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Sunday Jun 28 | Richmond County Daily Journal

Counties collect in some locations

When property tax collection becomes a problem for some municipalities, the state recommends they go to a higher power for help: The county.

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Related Topix: Dobbins Heights, NC, Richmond County, NC, Lilesville, NC, Foxfire, NC, Pinebluff, NC

Fri Jun 26, 2009

New River Valley Current

Board member takes temporary job at UNC

Wat Hopkins will spend a semester in Chapel Hill, N.C., starting in January. Wat Hopkins Anna L. Mallory anna.mallory@roanoke.com , 381-8627 Longtime Montgomery County School Board member Wat Hopkins says a new job as a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina shouldn't detract from his duties on the board.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro, Chapel Hill, NC

Mon Jun 22, 2009

WFAE-FM Charlotte

Initial media reports wrongly take river rescue to Code Red

Early this afternoon, a report surfaced that 30 children and adults had been swept off a bridge in Montgomery County and were missing in the Uwharrie River.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Stanly County, NC

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Charlotte.com

River ride takes risky turn for youth group

UWHARRIE A church youth group on a faith-building "survivor challenge" got into rough water Thursday, triggering a massive rescue effort on the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County.

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Related Topix: Wake Forest, NC, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Stanly County, NC, Troy, NC

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Charlotte.com

Boaters rescued on Montgomery County river

Low Water Bridge. Photo courtesy of Learn NC, from the UNC School of Education. A church youth group on a canoe outing got into trouble Thursday afternoon in rough water, triggering a large-scale rescue on the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County.

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Related Topix: Troy, NC, Stanly County, NC, Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Metro, Raleigh, NC

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Digtriad.com Piedmont Triad, Winston-...

30 Located Following Emergency Call From Montgomery County River

Officials say up to 30 people have been located after a reported emergency at a North Carolina river.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Richmond County Daily Journal

City shows progress on crime stats

Violent crimes in which someone was hurt in Richmond County are reported at a rate which is some five points lower than the statewide average and lower than five other surrounding counties.

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Related Topix: Richmond County, NC, Rockingham, NC, Scotland County, NC, Anson County, NC

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Carolina Peacemaker

Council considers re-opening White Street Landfill

Council considers re-opening White Street Landfill by Yasmine Regester Carolina Peacemaker Originally posted 6/3/2009 Greensboro City Council members heard from a capacity crowd of unhappy residents on Tuesday night regarding a proposal to re-open the White Street Landfill to household garbage.

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Related Topix: Greensboro, NC

Fri May 29, 2009

WFMY-TV Greensboro

4 Month Old Found Dead In Car Seat In Montgomery County

A viewer contacted WFMY looking for answers into the death of a baby on Sunday, May 24.

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Related Topix: Star, NC

Mon May 25, 2009

Charlotte.com

Flood advisory for Charlotte area

Heavy showers and thunderstorms continue forming this evening and moving across the Charlotte metro region.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Mecklenburg County, NC, Stanly County, NC

Fri May 15, 2009

The Pilot

Teenager Dies in Fiery Crash

An 18-year-old West End woman died in a fiery single-vehicle crash Thursday on N.C. 73 in Montgomery County.

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Related Topix: West End, NC, Moore County, NC

Tue May 12, 2009

News Observer

Did man's crisis cause crash?

A Selma man may have been in the midst of a psychiatric breakdown when he slammed his truck into another vehicle on U.S. 70 in January 2008, instantly killing a Clayton woman and her brother.

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Related Topix: Clayton, NC, Garner, NC, Star, NC

Sat May 09, 2009

The Dispatch

MARC train strikes car outside Washington, D.C.

Montgomery County fire and rescue spokesman Pete Piringer says a woman in her 20s was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive.

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Wed Apr 29, 2009

The Dispatch

Alcoa offers sheriffa s office land for firing range

Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office has wanted its own firing range for years.

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Related Topix: Davidson County, NC

Fri Apr 24, 2009

New River Valley Current

School board begins looking for search firm

Montgomery County has more to offer than just Virginia Tech, school board members say, and they want to find a headhunter willing to promote the whole county to prospective superintendent candidates.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

New River Valley Current

Ad out for firm to lead schools chief hunt

Montgomery County is officially on the hunt for a superintendent. At its school board meeting Tuesday, board members chose 5-1 to send out a "request for proposal" to find a firm to help lead the search.

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

News Observer

Kissell among N.C. delegation's top fundraisers

Fueled by donations from labor and business groups, freshman Rep. Larry Kissell raised more money than all but one of North Carolina's U.S. House members during the first three months of the year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Robin Hayes, Representative Larry Kissell, Representative Heath Shuler, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

Fri Apr 17, 2009

News Observer

All about the air

In the three years since announcing plans to build poultry litter-powered electric plants in North Carolina, Fibrowatt LLC has generated momentum.

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Related Topix: Surry County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Raleigh Metro, Opinion

Fri Mar 27, 2009

WXII12

EXCLUSIVE: Slain Girl's Mother Speaks Out

In an exclusive interview from inside a Montgomery County prison Friday afternoon, Shannon Martin, the mother of a 4-year-old girl who died last week under the care of her cousin and cousin's fiancA©e, said she blames herself for making poor decisions in life that forced her to leave the girl under the care of a family member.

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Related Topix: Greensboro, NC, Guilford County, NC

Wed Mar 25, 2009

Mt. Airy News

Fibrowatt turns Minn. skeptics into supporters

Area residents opposed to the planned Fibrowatt LLC power plant near Elkin are voicing some of the same concerns opponents to a similar plant in Minnesota had.

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Related Topix: Elkin, NC, Surry County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Agriculture, Science

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