Troy News

Troy, N.C. Fourth-generation, family-owned Capel Rugs is gearing up for the coming January markets with what the company described as "an unprecedented" number of new collections positioned to appeal to a broad range of customers.

Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Troy Coggins has occupied his new office less than two weeks as he continues to adjust to his position as director of the Davidson County Cooperative Extension Service.

A Troy teenager died Monday evening in a two-vehicle wreck on N.C. 211 that also left three other people injured.

NC State Ports Authority Security Guard Barbara Stanton radios in the weight of a truck as NC State Ports Authority Police Officer Lt.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:59 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:59 p.m. In a brief meeting Tuesday night, the Davidson County Board of Commissioners approved a new Cooperative Extension director and updated the mission and membership of the jail steering committee.

The town has hired a new administrator scheduled to start work Nov. 16. Hiram Marziano, currently an assistant town manager in Troy, N.C., accepted Calabash town commissioners' job offer by phone Wednesday following a closed meeting at town hall.

After several months of searching, the Town of Calabash has hired a new town administrator.

Two gas stations in Yadkinville, N.C., and one in Troy, N.C., have agreed to pay $15,000 to resolve price gouging allegations, bringing to more than $70,000 the total amount recovered through Attorney General Roy Cooper's price gouging investigation.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. The YMCA of the Coosa Valley's new wellness director already has started making plans for additional programs that are sure to benefit the community.

Three-year-old Katie Whitman is battling a rare form of hemolytic-uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and is in critical condition at UNC-Hospital. The family is asking that people pray for their little girl.

TROY, N.C. a ' Capel Rugs is offering a Triple Play resort weekend and rug giveaway during this month's High Point Market.

Hudson Valley Community College is gearing up for unprecedented growth following President Obama's visit to the Troy school this week.

President Barack Obama spoke at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, not at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown, but our community college, as well as those throughout the state, received a welcome boost from the president's visit.

Singer-songwriter Justin David plays at 8 p.m. Friday to open the 2009 Mainstage Series' season at downtown's Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place on Pack Square.

TROY, N.C. a ' John A. Magee has been named president and CEO of Capel Rugs, its Capelsie Mills factory and its Capel Real Estate and Development subsidiary.

Published: Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. Amy Maria McIntyre and Daniel Ray Norris of Carolina Beach are happy to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

The City of Raleigh Arts Commission is starting the Artist of Tomorrow Scholarship Program.

In 1998, a man broke into Jessica's Charlotte apartment and raped her stealing her sense of freedom and "the joy you have in life," she said.

Two Triad DMV offices will close temporarily next week as the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles completes conversions to a centralized identification issuance system.

The Fond du Lac City Council on Wednesday went on record supporting roundabouts for a $10 million road project on West Pioneer Road.