Welcome to the County NC News Press Archive.
| 04/21/2009 |
| True Hometown Heroes |
| NC NEWS -- Air Force Week has kicked off in Hampton Roads! This week long celebration, which features ceremonial events and spectacular shows in tribute to our United States Air Force, and the extraordinary dedicated men and women who serve our country in this branch of national defense began yesterday at Opening Ceremony. Guests had a chance to meet six true hometown heroes. These six Air force service members were honored for their extraordinary work in the Air Force and Operation Iraqi Freedom... |
| 04/07/2009 |
| NC Unemployment Soaring - 61 jobs in Jackson County |
| JACKSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Stonewall Packaging LLC, a joint project of Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company, is building a new plant in Sylva, NC to produce recycled cardboard packaging. The company plans to invest more than $16 million and create 61 new jobs in Jackson County. Governor Perdue says our state has a top-rated business climate, skilled workforce and unparalleled quality of life. However, our unemployment rate in North Carolinia is the fastest growing rate in the south... |
| 10/22/2008 |
| McCrory Says NC Attorney General Will Fight Political Corruption |
| NC ELECTION NEWS -- McCrory has proposed giving the North Carolina State Attorney General and the Wake County District Attorney will have the ability to empanel investigative grand juries as an important tool to fight political corruption... |
| 09/10/2008 |
| McCrory Claims Victory in WRAL Debate |
| NC NEWS -- Pat McCrory claims victory in yesterday's WRAL debate after exposing Bev Perdue as an elitist... |
| 07/30/2008 |
| Pat McCrory Plan to Improve Public Safety and Reform NC's Criminal Justice System |
| NC ELECTION NEWS -- Pat McCrory: "When it comes to fighting crime, I've been on the front lines for the past 12 years while the lieutenant governor has turned a blind eye to the problems. I've seen county jails overflowing with people sleeping on floors, gangs infiltrating our schools and illegal aliens filling our jails... |
| 07/11/2008 |
| McCrory Raises Over $1 million in Second Quarter |
| NC ELECTION NEWS -- The McCrory for Governor campaign yesterday announced that Pat McCrory raised more than $1 million in the second quarter and reported over $700,000 cash on hand. This is a historically strong amount raised by a North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee in the second quarter of a NC gubernatorial election... READ MORE |
| 07/09/2008 |
| McCrory Campaign Gets Busy on Education and Jobs |
| NC NEWS -- Leading up to the Fourth of July, the McCrory for Governor campaign started kicking into gear. First, the campaign launched a statewide "jobs tour" and presented a ten point education plan... |
| 05/10/2008 |
| County NC News has Partnered with WNC Citizens Blog |
| NC NEWS -- In our never-ending effort to unite citizens of North Carolina, County NC News has partnered with West North Carolina (WNC) Citizens Blog to promote comment and discussion on news articles released in our magazine... |
| 05/08/2008 |
| Senator Fred Smith Pledges His Support to Pat McCrory |
| NC NEWS -- May 6, 2008 10:37 PM. When I said I wanted to visit every one of North Carolina's 100 counties, talking to the citizens of this great state and finding out what they wanted in a governor, I was told that was not the way to run a statewide campaign. I was told it couldn't be done, but I decided that was the only way I would run for governor... |
| 05/07/2008 |
| NC GOP Candidate for Governor is Charlotte's Mayor Pat McCrory |
| NC NEWS -- Below are the Unofficial 2008 Primary Election results for NC GOP candidate for Governor. Of the 5,811,778 registered North Carolina voters, 2,116,439 cast ballots in the election... |
| 05/02/2008 |
| Final NC GOP Gubernatorial Debate a Success! |
| BUNCOMBE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The final NC GOP gubernatorial debate was held May 1, 2008, at the YMI Cultural Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Buncombe County Republican Party proudly hosted the event, which was said to have drawn more than 80 people in attendance... |
| 04/27/2008 |
| Chairman Linda Daves Comments on NCGOP Ad |
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NC NEWS -- On
April 26, 2008, during the NC 11th Congressional debate in Haywood County,
Richard Bernier interviewed NCGOP Chairman Linda Daves who discussed the release of NC
Republican Party's first ad of 2008, which opposes Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue for
Governor. The ad labeled, "Extreme" by critics, including John McCain...
