Stonewall News

In the early morning hours of late June 1969, patrons of a New York gay bar decided they'd had enough.

Bridge maintenance will delay motorists next week in New Bern and in Pamlico County.

They always try to leave some beauty behind. Whether the members of the Rocky Mount Garden Club are participating in a flower show, planting trees and flowers or decorating a building, they want to leave the area looking better than when they arrived, said Rose Bailey, hospitality chairwoman.

The Pamlico County Relay for Life raised $124,707.58, all in an effort to help find a cure for cancer, during this year's event at Pamlico County High School.

The first time he helped fire the cannon, Tony King was hooked. He had gone along to the Civil War re-enactment event because some friends invited him and the idea appealed.

In a small rural area such as Pamlico County there are plenty of friends among the 1,300 residents, especially among those who have been touched by cancer.

Last week's announcement that 61 new jobs are coming to Sylva with the expansion of Jackson Paper is relief for a town hurting from the closing of the T&S Hardwoods sawmill that employed 75.

Apr 7, 2009 A recycled cardboard manufacturer plans to invest more than $16 million and create 61 jobs at a new plant in North Carolina.

A recycled cardboard manufacturer plans to invest more than $16 million and create 61 jobs at a new plant in North Carolina.