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Altus Times

Phil McMahan of First National Bank is shown presenting a $10,000 donation to That Altus Band. Accepting the check at the Monday meeting of the Altus School Board is TAB Band Director Mary Runyan.
Wed Mar 10 11:36:17 -0600 2010
Anson Record

Chick-fil-A of Monroe will host a fundraiser to support the family of Yolanda Simon, who was murdered inside her Monroe home in February. A fifth-grade teacher at Peachland-Polkton Elementary Sch...
Wed Mar 10 12:19:34 -0600 2010
Apex Herald

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...
Wed Mar 10 18:40:15 -0600 2010
Bladen Journal

ELIZABETHTOWN — Newly appointed Bladen County commissioner Stanley A. Richardson was killed in a wreck Wednesday morning at the intersection of Cromartie Road and N.C. 87 Bypass. State Highway Pat...
Jenny Hayes-Carroll
Wed Mar 10 11:07:46 -0600 2010
Carroll News

The Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home Foundation hopes grants will be easier to obtain after the Carroll County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Monday to transfer ownership of the Carter Home from ...
Allen Worrell, News Writer
Tue Mar 09 12:16:02 -0600 2010
Cheraw Chronicle

CHERAW – One will rarely find Cheraw resident, Anne Watson, without a pen and a notepad no matter where she and her husband, Frank, travel. Watson is a former reading and writing coordinator, st...
Charlotte K. Berger
Wed Mar 03 21:59:17 -0600 2010
Claiborne Progress

After several cattle were found dead on two farms in Claiborne and Union counties, the owner was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. John Bullard, 68, was arrested Tuesday af...
Ashley Collingsworth
Wed Mar 10 18:20:40 -0600 2010
Cleveland Post

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...
Wed Mar 10 18:40:15 -0600 2010
Coal Valley News

Melissa Dawn Beverly (Meadows), 27, of Peytona, was arrested Feb. 21, on charges of malicious wounding, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Magistrate Court of Boone County. According t...
Joanie Newman
Thu Mar 04 16:16:00 -0600 2010
Community Common

wallen@communitycommon.com The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board in cooperation with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation have established a suicide prevention...
Wayne Allen
Tue Mar 09 05:00:07 -0600 2010
My Daily Sentinel

ATHENS, Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The To...
Sarah Hawley
Wed Mar 10 01:45:00 -0600 2010
Durant Democrat

Marcum: A $500,000 loan is a radical departure for the DIA
Jamie Carrick, Staff writer
Wed Mar 10 11:18:54 -0600 2010
Easley Progress

ANDERSON — James Dickerson pled guilty Thursday afternoon in Anderson General Sessions Court to homicide by child abuse, a crime that carries a sentence of 20 years to life in prison.  The Honorab...
Nathan DiBagno
Wed Mar 10 07:12:19 -0600 2010
Floyd County Times

PIKEVILLE — A criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Pikeville provides a glimpse into the illicit prescription drug trade in Eastern Kentucky. After a three-year investigati...
Jarrid Deaton
Wed Mar 10 12:32:11 -0600 2010
Frederick Leader

Jacob Bennight & Amber Wasinger  have been chosen as the Rotary Students of the Month.  Jacob is the son of James and Sharla Bennight. He is active in Student Council, basketball, football, baseba...
Tue Mar 09 06:39:12 -0600 2010
Fuquay-Varina Independent

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...
Wed Mar 10 18:40:15 -0600 2010
My Daily Tribune

ATHENS, Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The To...
Sarah Hawley
Wed Mar 10 01:45:00 -0600 2010
Garner News

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...
Wed Mar 10 18:40:15 -0600 2010
Gilbert Times

WILLIAMSON – Members of the Mingo County Democratic Executive Committee were at the regular meeting of the Mingo County Commission Wednesday to air their grievances about the appointment of poll wo...
JULIA ROBERTS GOAD Staff Writer
Wed Mar 10 09:23:39 -0600 2010
Grayson County News Gazette

Dr. Gondal’s office new home for heart health
Missy Mudd Reporter mmudd@gcnewsgazette.com
Wed Mar 10 11:16:07 -0600 2010
Harlan Daily Enterprise

