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The state History Museum has acquired a Confederate battle flag carried by the North Carolina regiment responsible for accidentally shooting Lt.

The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh has acquired a Confederate battle flag carried by the 18th Regiment North Carolina troops, the group responsible for accidentally shooting Gen.

Sandra Rider held her camera high, proudly recording the Dutchess BOCES High School commencement for a graduate who was not there.

A decade later, the program is helping add to the economic development of the area.

Man arrested in Scotland Neck slaying Evelyn Howell /Staff Writer JACKSON - When it comes to animal cruelty, Karen Cole says she has seen it all during her many years of rescuing animals - from pit bulls ...

Daily Herald Xyana Harrell, right, and her twin sister Ayana enjoy a soft drink break after braving the rides and the heat at Saturday's Northampton County Farm Festival.

Northampton hammers out $22.3 million budget Evelyn Howell, Staff Writer JACKSON - Northampton County Manager Wayne Jenkins went back to the drawing board, followed the county commissioners' directions and came ...

“It's not economically feasible to come to Western North Carolina and buy land and raise cattle on it”

Fifth-generation cattle farmer Joe Ward of Whittier wants Jackson County commissioners to adopt a farmland preservation ordinance to provide him and others incentives to continue working the land. via Smoky Mountain News

“Still, each day that I'm involved in the planning and execution of this move, I'm more excited.”

Air Force chaplains will soon attend school at an Army base in North Carolina instead of Maxwell. via Montgomery Advertiser

“We're really happy that with a support system that she can still be there and do the great job that she's done”

Rep. Melanie Goodwin is taking the role of working mother to a new level at this year's session of the North Carolina General Assembly. via WCNC

“I'm from Sweden and don't know anything about the race problem, what can you tell me?”

The Fulbright Chair in American Studies at Uppsala this year, Walter Jackson gave a talk on Gunnar Myrdal and his critique of racial inequality in the USA. via The goggles do nothing

“The assessment will specifically look at one centralized area, in this case it's N.C. 107.”

The N.C. Department of Transportation last week unveiled the process it will use in developing a plan to relieve traffic congestion on N.C. 107. via Smoky Mountain News

“We've heard a lot from the Clinton campaign about winning the big primary states”

Tickets are available at www.barackobama.com . They also are available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at tables outside these locations: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 150 E. ... via Chapel Hill News

“And I am confident that as part of his message he will acknowledge his understanding of those challenges and present a plan to turn our economy around.”

Despite the recent national uproar over his remarks about rural town citizens, Illinois Sen. via Kinston Free Press

Appalachian State University head football coach Jerry Moore and associate director of athletics and "Voice of the Mountaineers," David Jackson received High Country Rotary Outstanding Achievement Awards at a ... via Watauga Democrat

“It's a spontaneous kind of sport”

By the end of next year, Carrboro residents who prefer to putt with a disc won't have to venture out of town to get their golf fix. via The Carrboro Commons

“Me personally, I don't know why anything would happen”

Kinston police are seeking a local man suspected of murdering a South Carolina man who was visiting his relatives. via Kinston Free Press

“We're oriented to pray for the city, to rescue the community and invest in it”

Rescuing Kenly Kenly Church of God has started a local ministry outreach, "Rescuing Kenly". This past Saturday they were on the corner of Second and Railroad St. via Kenly News

“A lot of people are limited to online access”

A low response rate to a survey asking Jackson County residents their opinions about the county's roadway problems has members of the county's transportation task force extending the deadline until May 1. The ... via Smoky Mountain News