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The Missouri ER doctor who mysteriously disappeared last week was found dead from a gunshot wound in an Arkansas lake, authorities confirmed Wednesday — as his brother said the devoted healthcare worker may have been in danger because he had previously been kidnapped. Dr. John Forsyth’s body was found Tuesday by a kayaker in an Arkansas lake — about an hour south of where he was last seen in Cassville, Missouri — with what appeared to be a gunshot wound, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Cassville Police Captain James Smith told The Post that the 49-year-old’s...

The group called Mama Bears claimed in the federal lawsuit that their First Amendment rights were violated. ... A school district was forced to pay over $100,000 in legal fees after banning moms from exposing pornographic material at school board meetings. Forsyth County School District [FSC] agreed to pay attorney’s fees in a federal lawsuit brought by a group of parents who were censored at school board meetings. The group, called the Mama Bears, claimed in the federal lawsuit that their First Amendment rights were violated and won the case due to the legal representation of the Institute for Free...

A man and woman from Port Richey, Florida, were traveling in an SUV that was said to have been speeding up Interstate 75 near Forsyth. They were pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy there in the wee hours of Aug. 4. The couple’s Honda Pilot was allegedly doing 95 mph. When the deputy stopped it, he caught wind of an “overwhelming smell” of burned marijuana. The man in the car, who was a passenger, stepped out and the deputy found a small bag of weed and “a small bag of white crack-like substance” in his pocket. The deputy asked the...

The Om Hindu Organization of North Carolina is planning to build a 3,600 sq ft temple in Clemmons and has bought 7.6 acres at the site where the sign board, which was shot at, was put. (Representative illustration) Houston: A sign board for a planned Hindu temple in the US state of North Carolina has been fired at, leaving over 60 holes in the sign, prompting authorities to probe the incident that has shocked the Indian community. The incident happened sometime between noon July 4 and about 1pm last Saturday, Forsyth county sheriff's office said in a report. The sheriff's...

CLACKAMAS, OR (KPTV) - A 22-year-old man from southeast Portland parked his car outside Macy's, rushed into the Clackamas Town Center mall food court and opened fire, killing two people Tuesday, investigators said. Jacob Roberts' AR-15 rifle then jammed, but he was able to get the gun working again. He shot and killed himself, sheriff's deputies said. Steve Forsyth, of West Linn, and Cindy Yuille, of northeast Portland, were killed by Roberts, authorities said. A third shooting victim, Kristina Shevchenko, survived and is being treated at Oregon Health & Science University hospital. Deputies said Roberts stole the rifle used...

Former Forsyth County Teacher Wanted On 64 Sex Charges11:45 PM, Apr 22, 2011 Winston-Salem, NC -- A former Parkland High School teacher is wanted on 64 sex charges. Terry Lamar Jones Jr. is wanted on 64 separate charges of sexual activity with a student, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. The allegations were made from a student he had contact with while working at Parkland High School in Winston-Salem. Detectives said Jones is currently the band director at Shepard Magnet Middle School in Durham, NC. The investigation started after the sheriff's office was alerted to a newspaper article on...

Two reported dead. N-number : N1715Q Aircraft Serial Number : 15073015 Aircraft Manufacturer : CESSNA Model : 150L Engine Manufacturer : CONT MOTOR Model : 0-200 SERIES Aircraft Year : 1971 Owner Name : CANUP BILLY H Owner Address : 268 HAWKEN TRL MCDONOUGH, GA, 30253-1915 Type of Owner : Individual Registration Date : 19-Dec-2005 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard

Letter to Marine brings flag homeGirl helps dedicate banner at schoolBy MARCIA LANGHENRY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 02/28/06 Words of a freckled girl in a plaid jumper can tear right through a Marine's hide. The message was something like this, penciled on paper picturing bears and rabbits: Phil Skinner/AJCPinecrest Academy student Nicole Madda received a flag that flew over the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq after writing to a Marine; she presented it to the school on Presidents Day. Photographic ArtsAttending the ceremony are retired Marine Tony Madda, granddaughter Nicole Madda, and Pinecrest Academy's Rick Swygman. We pray for...

Aug 4, 2005 : 11:23 am ET KERNERSVILLE, N.C. -- The director of a church youth group has been charged with sex crimes involving two teenage girls in his group. Timothy Paul Rowell, 23, of Kernersville, is accused of statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a child. He had worked at Main Street Baptist Church. The incidents happened between April 20 and June 1 with girls between 13 and 14 years old, police said. The church suspended Rowell from his duties June 22 and he was fired a week later. "We ... did not see this coming, and basically...

The soldiers serve in every capacity within the 48th Brigade Combat Team, from infantry to military police, medics, truck drivers, personnel clerks, radio operators and other military occupational specialties. Since January, more than 50 cadets and alumni from Georgia Military College, in Milledgeville, Ga., have put their lives on hold to serve with the 48th Brigade Combat Team currently operating in and around Iraq. For many of these young soldiers, men and women from Canton to Savannah, and all points in between, this experience has already given them a lifetime of memories. “I wish the cadets in Milledgeville can experience...

Sorry folks, he's a 3 year old baby said to be in extreme danger. I call it front page and breaking Levi's Call in Georgia .......... (moderator--move if needed)

Today you arrive in my country for the first state visit by an American president for many decades, and I bid you welcome. You will find yourself assailed on every hand by some pretty pretentious characters collectively known as the British left. They traditionally believe they have a monopoly on morality and that your recent actions preclude you from the club. You opposed and destroyed the world's most blood-encrusted dictator. This is quite unforgivable. I beg you to take no notice. The British left intermittently erupts like a pustule upon the buttock of a rather good country. Seventy years ago...

Link to letters: CLICK FOR LETTERS. ================================================== Today's GUARDIAN in England has letters to the editor. Some will make you want to scream. Some will make you want to throw a brick through a window. Some will make you want to slap a useful idiot upside the head. This one, however, will make you feel good. Dear Mr President, Today you arrive in my country for the first state visit by an American president for many decades, and I bid you welcome. You will find yourself assailed on every hand by some pretty pretentious characters collectively known as the British...