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| 05/14/2008 |
| Governor's 2008 - 2009 Proposed State Budget Adjustments |
 NC NEWS -- Governor Easley has released his recommended budget adjustments for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, which will increase tax on cigarettes, beer, fortified wine and spirits. The proposed budget will provide $12.5 billion for education including a 7% increase in public school teachers pay... READ MORE |
| 05/11/2008 |
| Got to Be NC Festival Scheduled! |
 WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- The premier "Got to Be NC" festival is scheduled for June 5, 2008 through June 8, 2008! More than seventy-five North Carolina food service companies will showcase their products in the State Fairgrounds in the Exposition Building... READ MORE |
| 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... READ MORE |
| 05/08/2008 |
| Senator Fred Smith Pledges His Support to Pat McCory |
| 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.... READ MORE |
| 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... READ MORE |
| 05/06/2008 |
| Cabarrus County Country Club to Host First HorsePower Tee Shot Tour |
| CABARRUS COUNTY NC NEWS -- Cabarrus County Country Club will host the first Horse Power Tee Shot Tour on May 15, 2008. NASCAR drivers', Elliott Sadler, Kyle Petty, J.J. Yeley, Brian Vickers and Stephen Leicht, will compete in this newest Golf event... READ MORE |
| 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... READ MORE |
| 05/01/2008 |
| IBM To Hire 600 Workers During Next Four Years |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- IBM Lender Business Process Services, will open a mortgage processing center in Charlotte. The facility will include a "mortgage academy" to train people who will staff the processing centers. IBM will hire 600 workers during the next four years and invest $2.4 million on the expansion... READ MORE |
| 04/30/2008 |
| Safe Streets Task Force to Combat Gang Activity in NC Triad |
| TRIAD NC NEWS -- New Safe Streets Task Force will combat the growing problem of Street gangs threatening the safety of Alamance, Guilford and Rockingham counties' neighborhoods and communities... READ MORE |
| 04/29/2008 |
| NC GOP Chairman Challenges TV Stations Censorship |
| NC NEWS -- NC GOP Chairman Daves says, "Not one of the stations that have declined to run our ad citing its supposedly 'inflammatory' content have offered one shred of evidence or explanation about how it involves race... I challenge them to answer questions about what factors were involved in their determination..." (Watch AD) READ MORE |
| 04/27/2008 |
| Chairman Linda Daves Comments on NCGOP Ad |
 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... READ MORE |
| 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... READ MORE |
| 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)... READ MORE |
| 04/17/2008 |
| McCrory Calls for Repeal of Death Penalty Moratorium |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court upheld a Kentucky law as constitutional that allows execution by lethal injection without a physician present. Gubernatorial candidate Mayor Pat McCrory immediately called upon the North Carolina Governor and Council of State to rescind its directive that enacted the current moratorium on the use of the death penalty... READ MORE |
| 04/16/2008 |
| Sutter Street Manufacturing Plant Expands in Hickory - 820 Jobs |
| CATAWBA COUNTY NC NEWS -- Williams-Sonoma Incorporated's Sutter Street Manufacturing, announcement comes as a positive boon for North Carolina's ailing furniture industry, especially after the Henredon furniture plant closing in Morgantown last December. The expansion in Hickory will include a product development and regional distribution center... READ MORE |
| 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 |
| 04/13/2008 |
| North Carolina Education Lottery Audit Shows Poor Performance |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- My Man! Les Merritt chalked one up for the NC taxpayer. This week the State Auditor released a performance audit on the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL). The NCEL audit identified significant performance management weaknesses... READ MORE |
| 04/12/2008 |
| Cross Creek Early College High School wins Innovator Award |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY NC NEWS -- Cross Creek Early College High School wins inaugural Innovator Award in recognition of its success preparing all students for college, careers and life... 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... READ MORE |
| 04/09/2008 |
| War on Terror Update |
 NC NEWS -- The Iraqi Freedom Minute has released the following update. Do to successful Coalition Force's troop surge and recent security improvements. Iraqi shop owners in southern Baghdad are now reopening their businesses - Raid Report - UAV kills two Terrorists - Video included... READ MORE |
