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Lyme disease found in Wake (The News & Observer)
As the weather warms and walks through tick-laden woods beckon, state officials have confirmed that Wake County is among the North Carolina counties where Lyme disease is a known threat.Wilkes: UCLA, Howland will bounce back (Orange County Register) SANTA ANA -- It's safe to say that Jamaal Wilkes has made a lasting impression on the game of basketball. He helped UCLA win a record 88 consecutive games, and played for two of the Bruins' NCAA Championship teams. He won four NBA titles (one with...
Lyme Disease Confirmed In Two Wake Co. Residents (NBC 17 Raleigh) Two residents of Wake County contracted Lyme disease here in 2009, according to Wake County health officials. Officials say the significance of the cases is that they acquired the disease here. Once two cases have been identified, the county is defined as endemic for Lyme disease for surveillance purposes. Four other counties, Wilkes, Wilson, Pitt, and Carteret, also reported one case each of ...
Prep notebook: Two local basketball stars earn all-state nods (The Gaston Gazette) Two area players were selected to the NCPreps.com all-state basketball teams. Forestview senior guard Shannon Smith made the girls first team, and Cherryville junior guard Terry Whisnant made the boys third team. Smith, a North Carolina signee,...
• Agencies detail how much travel cost (The Salisbury Post) By Kathy Chaffin and Shavonne Potts kchaffin@salisburypost.com Embroiled in a dispute last year over the failure of the county's alcohol sales system to generate substantial revenue, Rowan County commissioners requested records related to travel ex ...
Lyme Disease Confirmed In Two Wake Co. Residents (MyNC.com) Two residents of Wake County contracted Lyme disease here in 2009, according to Wake County health officials.
Lake City Community Planner for March 17 (Lake City News & Post) “South Pacific” will come alive during the first weekend of spring at the Blanding Street Auditorium in Lake City. Production dates and times will be 7:30 p.m. nightly from Thursday to Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Area sports briefs: Hipps ends college career in MEAC final (The Salisbury Post) From staff reports South Carolina State's Sophilia Hipps (North Rowan) ended her college basketball career with a loss to Hampton in the MEAC tourname ...
What’s On Tap for March 14 (Pocono Record) ADULT LEAGUE SOFTBALL Anyone interested in joining an adult softball league should contact Raymond at 570-894-1943. Games will be played on Sundays. MONROE COUNTY CHURCH SOFTBALL The Monroe County Church Softball League is looking for teams that may be interested in joining the league.
• Some say 'Old Hickory' deserves more recognition in Salisbury (The Salisbury Post) Tomorrow, March 15, would have been Andrew Jackson's 243rd birthday. His time in Salisbury seems like yesterday. Read the biographies, historical notes and newspaper recollections of Andrew Jackson's time in Salisbury, and you come away with the not ...