The Star Online - Sun Nov 08
You know times are getting tougher when people dedicated to donating to the Salvation Army now need its help.
Conservationists poised to buy Grey RockHendersonvilleNews.com - Sun Nov 08
Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:18 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:18 a.m. The view from the top of Gray Rock is spectacular.
Hardware store fit bill when medical supplies fell shortThe Gaston Gazette - Sun Nov 08
With a possible patent in the works, a Kings Mountain teacher may have discovered a way to help thousands of people with limited use of their legs.
Rutherford program is an economic model, deserves recognitionAsheville Citizen-Times - Fri Nov 06
Anyone looking for evidence that Margaret Mead got it right when she said a few committed people can change the world needs look no further than Rutherford County.
Dalton touts small business fund, JOBS programThe Dispatch - Mon Nov 02
Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. The ongoing credit crunch and resultant difficulty in getting loans was mentioned several times in a small business roundtable discussion held Monday at Davidson County Community College.
North Carolina Group Sues for Equal Funding for ChartersThe Heartland Institute - Sun Nov 01
School choice advocates have brought a lawsuit in North Carolina seeking funding equity in public education.
Carolina Trust Bank Announces Third Quarter ResultsEarth Times - Fri Oct 30
LINCOLNTON, N.C., Oct. 30 NC-CarolinaTrust-EARN LINCOLNTON, N.C., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carolina Trust Bank announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
State considering tougher stormwater pollution rules for WNC communitiesAsheville Citizen-Times - Thu Oct 29
State officials are seeking public comments on whether 22 communities in the Broad, Chowan, Pasquotank and Neuse river basins should be required to implement more stringent controls to prevent stormwater pollution.
Man irrigates fallow Rutherford land with fiber-optic cable and grows jobsWinston-Salem Journal - Wed Oct 28
Charged with growing entrepreneurs in rural Rutherford County, Tim Will surveyed foothills numbed by 14 percent unemployment and illiteracy and limited by few high-speed links to the global marketplace.
5 counties promote data center corridorHickory Daily Record - Wed Oct 28
Scott Millar said establishing an information technology corridor stretching northwest from Charlotte could transform the region's economy.
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