Oct 2, 2009 | Burlington Times News
Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center near Efland will become the fourth U.S. home to an EcoEternity Forest, a relatively new green-burial concept.
Richardson Wins Stren Bass Fishing Event
Pro Joel Richardson of Kernersville, N.C., caught five bass weighing 10 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the Stren Series Northern Division tournament on Lake Gaston with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 36 pounds, 9 ounces.
Church homecomings continue this month
Christiana Lutheran Christiana Lutheran Church will celebrate homecoming this Sunday.
Friend of farmers, even when retired
Karen McAdams is always the first to arrive and the last to leave both days of the Central Piedmont Junior Livestock show and sale.
Home of the Month is a collaborative effort with the N.C. State University College of Design through its Home Environments Design Initiative.
Heard the one about the farmer?
A joke always seems to be on the tip of Howard McAdams' tongue, soon to be followed by his easy laugh.
How many people in North Carolina have access to high-speed Internet service, and how many do not? That question must be answered if North Carolina is to receive any of the $7.2 billion in federal stimulus money for broadband deployment.
Kathryn Elizabeth Champion and Justin MacArthur Cole of Efland were married at six o'clock in the evening on June 13, 2009, at Hodgin Valley Farm in Pleasant Garden.
Drive-in ready for the "big six-oh"
The Triangle areaa s only remaining drive-in theatre and North Carolinaa s oldest operating drive-in theatre turns 60 years old this coming Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
Orange Campers Test Run New $4 Million Soccer Complex
About 50 Orange County Parks and Recreation campers were the very first ones to try out the new $4 million soccer complex in Efland this week.
Efland Cheeks Starts Summer Reading Program
Efland Cheeks Elementary school has its first summer reading program, this year, the News of Orange County reports.
The following have been charged with driving while impaired. A registration of .08 or higher on the Intox EC/IR II results in an automatic 30-day revocation of a driver's license.
New Soccer Complex Set To Open
The Herald Sun reports a $4 million athletic complex a decade in the making is now just weeks from opening in Efland.
Andy Ives, biking across America
Andy Ives, an Efland, N.C., native and recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, is biking cross-country to raise awareness for the affordable housing crisis in America.
Efland farm comes full circle -- naturally
Ten years ago, walking around a certain 61-acre parcel of land in Efland was more like off-roading. All you could see were overgrown weeds and trees coming out of nutritionally parched soil that had been slashed and burned several times in previous decades.
Officials comb through budget for additional cuts
Library closings are far from the only budget cut Orange County faces this year.
Kids used to run through Allison Coleman's yard and peek into her windows when she lived in an apartment.
The Coker Tire Tour Blog 3 - On to Cruisin' Ocean City
On Wednesday morning it was rise and shine in Greensboro, North Carolina. Our destination for lunch was the garage and museum of Cecil Profitt.
King's Highway Park To Formally Open
The Town of Hillsborough will formally open King's Highway Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9. "King's Highway Park is where visitors can enjoy both our natural and historic landscape - one more reason why Hillsborough is a great place to live or visit," Mayor Tom Stevens said.
When Anna Kurtz traveled from Uzbekistan to Greensboro to visit her sister, she spoke little English and planned to return home when her tourist visa expired.