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Unemployment rates increase in Carteret, Duplin, Jones and Onslow
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:03:39 -0800

Unemployment rates increased in 93 North Carolina counties in December, including Carteret, Duplin, Jones and Onslow, according to data released Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Carteret County saw a 1 percent increase from...

Vidant Health Celebrates "Birthday" at Hospitals Across Eastern North Carolina
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:39:00 -0800

GREENVILLE, N.C., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight hospitals in eastern Carolina marked the "birthday" of Vidant Health by unveiling new signs today.In late 2011, University Health Systems ...

Clearing up the District 10 questions
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:53 -0800

As I have traveled through the district, I’ve learned there appears to be a lot of confusion concerning the current District 10, and the newly formed District 10. The current district still consis...

Duplin, Jones seek loans to replace water meters
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:35:53 -0800

Duplin and Jones county officials are hoping some funds flow their way for proposed water projects. Jones County applied to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in 2010 for money to replace all 3,600 of its existing service meters with automated...

Sampson’s jobless rate dips slightly
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:03:40 -0800

The slow economic recovery is evident in the recent release of unemployment rates for the state and counties across North Carolina. Unemployment rates decreased in the majority of North Carolina’s...

Sprunt president receives ‘I Have A Dream’ award
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:11 -0800

KENANSVILLE – Dr. Lawrence L. Rouse, President of James Sprunt Community College was awarded the “I Have A Dream” Award during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration held Jan. 16 in Kenan...

2012 ECU football signee bios
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:29:29 -0800

Deshaun Amos, DB, 6-1, 170, Fr., Midlothian, Va. (Manchester) High School: A three-year varsity football letterman who was also a three-sport standout ... As a senior, earned All-Dominion District honors in three positions (football) ...

North Carolina Attorney General hails law tracking meth ingredients
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:46:10 -0800

RALEIGH - A law in effect for less than two weeks already has blocked more than 1,600 questionable purchases of products with the main ingredient for methamphetamine, Attorney General Roy Cooper said Thursday.

Longtime customers say farewell to Draughon's Super Market in Stedman
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:16 -0800

STEDMAN - Dana Harrell's face flushed with sadness when she thought about a world without Draughon's Super Market.

Assistance available for farmers
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:49:12 -0800

On Jan. 9, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared a natural disaster in North Carolina based on losses caused by Hurricane Irene that occurred Aug. 26 through Aug. 30. As a result of this n ...