Will Exports Save NC’s Tobacco Farms? In his greenhouse just off Clapp Farms Road , Andy Clapp pulls a batch of tobacco seedlings from their watery bed. Asheville Residents Opposed to Amendment One March Evoking the peaceful, faith-based marches of the 1960s during the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans, people of all ages and spiritual stripes…
Charter Schools Enrollment Surges Charter schools are expected to account for one-third of all public school enrollment growth in Mecklenburg County next year, and the charter boom could surge in 2013. Eight Year Old Astounds Crowd After Playing With the UNC Basketball Team An eight year old boy astounded the crowd during a pickup game at Cobb…
NC Unemployment Rate Falls Below 10% The state’s unemployment rate has dipped below 10 percent for the first time in three years. Gaston Exhibit to Examine Moonshining In April, 1866 David Thornburg went to the Gaston County Courthouse to talk corn whiskey. NC Authorities Advise Against Burning Yard Debris The North Carolina Forest Service is encouraging residents not…
A Doctor on Transvaginal Ultrasounds Where is the Physician outrage? Student Insurance at Duke to Fully Cover Birth Control The health plan for Duke University students will for the first time completely cover the cost of oral contraceptives next school year. Asheville Premier of Hunger Games Brings Out Local Cast Members In Friday’s first hours, the roaring applause…
Gov Perdue Defends Women, Attacks Marriage Amendment Outgoing Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue sounded like a candidate Saturday night as she spoke to an audience of Mecklenburg County Democrats that included three men running to succeed her. Interstate 40 Reopens After Rock Slide A stretch of Interstate 40 in Haywood County near the Tennessee state line is completely…
Most in NC Oppose Same Sex Marriage A majority of North Carolinians are opposed to the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages that will be on the May 8 ballot, even as they remain skeptical about gay marriages, according to a new Elon University/Charlotte Observer poll. Pinterest, the Corkboard of the Internet Gains Popularity If you haven’t heard…
USS North Carolina to Reveal Some of It’s Secrets The battleship North Carolina will soon host a special behind-the-scenes tour of the engine rooms and other normally hidden corners of the World War II ship. Gasoline and Oil Prices Continue to March Higher Pump prices kept marching toward $4 a gallon Thursday and signs of a stronger…
Manufacturing in Ashville and WNC is turning up Global economic forces have boosted the fortunes of some manufacturers in Western North Carolina and encouraged others to consider moving to the region, economic development officials say. Infant Tylenol Recalled Johnson & Johnson is recalling all infant Tylenol on the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with…
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