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TRINITY — Storm dam-ages in the Triad were rela-tively light when compared to the impact felt at the coast from Hurricane Florence, but the area was not without fallout from a rare weather event that reached hundreds

of miles inland.T h e C i t y o f T r i n -

ity released details from its assessment in the wake of Florence last week, notify-ing the public of a discharge of untreated wastewater as a result of flooding in the area. An estimated 6000 gallons at the Steeplegate lift station on

Tanner Court was discharged Sept. 17 into the Little Uwhar-rie River tributary, staff said.

Jonathan Cranford, the city’s utilities and public works director, said Trinity was fortunate relative to other cities whose damages were far worse than the ones sus-tained in town.

“It’s the highest flooding I’ve seen since I’ve become the facilities director,” Cran-ford said of last week’s flood-ing. “We did everything we could to be prepared for it; the pumps just couldn’t han-dle it.”

In neighboring Thomas-ville, heavy precipitation from

the storm caused wastewater spills on Sunday and Monday of last week. Two of these spills came from manholes and had an estimated com-bined volume of 9,300 gallons of untreated wastewater.

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City assesses storm damagesBY DANIEL KENNEDY

RANDOLPH COUNTY — Though the midterm elections remain more than a month away, unregistered voters who wish to par tici-pate must take action.

The North Carolina voter registration deadline is Oct. 12, by which point residents mus t have pos tmarked their registration. Men and women will head to the polls Nov. 6 to determine local, state and national elections.

Seats for commissioner

and sherif f are two of the primar y local elected posi-tions that will be decided in November. Currently, Dis-trict 2 in Randolph County is represented by Archdale Commissioner Darrell Frye, a Republican. He will be opposed by Democrat Bob Kollm.

Republican Greg Seabolt will square off against Liber-tarian candidate Eric Hicks in a bid to replace current Sherif f Robert Graves, who was defeated in the Republi-can primary by Seabolt.

The race has had a num-ber of twists and tur ns, including a shift in par ty affiliation for one of the can-didates.

Hicks , who ran as a Republican challenger for sherif f four years ago and lost to the late former Sher-if f Maynard Reid in the GOP primar y, had initially announced his intention to run again this year as a Republican candidate. Hicks then announced he would instead switch to the Liber-tarian Party.

A former Thomasvil le Police of ficer, Hicks said a primar y goal of his switch to the Libertarian Party is to ensure Randolph County vot-ers have a contested race for sheriff in the general election. He of fered several reasons for his disassociation from the local GOP, saying he had been exiled from the party.

His ultimate goal, Hicks told the A-T News, was to beat the GOP system and allow the registered voters to have a voice.

The race garnered atten-

tion long before it would appear on a ballot. Randolph County election officials said last year between 300 and 400 voters either showed up at the polls or called the Board

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Commissioners, sheriff’s races highlight local Nov. electionsBY DANIEL KENNEDY

ARCHDALE —Kinder-gartner Levi Simmons earned a free “Take the Night Off” homework pass by simply showing up at Open House at Archdale Elementary School last week. Levi and his mom, Elizabeth Simmons, were among families who got a chance to visit the book fair, hear from classroom teachers and explore multiple resourc-es to enhance their child’s education.

Atalia Mendez did a little dance when she discovered “Phoebe and her Unicorn — The Magic Storm” by Dana Simpson on the Book Fair shelves in the media center.

“I like chapter books,” said fourth-grader Brianna Ford.

During the classroom por-tion of the evening, kindergar-ten teacher Pam Teator freely

distributed literacy activities to help families work on vital skills with their children.

Fourth-grade teachers Kris-tin Kennedy, Anna Foster and Teresa Sutton teamed up to emphasize the impor tance of skills such as reading and learning the multiplication tables.

“In fourth grade, all of our math has to do with the mul-tiplication tables,” Sutton said. “As they do the math prob-lems, if they have to count up the answer each time that is obviously going to take a lot more time.”

Sutton used her Smar t-board to tell parents how to access online resources such as the Prodigy math game site which of fers access to more than 25,000 children’s books for a nominal charge.

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Archdale Elementary holds Open HouseBY DEBBIE HIGHTOWER

Above: Students, parents and families enjoyed spending an evening at Arch-dale Elementary School last week for open house activities. During the class-room portion of the evening, fourth-grade teachers tag-teamed to let parents know about upcoming field trips, parent teaching resources and volunteer oppor-tunities. From left, Anna Foster, Teresa Sutton and Kristin Kennedy. Left: Teach-ing is about the pursuit of the moment when a student ‘gets it.’ Here, Archdale Elementary School teacher Teresa Sutton achieves that moment during a frequen-cy table math activity achieved by fourth-grader Alexis Saunders.

Photos by Debbie Hightower

How many letters does your name have? During a classroom activity, parents and students volunteered to place tally marks on the Smartboard before graphing their responses on a frequency table.

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FROM THE FRONT PAGE

Parents and families are invited to retur n to Archdale Elementar y

School for Spooky Tales, Hay Bales, & a Little Math too! Set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25.

Staff writer Debbie Hightower may be reached at dhightower@atnonline.net or 336-888-3576.

ARCHDALE

Above: Levi Simmons collected a “Take the Night off” no-homework pass when he attended Archdale Elementary School Open House with his mother, Elizabeth Simmons. Below left: Some readers like mystery. Others like science. If you ask Brianna Ford, her favorite is ghosts. She is pictured here shopping at the science fair with T.J. Scola and her mom, Debora Ford. Below right: Robert Lopez, left, and his sister, Atalia Mendez, scored big-time at the Archdale Elementary School book fair with Mike Willard.

Photos by Debbie HightowerKindergartners who attended Open House in Rachel Mitchell’s classroom knew just what to do. Needing no entertainment, they participated in classroom counting activities.

Fourth-grader Jake Saferight is an avid reader who had no trouble finding books he liked in the book fair at Archdale Elementary. Jaxon, who is in kindergarten, is just starting out. Their mom, Jennifer Saferight, helped them locate the right books to feed their quest for adventure and literacy.

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