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Another Parton-Connected Project In Trouble

Rick Henderson on second development tied to Partons; parents ask lawmakers to fully fund scholarships; legislators take aim at pension spiking & concerns over replacing Common Core with better standards; Troy Kickler on role of 13th amendment in history

Rick Henderson, Dr. Troy Kickler

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Parton Marketing Dollars Don’t Materialize

RALEIGH — A consultant’s prediction that a total of 250,000 spectators would attend shows the first year of operations at the Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids was based on $2 million of publicly funded marketing support that never materialized.

Don Carrington
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Parton Payback Incentive Dropped

RALEIGH — State Treasurer Richard Moore’s staff told Roanoke Rapids officials in April 2005 that entertainer Randy Parton’s annual $1.5 million “artist fee” should be paid only after Parton’s company paid the monthly lease and operating expenses for the Randy Parton Theatre. Moore will not say why that requirement was dropped.

Don Carrington
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Show time for Parton Theatre

RALEIGH — Entertainer Randy Parton, brother of country superstar Dolly Parton, says he will give his first performance at the new Randy Parton Theatre at Roanoke Rapids on July 26. City and state officials have a lot on the line: They provided 100 percent financing for the startup business venture and signed off on an annual $1.5 million “artist fee” for Parton, 53. Carolina Journal has found no evidence that Parton invested any money in the project.

Don Carrington