| 04/22/2008 |
| First State-held Pubic Hearing on Land Application of Sewage Sludge |
| ALAMANCE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The first state-held Public hearing on the permitting process of spreading of sewage sludge in North Carolina will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. DENR/DWQ will hold the public hearing on the lto address the application process of sewage sludge on farmlands in Alamance, Orange, Chatham, Caswell, Randolph and Guilford counties... |
| 04/20/2008 |
| Gates County Government Violating the U.S. Fair Housing Act |
| NC NEWS -- Gates County Board of Commissioners, knowingly adopted exclusionary zoning ordinance ignoring the U.S. Fair Housing Act, and discriminating against working class people with low income, which are also disproportionately black Americans (Video Included)... |
| 04/13/2008 |
| Final 2008 GOP Gubernatorial Debate |
| NC NEWS -- The Buncombe County Republican Party is proud to host the final gubernatorial debate on May 1, 2008, before the Primary Election. Attending this historical debate, will be the following candidates for North Carolina Governor 2008... READ MORE |
| 04/12/2008 |
| Carl Mumpower - Irregular Behavior at Flat Rock 11th NC Congressional Debate |
| HENDERSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- According to John Armor, North Carolina 11th District Congressional candidate, both the Asheville Citizen-Times and the Hendersonville Times-News have facts wrong in the Carl Mumpower flap concerning campaign sign posting at the 11th district congressional candidates debate in Flat Rock on April 10, 2008. Candidates forced to debate with the opponent's sign as a backdrop in Yancey County... |
| 04/10/2008 |
| Citizens Group Host Candidates for Buncombe County Commissioners |
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The
following Citizens for Change video of April's meeting, centers on guest speakers, Dr. Joe Dunn,
Holly Jones and Nathan Ramsey who are all campaigning to become Buncombe County
Commissioners...
| 04/08/2008 |
| Paul Purdue Campaigning for 115th District Seat |
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY NC NEWS -- In Sound Off
Buncombe's latest video, Richard Bernier interviews Paul Purdue campaigning for NC House of
Representative 115th District seat...
| 04/01/2008 |
| Beaufort County's Senator Fred Smith Rally a Success! |
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NC NEWS -- More than eighty
citizens gathered at the Washington High School in the City of Washington, located in Beaufort
County, North Carolina, to attend Senator Fred Smith's campaign rally in support of his candidacy
for Governor 2008. Senator Smith wants to be nominated by the people. Not due to the commercial
psychological pounding we as citizens receive every election year from the mainstream
media...
| 03/30/2008 |
| Introducing Operation Freebird to North Carolina |
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NC NEWS -- COUNTY NC NEWS is
proud to sponsor "Operation Freebird." A community policing operation designed to locate and
apprehend most wanted suspected violators of the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public
Protection Registration Program...
| 03/25/2008 |
| On The Record With RL Clark |
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NC NEWS -- The feature video from
Sound Off Buncombe is an exclusive interview with Former NC Senator RL Clark discussing the issue
of Metering Private Wells in North Carolina. The former Senator served five counties in the North
Carolina Senate, Buncombe, Madison, Yancey,
McDowell, and Burke counties. The second part of this two-part
show will air this Thursday night March 27, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. on URTV Channel 20...
| 03/07/2008 |
| WestCare Health System and UnitedHealthcare Sign Agreement |
| SWAIN COUNTY NC NEWS -- WestCare Health System and UnitedHealthcare have signed an agreement, effective today, March 7, providing UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage and UnitedHealthcare commercial health plan members with access to the health system's full range of services... |
| 03/07/2008 |
| UnitedHealthcare and Haywood Regional Medical Center Split |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY NC NEWS -- After careful consideration regarding CMS's (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) decertification of Haywood Regional Medical Center and after meeting with the medical center's leadership, UnitedHealthcare and the medical center have mutually agreed to an immediate suspension of the medical center's participation in the UnitedHealthcare commercial health plan network... |
| 03/06/2008 |
| GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Share Views on Open Government, Infrastructure, and Healthcare |
| COUNTY NC NEWS -- Republican primary gubernatorial candidates campaigning for North Carolina governor 2008, graciously responded to our invitation to answer your questions... READ MORE |
| 02/09/2008 |
| Chattem's Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products Voluntary Recall |
| NATIONAL NEWS -- Chattem Incorporated, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is initiating a voluntary Nationwide recall of its Icy Hot Heat Therapy products. Chattem is recalling these products because it has received some consumer reports of first, second and third degree burns as well as skin irritation resulting from consumer use or possible misuse of these products... READ MORE |
| 02/02/2008 |
| Fugitive Sex Offender, Wayne Boone, has been Captured in Suffolk, Virginia |
