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All four Triad University of North Carolina campuses and the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro are included in the list of recipients of the first state Energy Efficiency Reserve Fund grants announced today by Governor Mike ... via The Business Journal of the Greater T...

“It's unbelievable how close the elephants are”

The N.C. Zoo opens the gates today on its first major addition in more than 10 years, an expansion of its elephant and rhinoceros exhibit called the Watani Grasslands Reserve. via News Observer

Send to a friend photo courtesy NC Zoo in Asheboro The North Carolina zoo in Asheboro is opening a new elephant exhibit this weekend. via WUNC-FM Chapel Hill

Asheboro man fixes motorcycles, creates art By CHIP WOMICK : Asheboro Courier-Tribune Mar 30, 2008 Ed Rich is one of Randolph County's Renaissance men. via HeraldSun.com

Our eldest daughter, Kate, has moved to a small town to resume college after a long break. via The State

“This year, we are ambitious in our goals and hope to raise even more money for MS research and to help those affected by MS.”

The Central North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding their annual Walk MS: Modern Automotive Walk 2008 Asheboro. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

A former youth pastor at a suburban Chicago church who now lives in North Carolina faces four years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage girl who was a parishioner and student. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

“The conference center offers you a place to meet, eat and sleep all under one roof”

Caraway is known to thousands of North Carolina Baptists as home to the summer RA camp for boys. via Biblical Recorder

Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a Sophia man. Caleb Nathaniel Brown, 19, of 4220 N.C. Highway 134, Asheboro, has been charged with first-degree murder. via News & Record

Q: I bought a four-piece sectional sofa from Levitz furniture in September. It was delivered Oct. via Asbury Park Press Online

“We're always looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly but in ways that also make bottom-line, economic sense”

Software maker SAS is studying the feasibility of building the state's biggest solar energy farm on its expansive corporate headquarter campus in Cary. via News Observer

Software maker SAS is considering plans to build the state's largest solar energy generator on its campus in Cary. via WITN

“Something caused him to go across the center lane. He drifted at the last minute.”

A 28-year-old Mocksville man died early Thursday morning after being ejected from his car in a three-car accident while another person went to the hospital with head injuries. via The Dispatch

Severe storms stayed mostly to our south. But we got pummeled with heavy rain through the afternoon hours Saturday. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

“And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going”

Forty-one people competed in three age groups for the title of Triad Idol. The winner in each age group received $1,000, the opportunity to perform at several area venues and other prizes. via News & Record

The Asheboro Kiwanis Club made the single largest donation in its history Tuesday afternoon. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

“I like listening to stories. It's a lot of fun.”

It's hard to tell who is learning more -- the residents or the volunteers at Carol Woods. via Chapel Hill News

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Jeff Spraker and his team. I know they have top-notch equipment, and I'm looking forward to driving their cars. This is definitely a huge step in my driving career!”

A big dream came true for sixteen-year-old Alex Kennedy when he officially signed with Spraker Racing Enterprises for their driver development program. via The Auto Channel

About 20 middle school bands from eastern North Carolina performed Wednesday at West Craven High School. via Sun Journal

“They would come here and they would quarry the stone and they would take it back to different areas throughout the state and you can find it sometimes as far north sometimes as New York state.”

For the last 61 years, Warner Williams has collected arrowheads from all over North Carolina and the country. via News 14 Carolina