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Here's the latest "Belmont Buzz" with guests Dante Muzzioli and Skip Viglirolo, both former Belmont High School hockey coaches and long-time residents, talking about the past, present and future of the Skip Viglirolo Skating Rink in Belmont.

April Oswald, museum education director, talks about the MWPAI's new audio guide, “Patron, Artist, Muse: Women of MWP.”

Burlington Economic Development Director Peter Bishop sheds light on Burlington's long-range plans for downtown Burlington and attracting business to other areas from the city council's recent Goal-Setting Workshop.

3:50 - An overview of city priorities outlined at the meeting

6:20 - Economic development priorities

7:00 - What goes into site development for business growth

9:30 - Shovel-ready matters. "Sites not dirt."

12:00 - UNC School of Government's Development Finance Institute and how it can help downtowns and other areas

16:00 - The future of parking in downtown Burlington

18:00 - Burlington Downtown Corp.'s vision plan: Reuniting Main Street, creating a plaza downtown if the police department headquarters is relocated

20:00 - "A bold plan."

24:30 - A vision, a path, but not set in stone

28:00 - National OnDemand headquarters coming to downtown Burlington

29:40 - N.C. Commerce Department's Building Reuse Grants

32:50 - May Hosiery Mill's transformation into loft apartments is happening

34:00 - Rep. Steve Ross' proposed extension, expansion of N.C.'s Historic Tax Credits, which enabled May Hosiery project

39:00 - Belong in Burlington session is 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Municipal Building

FREEPORT — A 15-year-old was killed near the Clyde B. Wells Bridge after falling out of the bed of a truck and being struck by another vehicle. 

According to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol, Allion Orlando Hogan, 19 of Sylacauga, Alabama, was driving a Ford F-150 north on the bridge around 5:41 a.m. While riding in the bed of the truck, Kaden Johnson, 15 of Pell City, Alabama, fell out of the truck onto the road.

Luke Wolkers, 33 of Miramar Beach, then hit Johnson with his car and pulled over on the side of the road. The F-150 continued driving north not knowing Johnson had fallen from the bed, the press release said.

State senators have introduced a bill to establish and regulate hemp in Ohio. Sen. Kirck Schuring, who is a co-sponsor of the bill, says he's optimistic about its future.

For ten years Savannah was paid by the ton for the curbside recycling it picked up from residents. With a changing global market for recyclables, that's no longer the case and Savannah now pays a per-ton charge to the service that accepts its plastics, glass, paper and metals. Those items aren't all being recycled, either, but the city continues with an unchanged curbside pickup program in the hopes that the market will rebound.

The Muslim Call to Prayer recorded at the vigil on Lexington.

WALTON COUNTY — A pedestrian died Tuesday morning after a hit-and-run crash on the Clyde B. Wells bridge.

Lindsey Batchelor, spokeswoman for the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, said the vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash happened about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday. Both lanes of the bridge are open, but traffic is moving slowly, she said.

The pedestrian’s name has not been released pending next of kin notification. The condition of the driver, or if there were any passengers, is unknown.

Cary Hurst, spokesperson for Florida Highway Patrol, said the crash is under investigation. It is being looked at as a criminal hit-and-run, he said.

The Daily News will update this story as more information becomes available.

The Okaloosa County Commission on Monday unanimously approved spending $2 million in half-cent sales tax revenue on the southwest Crestview bypass project.

The money will be spent on updates to a Triumph Gulf Coast funding application and on initial construction-phase engineering services, alignment alternatives’ analysis and design of Rasberry Road.

County officials plan to eventually spend a total of $25 million to $30 million on the bypass project, the overall cost of which is close to $200 million.

Reporter Bob Montgomery chats with digital editor Gabe Whisnant about the potential for impact fees to pay for infrastructure improvements in Spartanburg County.