| 04/09/2008 |
| Healthcare Plan Only Covers Five Chronic Conditions |
| WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Last week, Governor Easley unveiled his plan to fundamentally restructure the delivery of health care in North Carolina by standardizing the level of care and insurance coverage for five chronic conditions. According to the Governor, this unique plan will do more than any other in the nation to improve citizens' health. Although unique to North Carolina, the Governor's plan is not unique to the nation, and fails to address Musculoskeletal diseases, which account for the largest portion of physical disabling Social Security Insurance (SSI) claims... READ MORE |
| 04/08/2008 |
| Paul Purdue Campaigning for 115th District Seat |
 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... READ MORE |
| 04/01/2008 |
| Beaufort County's Senator Fred Smith Rally a Success! |
 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... READ MORE |
| 03/30/2008 |
| Introducing Operation Freebird to North Carolina |
 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... READ MORE |
| 03/26/2008 |
| NC Governor's Panel to Review Public Records Law Policies |
| NC NEWS -- The Governor has chosen members of a special panel that will be conducting a comprehensive review of policies concerning the retention of e-mail messages under the North Carolina's public records law (NCGS 132), which is our state's version of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)... READ MORE |
| 03/25/2008 |
| On The Record With RL Clark |
 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... READ MORE |
| 03/22/2008 |
| Two More Robeson County Sheriff's Deputies Sentenced - Operation Tarnish Badge |
| ROBESON COUNTY NC NEWS -- United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle this week sentenced two more former Robeson County Sheriff's Deputies for their involvement in the Robeson County Sheriff's Department public corruption scandal uncovered by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation (OCDETF) entitled Operation Tarnish Badge... READ MORE |
| 03/18/2008 |
| Governor to Divert ARC Funding to Drought Stricken Communities |
| NC NEWS -- The Governor announced that six western North Carolina communities are eligible for total of $1.58 million in grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission(ARC) to help expand their public water supplies... READ MORE |
| 03/17/2008 |
| Renovations on Public Boating Access Areas |
 STANLY COUNTY NC NEWS -- On Lake Tillery, between Stanly and Montgomery Counties, floating piers are being installed in four places. Temporarily Closes Bells Church Public Fishing Area. Completed renovations on the Concord Church boating access area on the Yadkin River, in Davie County... READ MORE |
| 03/17/2008 |
| Two More Years of Political Corruption Cumberland County? |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY NC NEWS -- More political corruption? The Office of the State Auditor released a grant review of Operation Sickle Cell in Fayetteville, North Carolina, whose Executive Director is NC House Representative Mary McAllister (Dem) of Cumberland County. The results of the grant review confirmed that Operation Sickle Cell appropriately used State funds in fulfillment of their grant's requirements, but engaged in campaign-related political activity... READ MORE |
| 03/15/2008 |
| "Dairy Advantage" Program Created to Stabilize Deteriorating NC Dairy Industry |
| NC NEWS -- Within the last decade North Carolina has lost more than a third of its dairy farms. A new strategic plan called Dairy Advantage has been established to help stabilize deteriorating dairy industry... READ MORE |
| 03/15/2008 |
| Former Washington NC Cop Gets 21 Months |
| BEAUFORT COUNTY NC NEWS -- A former officer of the Washington, North Carolina Police Department, Steven Ray Hilsinger, was sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment for four federal civil rights violations in federal court in Raleigh this week... READ MORE |
| 03/15/2008 |
| State Auditor Recommends Attorney General Investigate Defunct Hoke County Youth and Family Services |
| HOKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- State Auditor recommends the State Attorney General investigate the former organization of now defunct Hoke County Youth and Family Services. A recently released grant review found that the nonprofit did not keep adequate records. State Auditor, Leslie Merritt said, "After spending over $135,000 of the taxpayers' money, the organization is no longer in existence and cannot supply adequate documentation on how those funds were spent"... READ MORE |
| 03/14/2008 |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Closing NC Chicken Processing Complex |
| CHATHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC), the largest chicken company in the U.S. and the second-largest in Mexico, announced it will close a chicken processing complex in Siler City located in Chatham County, North Carolina and six distribution centers across the U.S. Closings are due to soaring feed-ingredient costs resulting from corn-based ethanol production... READ MORE |
| 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... READ MORE |
| 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... READ MORE |
| 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 |
| 03/05/2008 |
| Healthcare Failures in Haywood County |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY NC NEWS -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Justice Bob Orr said that the healthcare crisis in Haywood County caused by the Haywood Regional Medical Center's difficulties dramatically points out the need to increase the number of nurses in North Carolina. Justice Orr also responded to State Treasurer Richard Moore's comments, ignored the failures of state government, and also called for the Attorney General of NC and the US Attorney for the Eastern District of NC to investigate the exploitation of the so-called mental health reform... READ MORE |
| 03/02/2008 |
| Serial Bank Robbers Wanted in Charlotte - Mecklenburg County Area |
 MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- Once again the FBI Charlotte Safe Streets Task Force is asking for your help in tracking down three serial bank robbers who have robbed banks in the City of Charlotte area of Mecklenburg County, Cabarrus County and Union County... READ MORE |
| 03/02/2008 |
| Open Burning Ban Lifted |
| STATEWIDE NC NEWS -- As of March 1, 2008, the North Carolina Statewide Open Burning Ban has been lifted. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Secretary Bill Ross, lifted the ban at the recommendation of the NC Division of Forest Resources... READ MORE |
| 02/26/2008 |
| FBI Assistant Director Miller Blasts Rolling Stone Magazine Story |
 COUNTY NC NEWS -- FBI Assistant Director John J. Miller blasts Rolling Stone Magazine Story, "The Fear Factory" written by Guy Lawson. Assistant Director Miller exposes the how Lawson interjects hypothetical theory, one-sided reporting and lack of objectiveness into his article. Furthermore, Assistant Director John J. Miller once again restores the dignity and honor of the men and women who diligently work within the FBI... READ MORE |
| 02/23/2008 |
| WWII Vet, Willie M. Jones Has Past |
| GATES COUNTY NC NEWS -- On Sunday, February 17, 2008, World War II Veteran Mr. Willie M. Jones, 87, departed this life at the Down East Health & Rehab, in Gatesville, North Carolina. Willie M. Jones was born on October 10, 1920, when Gates County was a busy farming community of 10,060 people... Willie M. Jones service preserved our country has freedom and democracy to this very day... READ MORE |
| 02/22/2008 |
| Five More NC Counties Designated 21st Century Communities |
| COUNTY NC NEWS -- Alexander, Camden, Clay, Nash and Scotland counties have joined 26 other counties that have received the designation of a 21st Century Community. The program, examines the strengths and challenges faced by local economies hardest hit by global economic changes, particularly the loss of traditional manufacturing jobs. Criteria for participation include relative economic distress, such as rising unemployment, as well as a commitment from community leadership... READ MORE |
| 02/17/2008 |
| NCCU Assistant Provost Alleged of Improper Expenditure Authorizations |
 DURHAM COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Assistant Provost and Associate Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Dr. Franklin B. Carver, is alleged to have inappropriately authorized graduate assistant contracts and honoraria for unauthorized individuals. Carver is said improperly authorized nine payments, totaling $36,041. Additionally, Dr. Franklin B. Carver has been stripped of his duties as Assistant Provost and Associate Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs, but Carver still retains his faculty position at NCCU... READ MORE |
| 02/16/2008 |
| Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to 413 Months Imprisonment |
| ROBESON NC NEWS -- A former Robeson County Sheriff's Deputy, Vincent Sinclair, 44, of Red Springs, North Carolina, was sentenced to 413 months' imprisonment after his February 12, 2007, guilty plea to a three-count criminal information that charged him with... READ MORE |
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Catch Richard Bernier's live show, "Sound Off Buncombe!" every Thursday night on URTV Public Access TV in Asheville & Madison County on Charter Cable Channel 20.
| 04/10/2008 |
| Citizens Group Host Candidates for Buncombe County Commissioners |
 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... SEE MORE VIDEO IN SOUND OFF BUNCOMBE NEWS |
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