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NOTE: News articles more than 60 days old are moved to the News Archive.
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| 05/06/2009 |
| NC Legislature Must Not Interfere With Resumption of Death Penalty |
| NC NEWS -- Long-awaited North Carolina Court decision should allow the resumption of the death penalty. The Court ruled Friday that the N.C. Medical Board cannot prevent doctors from participating in executions. This legal challenge by the Board has resulted in a de facto moratorium on executions since August 2006...... |
| 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... |
| 10/10/2008 |
| Former Brunswick County Sheriff Gets 16 Months in the Can! |
| BRUNSWICK COUNTY NC NEWS -- Former Movie Star Sheriff, Ronald E. Hewett, 45, was sentenced in federal court to 16 months imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release as well as a $10,000 fine. Hewett pleaded guilty on June 2, 2008, to endeavoring to obstruct justice, specifically, a federal grand jury investigation into allegations of corruption of his office as Sheriff of Brunswick County, North Carolina... |
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