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The body of a man, dead from apparent gunshot wounds, was found by city workers in the woods not far from a Fayetteville elementary school Friday morning.
A Waste Management worker discovered the body of Mario Boone, 40, of Martindale Drive in Fayetteville, in the wood line just off Vogel Street near Milan Road about 7:40 a.m., according to a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department.
The area is not far from the the CSX Transportation corporate office and TC Berrien Elementary School.
Fayetteville Police Sgt. Jeremy Glass said the location, a thicket of woods between Ramsey Street and the railroad tracks, is notorious for illegal dumping. On Friday afternoon, a discarded mattress, bagged household trash, and several bibles were among the items that littered the wood line and orange police evidence marker stickers still marked the road.
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Cumberland schools crowns first-ever winner of virtual spelling bee
But to compete in the official bee, he had to wait two years.
When Zachary’s shot came, he did not miss. On Friday, the VanStory Hills Elementary School student beat three of the county’s other top spellers to punch his ticket to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, usually held in Washington, D.C. The championship word was “girder,” an iron or steel beam.
Zachary is the son of Jeffrey and Rachel Thurnher and older brother of Ryan Thurnher, 6. His fourth-grade teacher at VanStory is Avery Cameron.
“This is something he’s wanted for a long time,” Zachary’s mother said. “We’ve tried to encourage him just to have fun. But he’s worked so hard and we’re so proud of him.”