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As I emerged from the passenger side of a green Mini Cooper to a wet Joe Van Gogh parking lot, I'm informed that Durham has been dubbed the smartest city in America.

Rural Center Announces Over $650,000 Additional Funding for Tyrrell Water & Sewer Projects The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center has announced major clean water infrastructure grants in Tyrrell County. The grants, which are funded through appropriations from the General Assembly, will allow Tyrrell County to provide water and sewer to residents.

Dear friends, this November issue of our Scuppernong Gazette is packed with awesome stories, amazing people and real cool photography. We hope ya'll enjoy it!

In a few short months, I will leave to serve as 500 children in Darfur at the only orphanage that is taking in Darfur Refugees. These children have seen vicious attacks and slaughter of their father, mothers and complete villages. I hope to carry out art therapy and join the staff of the orphanage to encourage and strengthen them .. as well as establish a new work in Darfur. I ask for your prayers as well as financial support. You may keep informed at http://www.firstgiving.com/tomkilian

Nine people have been arrested after a joint drug investigation in Tyrrell County.

"Columbia, Tyrrell County is home to tens of thousands of acres of protected lands, 85% of the entire county,A just waiting for you to explore! The ancient maritime forests remind us of time before human encroachment.

Mary Lou Spruill Combs, formerly of Stafford County, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Williamston, N.C. Mary Lou was born in Columbia, N.C., on Jan.

Via MSNBC.msn.com Advocates say it's not uncommon for people who have been abused to be denied insurance on the individual market.

Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr , Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to award First at Blue Ridge, Inc.

Hundreds of people came to Edenton Saturday to enjoy a full day of activities that made up the 34th annual Peanut Festival.

Bill O'Reilly, probably the most controversial and most talked about TV journalist world wide, fulfilled a promise yesterday (Sat. Sep 26th 2009) that he gave American Dream Show host Ingrid Lemme six years ago. He appeared on Ms Lemme’s talk show, filmed at Gurney’s Inn in Montauk, in front of a live audience and aired on WVVH Hamptons TV, tri-state N.Y. - 30 guests enjoyed a fabulous ½ hour with Ingrid and "The No Spin Zone” man who had the audience at times in tears, stunned or even hysterically laughing. Bill was certainly fresh, and bold in true Factor style, but at the same time quite charming. He signed books, granted the ‘by invitation only’ audience photo opportunities and stayed for lunch with Swan Quarter's dream woman.

Tyrrell County has seen two home invasions in the past two weeks. In one of those cases the victims were beaten with a hammer and baseball bat.

A man suspected of committing bank robberies in five states, including two in Henderson County in North Carolina, has been captured in mid-Missouri after someone recognized him from the television show America's Most Wanted.

The 28-year-old woman chosen as Ms. Wheelchair North Carolina in an Asheville ceremony in April was recently crowned Ms.

Infant mortality rates dropped dramatically in Moore County last year. The latest statistics show that the overall rate in Moore County was 6.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, down from 10.8 in 2007.

The Downtown Merchants Association and The Greater Tyrrell County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring "Second Saturday", an event to promote and bring activities to the downtown area on Saturday afternoons. The event will occur on Sept 12th from 1-4:00 pm on Water Street and the Downtown area. more information at http://www.IBXarts.org

Figures released Friday showed a slight improvement in North Carolina's unemployment, but the dip does not accurately reflect the pain that persists in the labor market.

Albemarle Plantation, an upscale gated community with a golf course and marina on the Albemarle Sound, has been sold for nearly $16 million to investors led by a Raleigh company.

A federal stimulus program called "Race to the Top" could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for North Carolina's cash-strapped public schools.

Many local law enforcement and state officials remain stumped on how they will enforce a texting ban on North Carolina motorists.