Through tears of remembrance Tuesday, over 100 families and officials gathered to pay tribute to the 26 coal miners and inspectors who lost their lives at the Scotia mine disaster 34 years ago on March 9 and March 11 of 1976.
NOLA SIZEMORE
Tue Mar 09 23:15:27 -0600 2010
Hazard Herald

HAZARD – One one week after Operation UNITE participated in its latest drug round up in Perry County, and just over two months after the fatal shooting of Dr. Dennis Sandlin in December, medical pr...
CRIS RITCHIE – Editor
Wed Mar 10 07:52:19 -0600 2010
Herald Independent

Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a golf tournament on March 23 to benefit the Fairfield County Disabilities and Special Needs Board’s capital campaign. And from now until Friday,...
Robyn Brunson
Wed Mar 10 13:40:08 -0600 2010
Holly Springs

Al Boyle was just seven years old when his father brought him a small set of oil paints he purchased while on a business trip to New York City. From that small gift grew a lifetime of painting and ...
Nancy Catrine
Wed Mar 10 18:47:57 -0600 2010
Independent Herald

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor The Upper Rotunda at the Capitol building will be packed with representatives of area businesses and organizations next Monday, March 1. Preparations for the f...
Sat Feb 27 15:24:25 -0600 2010
Jefferson Post

Former Ashe County Parks and Recreation Director Joe Boccardy formaly resigned Thursday with a letter to Ashe County Manager Dan McMillan. His resignation became official as of noon Friday. McM...
Jesse Campbell, Staff Writer
Mon Mar 08 13:19:17 -0600 2010
LaGrange News

Gerald Becham retired from the Troup County regional library system in 1997 and has led a busier life than he ever thought he would. Becham, 71, moved to LaGrange to attend college. He is the acc...
By Becky Holland Lifestyle editor
Wed Mar 10 08:00:00 -0600 2010
Laurinburg Exchange

More than 200 people enjoyed a night of dining, dancing, auctions, and games at this year's Red Cross Celebrity Dinner and Game Night, held Saturday at the Belk Center of St. Andrews College in Lau...
John Lentz
Tue Mar 09 22:17:27 -0600 2010
Logan Banner

Cats make it back to Charleston
MICHAEL: BROWNING, Managing Editor
Wed Mar 10 16:02:25 -0600 2010
Macon County Times

More than an ounce of marijuana was seized by the MCSO on Tuesday morning.
Times staff
Wed Mar 10 14:14:45 -0600 2010
Middlesboro Daily News

Estimated project completion six months out, will still be working during Mountain Laurel Festival
Stephen Woodward
Wed Mar 10 12:31:09 -0600 2010
Mt Airy News

The Mount Airy Police Department has some new faces, with other members of the department now occupying different positions. Three patrol officers who have joined the force include Robert Fitzgera...
Tom Joyce
Tue Mar 09 21:13:24 -0600 2010
Newberry Observer

Fire bloomed alongside the flowers at 1221 Glenn St. this morning as the house on the property went up in flames. The fire at the home of William and Lily Helms started around 1:15 this morning. T...
Cindy Pitts, Staff Writer
Wed Mar 10 11:34:35 -0600 2010
News Democrat Leader

The former pastor of Auburn Church of Christ is going away for a very long time. Jody Lusk was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison Friday after he plead guilty to six counts of rape and si...
OJ Stapleton Editor
Tue Mar 09 10:10:32 -0600 2010
Pickens Sentinel

LIBERTY – It was quite an emotional scene Thursday as a caravan of Liberty Fire and Police units escorted 9-year-old Natalie Kristensian with sirens blaring in front of a sea of orange that was mad...
Candice Harper
Wed Mar 10 11:23:04 -0600 2010
Pilot News

PILOT MOUNTAIN — Cleanup of fallen trees and brush has continued this week at Pilot Mountain State Park as workers rush to recover from harsh winter storms and prepare for what should be a busy spr...
By Dean Palmer
Tue Mar 09 13:55:20 -0600 2010
My Daily Register

