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2010 Cleveland County Fair, A Return To Its' Roots! (ShelbyInfo.com)
As children, they both grew up in Casar picking cotton. Now, one is the Cleveland County Fair Manager and the other has been elected to Chair the Fair Association’s Board.Investigators seek ‘sophisticated’ Florence credit union burglars (Florence Morning News) FLORENCE — Florence County sheriff’s investigators and FBI agents are looking for at least three suspects in what they call a sophisticated break-in at a credit union that may be part of a larger Carolinas crime spree.
Jobless rate hits new high (The Gaston Gazette) North Carolina’s unemployment rate climbed slightly in January to another record high at 11.1 percent. The N.C. Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday that January’s jobless rate was up 0.2 of a percentage point compared to December...
Groups aim again to reduce spanking in N.C. schools (WRAL.com Raleigh) Children’s advocates in North Carolina are this year seeking a spanking ban on students with disabilities after losing political tussles over corporal punishment in public schools the past few years.
Report: Spanking Still Occurs In NC Schools (MyNC.com) Representatives from Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Association of Educators urged lawmakers to ban the practice at Wednesday's Education Legislative Oversight Committee.
Realtors plan may be preview of NC politics ahead (AP via Yahoo! Finance) State Board of Elections Chairman Larry Leake didn't want to hear about a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opens the doors to more direct corporate and union involvement in political campaigns while he weighed evidence whether the North Carolina Association of Realtors broke the law in 2008.
Former DA investigated for impersonating cop (Rocky Mount Telegram) ROXBORO — The former district attorney for two North Carolina counties is being investigated for impersonating a police officer and seeking help on Election Day from people for whom he dismissed minor charges.
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Credit union ready to unveil new green building (Burlington Times-News) Sleek and bright, roomy and inviting: Just about the last adjective one would pick to describe Alamance County’s newest financial headquarters is stuffy, a word often associated with the banking industry. Expected to be the county’s first...
Realtors Plan May Be Preview Of NC Politics Ahead (NBC 17 Raleigh) State Board of Elections Chairman Larry Leake didn't want to hear about a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opens the doors to more direct corporate and union involvement in political campaigns while he weighed evidence whether the North Carolina Association of Realtors broke the law in 2008. "I am at this moment in time more interested in what North Carolina law says," Leake told an attorney ...