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United Way of Greater Greensboro Announces Local Spirit of North Carolina Award Winner (dBusinessNews.com)
Greensboro, NC- United Way of Greater Greensboro is pleased to announce that High School Ahead Academy of Guilford County Schools was awarded a Spirit of North Carolina Award from United Way of North Carolina for the school’s 2009-2010 campaign.About 4,600 in Stokes and Rockingham still without power (Winston-Salem Journal) DANBURY — Thousands of utility customers in the Triad and southwestern North Carolina were still without power Sunday evening because of a winter storm Friday that pulled down trees, limbs and power lines.
Storm causes schedule changes (Winston-Salem Journal) The winter storm that hit yesterday morning forced the postponement or cancellation of all games on last night's high-school basketball schedule in Northwest North Carolina and also brought changes in wrestling and NCHSAA swimming regionals.
For The Record (Winston-Salem Journal) Monday's games
Community Planner for Feb. 10 (Lake City News & Post) Cades Hebron Elementary PTO will sponsor a yard sale from 7 a.m. until noon Saturday in the school’s gym. For more information, call (843) 601-2081.
New tool helps fight crime (Washington Daily News) Investigator Wesley Waters with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office uses NCAWARE to enter information about an offender. (WDN Photo/Betty Mitchell Gray)
Crews Scramble To Restore Power To Triad (WXII-TV Winston-Salem) Snow gave way to rain across central North Carolina this weekend as another winter storm roared out of the Gulf of Mexico and across the South, leaving thousands without power.
Residents Fumed Over Weekend Alcohol, Firearm Ban (WXII-TV Winston-Salem) Residents in King were fumed over the weekend after a state of emergency declaration restricted the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms in vehicles.
Locals on college rosters: Jones starts fast in senior year (St. Lucie News Tribune) Ashley Jones began her senior season at Palm Beach Atlantic with the kind of strong performance that has been typical of her career.The Jensen Beach graduate struck out 11 of the 16 batters she faced, allowing just one hit, in a 9-0 win in the PBA softball team’s season-opening win over Northwood. She struck out the side in the first and third innings. The game lasted just five innings because ...
Landmark Study Reveals an Unprecedented Number of Northwest North Carolinians Seeking Emergency Food Assistance (dBusinessNews.com) Winston-Salem, NC - A landmark study released Tuesday by Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC and Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, reports that more than 37 million people, including 14 million children and nearly 3 million seniors, receive emergency food assistance each year through Feeding America food banks.