Columbus County Elections Chairman may lose his job
A State Board of Elections panel decided today not to take action against Columbus County Commissioner Lynwood Norris, but the elections chair may lose his job.
Archives: 2008
Baby gender confusion
Imagine carrying a child, knowing you are about to have a baby boy – then surprise! You have a baby girl. That is what happened to one local family.
Wine and Grape Appreciation Month
September is Wine and Grape Appreciation Month in the Tarheel State.
Mary Easley’s pay raise
Today the University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved an 88 percent salary increase for the governor’s wife.
Debris jams Cape Fear River bridges
Flooding from Tropical Storm Hanna has jammed piles of debris under some bridges on the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville.
Southport is looking to expand
The city of Southport is looking to expand. Last night the Board of Alderman voted 5 to 1 to move toward annexing 80 acres.
Pender County rabies vaccination clinic
Pender County health officials want to help keep your animals safe. A reduced price rabies vaccination clinic takes place tomorrow.
Mediterranean-style diet could have major health benefits
Sticking to a Mediterranean-style diet – rich in fruits & vegetables, olive oils and fish – could have major health benefits.
AAA Carolinas: Don’t panic over gas prices
AAA Carolinas is urging motorists to show restraint until the results of Hurricane Ike’s impact on the Texas refineries is assessed this weekend.
Caldwell furniture company gets NC grant to expand
A furniture company plans to add hundreds of manufacturing and staff jobs in Caldwell County with the help of a state grant.
NC panel to study hurricanes’ impact on insurance
RALEIGH — As hurricane season heats up, North Carolina lawmakers are looking at how the storms are affecting homeowners insurance. Legislative leaders said Friday they formed a special panel to study how Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes can impact the cost and availability of property insurance for North Carolina residents. House Speaker Joe Hackney said the committee’s work will…
UNCW baseball team is up early
The UNCW campus, usually full of students walking to and from class, is almost a ghost town at 6:30 in the morning, but not inside Hanover Gym. That is where athletes are breaking a sweat, long before their fellow classmates break their sleep
Unemployment rate being felt in New Hanover County
The nation’s unemployment rate reached a four year high in August to 6.1 percent, and the trend of job losses is being felt right here in New Hanover County. Agencies who help place those in jobs are feeling the crunch more than ever.
Cape Fear Bank robbery
A man held up the Cape Fear Bank on Oleander Drive just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
Accused Bank of America thief now behind bars
The man wanted for robbing the Bank of America on Market Street twice in a matter of weeks is now behind bars.
SC company to close NC plastic bag plant
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — The nation’s largest maker of plastic bags says it’s closing a North Carolina plant and will lay off about 160 employees. Hilex Poly Co. is reducing its production capacity because of declining demand for plastic bags. The Hartsville, S.C.-based company said Thursday it plans to lay off workers at its Mount Olive by Nov. 10. The…
Charlotte woman sentenced in newborn’s death
CHARLOTTE — A 22-year-old Charlotte woman has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison in the death of her newborn baby girl last year. The Charlotte Observer reported that Esther Flores was sentenced Thursday to at least seven years, 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Mecklenburg Assistant District Attorney Clayton Jones says the baby…
‘Moving Midway’ opens in New York, then NC
RALEIGH — A documentary about a North Carolina man’s investigation of his family history of slave ownership will open in New York City. “Moving Midway” by film critic and Raleigh native Godfrey Cheshire opens Friday in New York City, then Sept. 19 in North Carolina. It will open in other U.S. cities throughout the fall. Cheshire uses the relocation of…
Hagan wants to increase military by 100,000
RALEIGH — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan wants to increase the size of the military by 100,000, saying troops are overstretched. Hagan said in her military and veterans policy released Friday that the increase would need to come from improvements in recruitment and retention efforts. She said it’s necessary to ensure that troops have sufficient training time and numbers…
Authorities arrest 6 after gang-related fight
RALEIGH — Authorities have arrested six people after a gang-related fight broke out at a Raleigh high school. Raleigh Police Department spokesman Jim Sughrue said Thursday that approximately 30 students were involved in the incident at Enloe High School by either fighting or encouraging others to fight. No injuries have been reported. Sughrue said the six arrested suspects were taken…
NC parole officer faces jail on drug charges
NEW BERN — A state probation and parole office will spend time in jail and on probation after pleading guilty to drug possession. Patricia Lisa Gederberg of Plymouth was ordered by a federal judge on Thursday to spend 46 months in jail and five years on probation. She pleaded guilty in December 2007 to possessing crack with the intent to…