County NC News
Press
Archive:
Welcome to the County NC News Press Archive.
Articles are archived in yearly quarters. Therefore, to view news articles
published in July 2007, you would need to look in the 3rd quarter of 2007,
news archive index.
| 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 |
| 02/07/2008 |
| Reputed Hidden Valley Kings Leader Captured |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- The reputed head of a North Charlotte drug distribution organization (Hidden Valley Kings) was captured yesterday morning in New York... READ MORE |
| 02/07/2008 |
| Inmate Stabbed to Death in Prison |
 SCOTLAND COUNTY NC NEWS -- Scotland County Sheriff's Department and the SBI's investigation into the stabbing death of an inmate, Gary N. Bell, at Scotland Correctional Institution has resulted in inmate Edward Wiley being charged with murder... READ MORE |
| 02/05/2008 |
| Misuse of State Resources for Political Campaigns in Treasurer and Lt. Governor Offices |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Office of the State Auditor has released two investigative reports on the misuse of State resources for active participation in political campaigns. Misuse of State resources is defined in General Statute 126-13, which prohibits political activity by state employees while on duty or from using state resources... 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 |
| 02/01/2008 |
| Man Found Guilty for Sex Trafficking and Forcing NC Teenager into Prositution |
| GUILFORD COUNTY NC NEWS -- Evidence presented at trial showed Levar Simms picked the girl up outside the Act Together Youth Facility, a shelter for juveniles in Greensboro, North Carolina. Then took the teenager to a house in Greensboro where he locked her in a room until she agreed to prostitute... 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 |
| 01/26/2008 |
| First State-held Pubic Hearing on Land Application of Sewage Sludge |
| ALAMANCE COUNTY NC NEWS -- DENR announced it would hold a public hearing concerning the City of Burlington's renewal of its permit apply sewage sludge to land in five counties in North Carolina. The current system used by the state makes it impossible for meaningful public involvement, there is no system of checks and balances to ensure that land application regulations and guidelines are being met... READ MORE |
| 01/24/2008 |
| $13.7 million in Community Development Block Grants |
| ONSLOW COUNTY NC NEWS -- Eighteen communities will share more than $13.7 million in Community Development Block Grants for community revitalization, infrastructure improvement and the construction of affordable housing. CDBG funding is allocated to the state from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... READ MORE |
| 04/11/2008 |
| UPDATE: Laurean Wanted for Lauterbach Murder Captured |
| ONSLOW COUNTY NC NEWS -- Captured! Former Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean, USMC, in Mexico. Laurean is a suspect in the ongoing investigation into the murder of 20-year-old Maria F. Lauterbach, who was seven months pregnant at the time of her murder... READ MORE |
| 01/08/2008 |
| Captain of Sailboat Missing in Intracoastal Waterway |
| PASQUOTANK COUNTY NC NEWS -- The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for John Martins of Suffolk, Virginia, Captain of the 47-foot sailboat Marissa yesterday, the Marissa collided in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Elizabeth City, North Carolina with the 33-foot sailboat Dreamcatcher
... READ MORE |
| 01/04/2008 |
| Grant for NC Farmers to Extend to International Markets |
| EDGECOMBE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded a $60,000 grant to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) to fund the GLOBAL Good Agricultural Practices certification process for eligible farmers... READ MORE |
| 01/01/2008 |
| Biscoe Receives $250,000, to Focus on Entrepreneurial Development |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY NC NEWS -- Both Clay and Hyde counties as well as the Town of Biscoe, are the first recipients of a new Small Business and Entrepreneurial Assistance Grant program. Recipients will receive a total of $750,000 from the federal Community Development Block Grant program... READ MORE |
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