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Official: young people, social media critical in next election
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:52:44 -0800
North Carolina Republican Party Vice Chairman Wayne King says he is interested in reaching out to Dare County residents - and young residents in particular - because they will be critically important in this year's presidential and gubernatorial elections.
NC law targets assisted living center infections
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:02:58 -0800
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new North Carolina law aims to prevent infectious diseases like one that killed six residents at a Wayne County assisted living center in 2009.
New Law To Take Effect After Several Residents Die At NC Assisted Living Center
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:44:49 -0800
A new North Carolina law aims to prevent infectious diseases like one that killed six residents at a Wayne County assisted living center in 2009.
Big Wayne County Lottery Winner To Be Unveiled Today
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:38:48 -0800
The North Carolina Education Lottery says a Wayne County man who won $1 million dollars recently will be revealed today.
UPDATE: Escaped inmates captured
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:13:19 -0800
UPDATE: Jan. 27 11:30 a.m.An escape plan hatched by two prisoners in the Northeast Correctional Center Carter County Annex now has them heading to a maximum security prison in Nashville.
Cumberland Matters: Submit posters to Air Quality Poster Contest
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:07:13 -0800
It's time for the 2012 Air Quality Poster Contest. Thousands of elementary school students in Cumberland County and Fort Bragg are invited to submit their own creative posters highlighting air quality. Twelve winners will have their posters featured in the 2013 Air Quality Calendar.
Escaped Inmates Now In Custody
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:52 -0800
Two inmates escaped from a state prison annex in Carter County, Tennessee on Thursday night.
Trooper: Charges pending in death of ex-Columbus County magistrate
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:16:20 -0800
WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP - Prosecutors have been consulted regarding an traffic crash Friday that killed one of Columbus County's longest serving magistrates, Trooper Mark Gore of the North Carolina Highway Patrol said Sunday.
Meth lab discovered in Wayne Co., 1 person arrested
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:59:29 -0800
A Wayne County man is behind bars charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, according to authorities.
BREAKING: Search underway for two escaped inmates in Carter County
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:19:55 -0800
The inmates escped by crawling under a prison fence, Sheriff Chris Mathes said.