Taylor Kearns - bio | email

SOUTH CAROLINA (WIS) - There could be a dramatic change in the way South Carolina schools are funded. The House has approved a measure that gives districts more money to educate poor students by changing the way teachers get paid.

Automatic yearly raises would be out, and a new incentive plan would be in. But many south Carolina teachers have concerns about the bill, and are worried that student performance will weigh heavily on how they're compensated.

Governor Nikki Haley and State Superintendent Mick Zais are both Republicans, and both campaigned on basing teacher pay at least in part on how their students perform. This bill could allow that to happen, and that has some teachers worried.

Teachers can find plenty of materials at Education World that are intended to help their students succeed. Soon that success could be tied to their paycheck. "It's just unrealistic," said Tara Farmer, who has been a South Carolina teacher for 18 years.

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Missing woman's car found in Charlotte, police still searching for her

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Thursday, March 10th, 2011, 10:42am

Missing woman's car found in Charlotte, police still searching for her

FORT MILL - Police in Fort Mill say they have located the car of a woman who has been missing for nearly a week.

Captain Bryan Zachary with Fort Mill Police says officers have located the vehicle for 40-year-old Margaret Ann Debellotte-Torres at a Steak n' Shake restaurant parking lot along Charlotte's South Boulevard.

According to the police report, the vehicle was found intact and is being examined by investigators. Employees at the Steak n' Shake say the vehicle has been in the parking lot since Sunday.

Debellotte-Torres was last seen on Friday and has not been heard from since. Her ex-husband called police to report her missing.