Ramseur News

The last time the Avett Brothers played in Roanoke, the band wowed the crowd with an energetic show.

Bob Snyder encourages Special Forces soldiers for a mission during the Robin Sage exercise, their final training exam in Ramseur, N.C., in January.

With cigarette-stained fingers, he reaches into the right back pocket of his jeans and fishes out a worn black leather wallet.

If you're looking to safely dispose of any prescription medications in your home, head to Randolph County this weekend.

For years, the Avett Brothers operated as a sort of rootsy, indie antiquity in motion.

It's been professed by many a working musician that the 'business' part is what killed the music.

Grunge-country. Prog-bluegrass. Folk-punk. Hillbilly pop. No matter what you name it, North Carolina picking-and-singing siblings Scott and Seth Avett have probably heard their music called it.

The Deal: Five artists on the Ramseur Records label a ' Frontier Ruckus, Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers, Jim Avett, Paleface, Bombadil a ' perform showcasing a variety of talent.

For singer/songwriter Paleface, "The Show Is On The Road" is more than just his new record's title song.

Except on Tuesday and Thursday nights, when cars crowd the parking lot. People carrying guitar cases breeze through the service bay and into the shop's dimly lit interior room, hazy with cigarette smoke, where the cinder block walls are decorated with concert posters, beer signs, and instruments.

Published: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. Gilbert Brady Jr.

The old saying "Home is where the heart is" was never more true than when applied to neo-folk duo Paleface.

Representatives from the city of Newton and ElectriCities of North Carolina came bearing gifts for Stacy Puckett on Wednesday.

Glen Edward Chapman's nightmare ended a year ago Thursday, and he said he has spent every day since then in a dream.

Check out the Rolling Stone mention of the Avett Brothers, and their new record I and Love and You , here : The brothers crafted their sound on five independent albums released through Concord, North Carolina's Ramseur Records.

Sue Ramseur, who died Sunday, was known through-out Lincoln County for her friendly demeanor and dedication to volunteer work.

Yarn maker Ramtex Yarns & Fabrics LLC has filed a notice with the state that it plans to close and lay off 205 workers.

A yarn manufacturing company in central North Carolina is shutting its doors and letting go of its more than 200 employees amid the economic slump.

A spokesman at Ramtex, Inc. said Tuesday the company's losses have doubled in the past year, prompting the closure of its textile plant in Ramseur and 205 workers being laid off.

Published: Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 1:40 a.m. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the ...