Resolution Honoring the Life of Albert Lee “Al" Hight
Former Sheriff and County Commissioner Al Hight died on March 30, 2004. A resolution was prepared honoring his life, accomplishments, and the extraordinary service he generously rendered to this community.
RESOURCE PERSON(S): Commissioner Mary D. Jacobs
COUNTY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommended that the Board approve the resolution and forward a copy to the family of Al Hight.
The resolution follows:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Albert Lee “Al" Hight was born and educated in Durham County; and
WHEREAS, the graduate of Southern High School became an officer with the Durham Police Department, where he served from 1951 until 1971 spending 10 years working as a detective; and
WHEREAS, following his service with the City of Durham, he became a licensed real estate broker and established Al Hight Realty Company; and
WHEREAS, during the years of Durham County’s transition from a tobacco-based economy to a more diversified economy with major emphasis on medicine, research, and high technology, Hight helped many farmers living near the developing Research Triangle Park to receive fair prices for their land; and
WHEREAS, Hight served as a County Commissioner for three terms from 1984 until 1990, during which time Durham County made major public improvements such as extending water and sewer lines into rural areas, building new and improving existing schools, and upgrading the Carolina Theatre, the Arts Council Building, the Hayti Heritage Center, and the NC Museum of Life and Science; and
WHEREAS, following his successful tenure as a County Commissioner, he was appointed as Durham County’s 10th Sheriff in 1993, a position he truly cherished and proudly served with distinction; and
WHEREAS, he loved his family, his community, and was a faithful member of Bethesda Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, he will long be remembered for his love of people and his willingness to help others in need by all whose lives he positively touched for generations:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the members of the Durham County Board of Commissioners, do hereby resolve to pay tribute to
ALBERT LEE “AL" HIGHT
former County Commissioner, Sheriff, and extraordinary public servant. We call upon all citizens of Durham County to remember the extraordinary contributions he made in this community and beyond.
This the 26th day of April, 2004.
June 16, 2006
Police probing LabCorp break-ins: Computers stolen from two facilities
(Times-News (Burlington, NC) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Jun. 16--Burlington police are investigating break-ins into two LabCorp facilities over the last two weeks.
The first incident occurred on June 5 at the new LabCorp building between Main Street and Spring Street in downtown Burlington.
According to police, sometime between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., vandals broke into the building by smashing a pane of glass at a side door.
Two laptop computers were stolen.
The second incident occurred on June 11 and, according to Burlington spokesman Major Tim Flack, this was the worse of the two.
Sometime between 1 p.m. Sunday aftermoon and 6 a.m. Monday morning, the building was ransacked on three floors.
In all, 63 cubicles were trashed.
Flack said the vandals primarily only made a mess, going through the building dumping stuff on the floor and turning things over.
"It was just a malicious act --they were just turning stuff over," Flack said. Property stolen over the weekend included two computer monitors, keyboards, a digital music player and loose change from cubicles.
Damage was minimal in both incidents and included only two broken glass panels from the doors and one from a raided office.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 229-7100.