Lemon-Springs News

“He's as genuine a person as you'd ever meet”

About 40 people attended the Caswell County Democratic Convention Saturday at the Court House to hear candidates make a pitch for their vote. via The Eden Daily News

“We fully anticipate the state will promptly reissue the water quality certificate once this additional public comment period has passed.”

Alcoa Power Generating Inc. has learned that a required legal notice regarding its application for a water quality certificate for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project was not published. via The Dispatch

“There is no concern with the homes being burned at this point. It's just for the traffic on these narrow, windy roads”

The rain helped, but fire crews Saturday continued to fight three major wildfires that have scorched more than 1,000 acres in Western North Carolina. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

Hey, read the rules! Registration of scooters that sip gasoline are rising along with the price of fuel in North Carolina, with state figures showing a 46 percent increase in scooters over five years. via WITN

Officials say wildfires have consumed about 1,000 acres in North Carolina 's mountains and could burn for days because of the rugged terrain despite the hope that light rain and higher humidity would help. via The Dispatch

A move by SunTrust Banks to outsource some operations to a Canadian company may mean some job losses in Virginia, North Carolina and other states. via WFMY-TV Greensboro

Some farmers in western North Carolina said they don't expect extensive damage from the frost and freezing temperatures that moved into the region this week. via NBC 17

Marine Corps officials say three fires have burned more than 1,000 acres on training areas of Camp Lejeune. via News & Record

“We will have nine early voting sites and they will be set up for higher volume, we are offering expanded and more convenient hours”

There is still time to make sure you have a say in the primary, even if you haven't registered to vote yet. via NBC17.com

“We need to move slowly with how we proceed at this point”

The federal government will hold back at least $138 million from North Carolina's mental health system until it's convinced the state has fixed problems with community support services, the state said Thursday. via News Observer

Democratic Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will visit the Tar Heel state again Friday to speak to North Carolinians as part of their ongoing campaign. via NBC 17

“We're delighted that a Fibrowatt plant is coming to eastern North Carolina”

A company that creates energy from poultry litter has selected Sampson County for its next plant. via NBC 17

“We felt like we just had to do it. It doesn't mean we're not scared, but we take all the precautions we can.”

No one knows all the twists and turns Giotto's "Peruzzi Altarpiece" took as it made its way from Italy in the 14th century to the North Carolina Art Museum hundreds of years later. via The Dispatch

“Barack Obama is the candidate of transformational change that will revitalize America at home and in the world”

Two superdelegates from North Carolina said Wednesday they will support Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. via WCNC-TV Charlotte

Nearly every commercial television station in North Carolina will broadcast the same program this weekend about the transition to digital TV signals in 2009. via The Dispatch

A Pittsburgh minister has admitted stealing nearly a half-million dollars from a community leader's estate that was supposed to go to a North Carolina college. via News Observer

The state government personnel office has removed from its Web site a personnel handbook that banned anti-gay discrimination. via The Dispatch

It was a year ago that farmers across North Carolina farmers saw their apples, peaches and plants devastated by an Easter weekend freeze. via WNCN-TV Raleigh

“Hopefully this will attract applicants that were hesitant about applying because of the uncertainty of their duty station assignment”

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is looking to recruit a few good men and women. via NBC 17

The state Correction Department wants a federal agency to review training and practices of probation offices in the state's urban areas. via Abc11tv.com