| GATES COUNTY NC NEWS -- A most wanted fugitive sex offender, Wayne Boone, has been captured in Suffolk, Virginia. Boone was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender since 2001, Boone last registered as a sex offender with Gates County Sheriff's Office in 2000, and upon capture, claimed to still live in Gates County, North Carolina... READ MORE |
| 01/31/2008 |
| U.S. Senator Dole Meets Secretly with Gates County Commissioners |
| GATES COUNTY NC NEWS -- While campaigning in northeastern North Carolina this weekend, North Carolina's U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole made two unexpected stops in Gates County. Although Senator Dole was on the campaign trail, this did not deter her from taking time to attend a secret meeting of Gates County Board of Commissioners of Saturday 26, 2008, which was in violation of NC Statue 143-318.12... READ MORE |
| 02/24/2008 |
| Bill Graham in Asheville Running for Governor of North Carolina |
| Video clip of Bill Graham explaining how he will use teamwork, stop giving motor vehicle licenses to illegal immigrants, and announces he has a workable healthcare plan. The film was recorded on February 23, 2008. for URTV Public Access TV in Asheville, North Carolina.... WATCH VIDEO |
| 01/31/2008 |
| Justice Orr on "Sound Off Buncombe" |
| A 30 minute video clip of a special edition of "Sound Off Buncombe." Hosts, Richard Bernier and Randy Thomas discuss illegal immigration issues in North Carolina. Their guest, former Justice Robert Orr, who is campaigning for governor 2008, discusses his plan for education, North Carolina power structure, economic development, and mental healthcare problems in North Carolina... WATCH VIDEO |
| 12/29/2007 |
| Florida Business Allegedly Scamming North Carolina Companies |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- A temporary restraining order has been placed to stop a Florida company from calling or sending phoney invoices or collection letters to North Carolina businesses. The company is believed to have sent mailings to North Carolina businesses claiming to be affiliated with an NC government agency... |
| 12/25/2007 |
| Terrorists Hiding IEDs in Human Corpses |
| WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- In Kabul, Afghanistan, Terrorist bomb makers in Kandahar province are using human corpses to hide improvised explosive devices (IED)... |
| 12/11/2007 |
| CVS Preferred Pharmacy for New Prescription Discount Program |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- The North Carolina Drug Card is proud to announce that CVS Pharmacy is the preferred pharmacy for the new prescription discount program. The North Carolina discount program was launched to help the uninsured, under-insured, and Medicare participants... |
| 11/26/2007 |
| New Henderson County GOP Web Site |
| HENDERSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- Henderson County GOP is very excited to announce the launch of it's all new Henderson County Republican Party website... |
| 11/18/2007 |
| Drought to Continue into 2008 |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, has updated its U.S. winter weather outlook. The drought-plagued Southeast is likely to remain drier than average due to La Nina... |
| 11/17/2007 |
| Cackalacky all day long! Success through Partnering |
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ORANGE COUNTY NC NEWS --
The 2007 September issue of "Goodness Grows In North Carolina Spotlight," featured the Cackalacky
Condiment Company located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but there is really more in the article
than meets the eye...
| 11/15/2007 |
| Captured - Bluetooth Bandits |
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GUILFORD COUNTY NC NEWS -- A
combination of rewards, totaling up to $20,000, is being offered for the Bluetooth Bandits, so
dubbed for their use of Bluetooth wireless communications equipment to communicate while
committing crimes. The Bluetooth Bandits are suspected of robbing eight banks in the
Greensboro area since July 2006...
| 11/09/2007 |
| North Carolina Pest Control Companies Settle with Consumers |
| UNION COUNTY NC NEWS -- The North Carolina Structural Pest Control Committee met in Raleigh and approved the following settlement agreements with Robert L. Jones, the owner of a Monroe pest company located in Union County, Budget Pest Prevention Inc., agreed to pay a total $10,000 in settlements for... |
| 10/18/2007 |
| Interlingual Agreeds to Pay Consumers Refunds |
| FORSYTH COUNTY NC NEWS -- A Houston, Texas company, Interlingual, has agreed to pay refunds to consumers for Interlingual products bought in North Carolina... |
| 10/12/2007 |
| ConAgra Foods Recalls Pot Pies |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE NEWS -- ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling all varieties of frozen pot pies in 7 oz. single serving packages bearing an establishment number "P-9" or "Est. 1059." The frozen pot pies are selling in retail stores nationwide, and are possibly linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis... |
| 10/07/2007 |
| Cargill Meat Solutions E. coli Voluntarily Food Recall |
| NORTH CAROLINA NEWS -- Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation is voluntarily recalling approximately 845,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties produced at its Butler, Wisconsin, location because it may be contaminated with E coli O157:H7... |
| 10/07/2007 |
| E. coli Nationwide Food Recall |
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS -- Topps
Meat Company LLC, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, is voluntarily expanding its September 2, 2007 food
recall to include a total of approximately 21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef products for
potential E. coli contamination...
