Local News in Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Boomer Ferguson HaysMc Grady Millers Creek Moravian Falls
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Ronda Thurmond Traphill
Wilkesboro Wilbar Glendale Springs
Police Blotter 3/11/10 (The Citizens' Voice)
WILKES-BARRE - Someone broke into a Scott Street home in Wilkes-Barre, removed a can of pink paint and wrote a racial epithet on her front porch banister, according to a report Tuesday at 12:34 p.m.NC Beautiful Announces Recipients of The Duke Energy Foundation Windows of Opportunity Grants (dBusinessNews.com) RALEIGH – NC Beautiful has announced the winners of the 2010 Windows of Opportunity (WOO) Grants from The Duke Energy Foundation. Sixteen schools were awarded WOO Grants, representing a total of over $15,000 in educational grants.
Affected beneficiaries (Winston-Salem Journal) Nearly 3,800 Medicare beneficiaries in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina are affected by the suspension of Fox Insurance Co.
Regional Briefs: 2 die in car wreck after car goes out-of-control (Winston-Salem Journal) Two men died when their car ran off the road and into a ravine early yesterday, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol, WGHP/FOX8 reported.
Page recommends June 11 as makeup day (The Hendersonville Times-News) By Jennifer Heaslip Times-News Staff Writer During a meeting Monday, Superintendent Stephen Page will recommend the Henderson County School Board extend the school year and use June 11 to make up the day of classes missed Wednesday.
Dems rev up to take on Burr (The News & Observer) The Democratic Senate candidates offer party leaders their best campaign pitches on why they are equipped to take on Republican Sen. Richard Burr .
People on the Move - March 7, 2010 (The Scranton Times-Tribune) Business Services for Real Estate John Cognetti of Scranton has been elected to serve a second term as chairman of the board of directors of BSRE, the for-profit subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Mr. Cognetti is president of Hinerfe
Austin starting strong for Towson (Wyoming County Press Examiner) BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner A 2008 Tunkhannock graduate is enjoying success on the Towson State Tigers baseball team. Tyler Austin, a former Tunkhannock pitcher, is now a sophomore for Towson, and in his first start last week racked up 12 strikeouts in an 8-1 win over North Carolina A&T. Austin, 20, tossed six innings allowing no runs on four singles while not walking a ...
Election Filings of Northwest North Carolina (Winston-Salem Journal) Here are the candidates running for election in Northwest North Carolina:
The Week in Review (Athens Banner-Herald) A look back at the top stories of the week in the Athens Banner-Herald and OnlineAthens.com.