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STATE TROOPER C.H. ALFORD, who provided security for first lady Mary Easley on two European trips and followed state guidelines for his expense reimbursements FIRST LADY MARY EASLEY, who was skewered for ...

The moment that thousands had waited for, the climax of Greenville's Fourth of July celebration, arrived with a bang - of lightning and thunder.

HEADLINES: - Legislative leaders: NC budget bill votes to wait until after July 4 weekend - House rejects Senate changes to anti-bullying bill, panel to resolve differences - NC Senate approves proposal that ...

The chief executive of North Carolina's health insurance plan was fired abruptly after legislative leaders said Wednesday that the plan fell far short of fiscal goals.

Tonight emergency crews are battling a wildfire near Stokes. They say it is contained but not out.

We're going to enjoy our summer meals, for several new recipes have arrived from readers.

Greenville Police officers investigated a report that someone entered an unlocked car Tuesday in the 1600 block of McClellan Street and stole a stereo system valued at $350. Pitt County Pitt County Sheriff's ...

Coach of the Year Adam Chacon Hendersonville Victories in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter relays provided Chacon and the Bearcats their first NCHSAA 1-A championship since 2003 on May 17 in Greensboro.

News about achievements, awards and certifications. Like Oscars for business: Locals win Stevies Last month, we reported in this space that Hatteras Networks CEO Kevin Sheehan was up for a Stevie, the American ...

Greenville Police Deparment officers investigated a report that a 41-year-old woman was assaulted by her husband Monday at her home on Charles Boulevard.

The North Carolina Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation has purchased no-till grass drills that farmers can rent to re-seed existing pastures damaged by drought, and Person County will soon have one.

Gov. Mike Easley today said worsening drought conditions in western North Carolina should be a warning to citizens that the state has not fully recovered from the drought.

Seeking re-election to a second term in November, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., began running her first television advertisement today.

The macroscale two-phase equations are derived based on the integral volume-averaging approach of the spatial averaging theorem, modified for the averaging volume to deform materially in the solid phase and ...

“It's nice to be your own boss.”

ShipOnSite has a new owner in Greenville and continues to expand, with a Washington store opening on Wednesday. via Daily Reflector

“He just simply didn't know what to do. He got scared.”

A teen and illegal immigrant will go to prison immediately and soon may face deportation for a wreck that caused the death of an elderly man. via The Daily Reflector

The board of directors of Morrow Insurance Agency Inc., have elected the following officers: President -- R. Curtis Kain, executive vice-president -- James R. Rasmussen, vice-president-- R. Marshall Dark, ... via HendersonvilleNews.com

“This lady has been preyed upon by people who have those kind of substances”

A 93-year-old woman pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine at the Pitt County Courthouse on Wednesday. via The Daily Reflector

Four Pitt County roads will be repaved and two others will be widened after the Pitt County Board of Commissioners approved the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Secondary Road Program this morning. via The Daily Reflector

“We made it to Iredell County and I guess the bus was overcome with shock at the price of diesel fuel at a station we passed and just stopped dead.”

Coach Roy Carter rolled into Madison a few minutes late Friday morning due to a transportation glitch. via The Eden Daily News