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   Box Score: Charlotte 3, Gardner-Webb 0

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Charlotte, N.C. – Gardner-Webb freshman outside hitter Taylor Lillard posted a career-high 14 kills on Tuesday night, however, it was not enough as the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell in straight sets to the Charlotte 49ers 25-23, 25-19 and 25-14 in non-conference action at Halton Arena.

The loss drops GWU to 6-9 overall, while the win propels the 49ers to 10-5 on the year.

“I am proud of our girls for hanging in there in a tough situation. Any time a player goes down with an injury as Kacy (O’Connor) did, it is very hard to re-gather and the girls showed some response getting back into the game,” stated head coach Leo Sayles. “Taylor Lillard did an outstanding job today and I am very proud of her effort. She was able to find the court and did a good job passing. It is tough because if we don’t pass well and serve well it is always going to

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Who will it be?: (left to right) Former city staffer John Miall, Vice Mayor Esther Manheimer and community activist Martin Ramsey are vying to be Asheville’s next mayor. However, after the primary, only the top two vote-getters will advance. (Photo by Max Cooper)

Whether it’s four years on Asheville City Council, 30 years as a city official or eight years working in a downtown restaurant, all three candidates for mayor tout experience, though they define it in vastly different terms.

“It’s the job of a good leader to engage the community and work effectively with fellow Council members as well as other entities in the community,” current Vice Mayor Esther Manheimer declares.

“If you look at every element of the risk management profession, they are all required at City Hall,” former Risk Management Director John Miall points out.

“My concerns as a working person who makes less than $30,000 a year, and who’s been off and on health care, are not the same as members of the country clubs around here,” community activist Martin Ramsey explains.

The three contenders laid out their respective visions for the city in interviews

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North Carolina Synagogue Drops Two Torahs on Kol Nidre

By Roni Robbins

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Twenty collegiate soccer teams along the East Coast and throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. will be making their way to the Mountain State Oct. 30 to take part in the four-day USCAA Soccer Championship.

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association announced in January WVU Tech will play host to the 2013 and 2014 USCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer National Championships. Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C., hosted the event in 2011 and 2012.

The championship contests will be played at the Schoenbaum Soccer Stadium at Coonskin Park and the Friends of Coal Trace Fork Soccer Complex in South Charleston.

“One year ago, our men’s team was in Asheville competing in the championship and we said ‘Hey, we can do this . . . We can bring this event to Charleston,’ ” WVU Tech Athletic Director Frank Pergolizzi said Monday at a press conference at the Charleston Civic Center.

WVU Tech submitted a bid to the USCAA in November. The school worked with the Charleston Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Charleston Marriott Town Center and the Holiday Inn Express to organize the event.

“I believe that what attracted the USCAA to Charleston is the close proximity of the downtown

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Source: USA TODAY

Visitors to any of 53 elementary and middle schools this year in Oregon’s Salem-Keizer School District will need to be buzzed in. Their arrival will be captured on camera. And that’s about all security manager Ray Byrd wants to say about that.

“We have to be careful not to put information out there that can be exploited by the bad guys,” he says.

In a grim reminder that mass shootings have become a fact of life in America, school districts across the USA this fall are opting for more locked doors, more visitor check-ins and more surveillance equipment. Many have had security policies on the books for years, especially after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings. But the massacre last December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman killed 20 children and six educators, introduced a new level of urgency. Suddenly, even children in elementary schools were not safe from bad guys.

“Sandy Hook changed the playing field,” says Curtis Lavarello, executive director of School Safety Advocacy Council, based in Sarasota, Fla. “We realize now every school is vulnerable to that kind of a tragedy.”

Limiting access to school property has been

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Ready for a road trip? The Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, through North Carolina, to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, makes for a beautiful drive no matter the season. From scenic overlooks to historic mansions, here are 10 great spots, from north to south, along the Parkway that are worth the drive.

Where to stop on the Blue Ridge

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