| 10/04/2007 |
| Region Q Board Reviewed by NC State Auditor |
| BEAUFORT COUNTY NC NEWS -- On September 12, the Office of the State Auditor, notified Governor Mike Easley and NC Commerce Secretary Jim Fain, that it has concluded an investigation into a possible conflict of interest involving a member of the Region Q Workforce Development Board, part of the Mid-East Commission... |
| 09/30/2007 |
| War on Terror Update |
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WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- It's a
lamentable Sunday for Americans. Yesterday Coalition Forces lost three soldiers... Elsewhere in
Iraq, Coalition forces killed more than twenty-eight terrorists and detained 44 suspected
terrorists... A compact water treatment plant completed...
| 09/20/2007 |
| Farmers Cautioned, Movement of Quarantined Pests in Livestock Feed Prohibited |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE NEWS -- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services cautioned farmers to take steps to reduce risk of moving plant pests such as fire ants and noxious weeds with hay or feeds... |
| 09/16/2007 |
| Coalition Forces Kill 14 terrorists and Detain 17 Suspects in Saturday Operations |
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WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- Iraqi
and Coalition forces killed 14 terrorists and detained 17 suspects during operations targeting
senior leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq and their facilitation networks in central and northern
Iraq...
| 09/09/2007 |
| Coalition forces Kill Six Terrorists, detained 21 Including Senior Leadership |
| WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- Synchronized raids targeted the al-Qaeda in Iraq network operating in the northern belt around Baghdad. Coalition forces killed six terrorists and detained 21 suspects this weekend during operations in the Tarmiyah area and Tigris River Valley... |
| 08/16/2007 |
| Navy E-2C Hawkeye Crashes in Atlantic |
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ELIZABETH CITY NC NEWS -- The U.S. Coast Guard is
assisting the U.S. Navy in their search for survivors of the Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft that
crashed 150 miles off the Coast of the Virginia Capes. The aircraft crashed at sea while
conducting routine training operations on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)...
| 08/13/2007 |
| Media Misconceptions of LGC Purpose |
| HALIFAX COUNTY NC NEWS -- We find more and more respected news media agencies fostering misconceptions of the purpose, responsibility and duties of government departments, boards and commissions... |
| 08/12/2007 |
| DHS Intergrating APIS with Secure Flight |
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WASHINGTON DC NEWS -- The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security plans to integrate the watch list matching function for
international flights into Secure Flight, resulting in one DHS system responsible for
prescreening all aviation passengers...
| 08/09/2007 |
| Executive Director of N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Resigns |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Executive Director of N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, Richard B. Hamilton resigned his position. Hamilton tendered his resignation in an executive session during a specially called meeting of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission... |
| 08/05/2007 |
| War on Terror Update - Iraq |
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY NC
NEWS -- Baker Company of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne conducted an air assault into
Jasim Muhammed, Iraq...
| 08/03/2007 |
| 27 Counties Are Now Classified In Extreme or Severe Drought |
| PIEDMONT AREA COUNTY NC NEWS -- Governor Mike Easley announced the most serious levels of drought have spread from the western part of the state into the Piedmont... |
| 07/22/2007 |
| USDA Food Recall for Potential Botulism Contamination Expanded |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE NEWS -- Castleberry's Food Company, owned by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, in Augusta, Georgia has voluntarily expanded its food recall products that may contain Clostridium botulinum... |
| 07/20/2007 |
| North Carolina Utility Savings Initiative Wins Innovations Award |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The State Energy Office of the N .C. Department of Administration has won the prestigious Council of State Governments' Regional Innovations Award in recognition of the Utility Savings Initiative for State Facilities... |
| 07/06/2007 |
| U.S. Coast Guard Has Suspended Search For Roger Turner Jr. |
| PERQUIMANS COUNTY NEWS -- U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a lost man after his 20-foot pleasure craft was found unoccupied Thursday morning in a marshy area near the mouth of the Perquimans river... Elsewhere, Kayaker rescued in Virginia... |
| 06/28/2007 |
| Hoke County and Sampson County Accepting HUD Rental Assistance Applications |
| HOKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- To qualify, a family residing in Hoke County or Sampson County must meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Applications are open to the general public... |
| 06/24/2007 |
| Coast Guard Rescue Teams Respond to Emergency off Oak Island N.C. (Video Included) |
| BRUNSWICK COUNTY NC NEWS -- On Saturday the Coast Guard responded to a distress call from a commercial fishing vessel located approximately 35-miles southeast of Oak Island... |
| 06/24/2007 |
| Structural Pest Control Division Settles with Acme Pest Control |
| CABARRUS COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Structural Pest Control Division (SPCD) of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services approved the following settlement agreement with Larry Ammons Jr. of Acme Pest Control Company... |
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