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Pat Forde stands with some of the handmade quilts and children's clothes in her shop, The Picket Fence. She also carries antiques, gently used furniture, candles, soapsand various quirky items for the home.

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Carrollton's Picket Fence 'a cozy place,' owner says
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth
Sun,08/21/11-3:41AM , 215 Reads
CARROLLTON — Pat Forde loves furniture, but she says she has too much at her house.

That’s one reason she decided to open The Picket Fence, a Carrollton shop owned and run by Forde and her daughter-in-law, Shanna Forde.
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Incumbent Carver in runoff with Spellman for Carroll sheriff
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth
Sun,08/21/11-1:00AM , 182 Reads
CARROLL COUNTY — With a high-profile sheriff’s race and a hard-fought Beat 4 supervisor’s race, candidates hope voters will turn out in big numbers once again for Tuesday’s runoffs.

In the sheriff’s race, there are no other Republican or independent candidates, so Tuesday’s winner will be the next sheriff.
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Area rice farmers hope deal will cover ’06 losses
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth

Wed,08/17/11-5:06PM , 117 Reads
Area rice farmers hope to benefit from a $750 million settlement with Bayer Corp. to recoup some losses from a 2006 mix-up that put some experimental genetically modified rice in with other approved varieties.
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Escapee caught in Carroll Co.
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth

Mon,08/08/11-4:42PM , 143 Reads
AVALON — After five days of wandering rural Carroll County in excessive heat, without food and having only creek water to drink, a confused and lost escapee was spotted by a Carroll County deputy Sunday afternoon and arrested without incident.
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Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 71°F
Feels Like: 86°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 84%
Sunrise: 7:16 AM
Sunset: 7:05 PM

Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 13 mph
Sky Cover: 65%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: 2:21 AM
Moon Set: 11:53 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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