ATHENS, Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The To...
Sarah Hawley
Wed Mar 10 01:45:00 -0600 2010
Portsmouth Daily Times

By MAJAL PERRY PDT Staff Writer As each new day seems filled with more sunshine than the next, many opportunities abound in Portsmouth to celebrate the exuberance of spring. The season, a time fo...
Wed Mar 10 15:00:01 -0600 2010
Powdersville Post

POWDERSVILLE — Two workers at the Bally Spa in Powdersville have been arrested and charged with trying to solicit prostitution. Kanisha Laverne Wilder, 48, of 2951 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, Ga. and...
Nathan DiBagno
Wed Mar 10 10:44:28 -0600 2010
Red Springs Citizen

The towering white pillars that greet visitors to the Town Hall have seen better days. At its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, the Red Springs Board of Commissioners board reviewed the first cost estimates to fix or replaced the pillars and paint the Town Hall.
Wed Mar 10 15:30:29 -0600 2010
Robesonian

LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man who is suspected in the shooting death of an Orrum man surrendered to police Tuesday. Lt. Johnny Barnes said that Bradley McCormick, 22, was arrested after he walked i...
Staff
Wed Mar 10 13:49:10 -0600 2010
St. Pauls Review

LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man who is suspected in the shooting death of an Orrum man surrendered to police Tuesday. Lt. Johnny Barnes said that Bradley McCormick, 22, was arrested after he walked i...
Staff
Wed Mar 10 13:49:10 -0600 2010
Your Daily Journal

A hearing was held Tuesday to determine if District Attorney Michael Parker would be allowed to stay on the ballot in the upcoming local election. Parker’s candidacy is being challenged on the gr...
Philip D. Brown
Tue Mar 09 20:51:12 -0600 2010
Clinton NC

A 27-year-old Clinton man has been charged with a laundry list of felonies following a dispute that left a woman beaten and shot in the leg with her own gun. Marcus KoJuan Stephens, 27, of 1785 Ho...
Doug Clark Assistant Editor
Wed Mar 10 08:33:12 -0600 2010
The Stokes News

- Television cameras from local stations were rolling on Monday night at the King City Council meeting. March 1 was the first council meeting since the controversial State of Emergency declarati...
Leslie Bray Evans, News Editor
Wed Mar 03 22:59:24 -0600 2010
Thomaston Times

By Larry Stanford editorial1@thomastontimes.com The City of Thomaston is joining the Thomaston-Upson County Industrial Development Authority in its efforts to attract a new industry to the ar...
Mon Mar 08 15:15:06 -0600 2010
Elkin Tribune

TRIBUNE/Cliff Clark “It was just boiling,” said John Pardue, when he saw the smoke as it poured in from the attic space in his home Saturday night on Cedarbrook Road, Jonesville. Pardue said he was having trouble with the home’s fusebox when he heard a “loud pop.” That’s when he saw the smoke. “We got out quick,” Pardue said about he and his wife Millie Parks. Volunteer fire departments crews from Arlington, Jonesville and Elkin worked the fire for several hours before the flames were extinguished
Mon Mar 08 11:02:32 -0600 2010
Union Daily Times

COLUMBIA — Acting United States Attorney Kevin F. McDonald stated today that Kimberly O. McAbee, age 44, of Woodruff, South Carolina, was charged in one-count Indictment with bank embezzlement, a v...
Wed Mar 10 14:26:54 -0600 2010
Williamson Daily News

(Staff Photo/JOSHUA MURPHY) The Pike County Health Department Mobile Unit gave free H1N1 shots at the Peter Creek Presbyterian Church in Phelps, Ky. Tuesday. In addition to H1N1 shots, the unit ...
Wed Mar 10 09:00:33 -0600 2010
Yadkin Ripple

At Boonville Elementary School Thursday four students struggled in the strong wind and bright sunshine to bring down the American flag and the state flag. Inside, Annette Johnson continued prepara...
By Tim Bullard Staff Writer tbullard@yadkinripple.com
Wed Mar 03 13:32:34 -0600 2010
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