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North Carolina Association of County Veterans Service Officers award scholarship (The Morganton News Herald)
Sarah Karetha Parks of Morganton has been awarded the North Carolina Association of County Veterans Service Officers Memorial Scholarship.Deb Ball Invitations Issued (The Southern Pines Pilot) Marvin Burke Koonce III, president of the Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh, announced today that invitations have been issued to the 83rd annual North Carolina Debutante Ball. The event will be held in Raleigh Sept. 10-12. The formal presentation of young ladies from across the state will highlight the weekend festivities.
NC school board votes out county superintendent (Rocky Mount Telegram) MORGANTON, N.C. — A North Carolina county school board has voted to accept the resignation of a superintendent who earlier had gone to court to keep the board from ousting him.
Wayne Ellington visits Conestoga en route to the NBA (Main Line Suburban Life) BERWYN – It wasn’t difficult to pinpoint the theme of Wayne Ellington’s speech to about 40 teens attending a basketball camp this week at Conestoga High School. The former Episcopal Academy star and University of North Carolina standout mentioned hard work at least a dozen times during his appearance on Tuesday morning.
Burke Communications Recognized As A Top N.C. Small Business (dBusinessNews.com) CHARLOTTE, NC – Burke Communications (www.BurkeCom.com) has been named one of North Carolina's 2009 Top 100 Small Businesses by Business Leader Media.
Equine offer many options for Maconians (The Franklin Press) Without a doubt, the equine industry encompasses a vast scope of activities, jobs and ways of recreation. North Carolina's equine population totals more than 300,000 horses, burros, donkeys, ponies and mules.
Historic bell tapped to ring (Carteret County News-Times) CHERYL BURKE BEAUFORT — A very special bell will ring at 2 p.m. Saturday at a historic Beaufort church to celebrate Fourth of July.
Halifax has historic, feathery marvels (WRAL.com Raleigh) In Halifax County, history and nature come to roost. The American Revolution and the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park entertain and educate visitors.
Business: Credit union CEO re-elected to N.C. Credit Union League board of directors (The Salisbury Post) John P. McGrail, president and chief executive officer of Lion's Share Federal Credit Union, won re-election to the North Carolina Credit Union League ...
Freda Wells Husk (Greene County Messenger) Freda Wells Husk, 91, of Wilson, N.C., formerly of Carmichaels, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, in Wilson. She was born December 19, 1917, in Greene County, a daughter of George Minor and Nettie Mae Harris Wells.