Biscoe News

The community looks forward to hearing the results of two independent air-quality tests that are scheduled for the new Rossview Elementary school in mid-July. The tests are needed to determine if all mold spores have been eradicated in the building.

Daniel Pearce and David Hare, both members of Troop 845 at Carrboro United Methodist Church, have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

A North Carolina congressman says Fort Bragg will receive $88 million to build a new facility to help wounded soldiers transition back to active duty or civilian life.

A.L. Brown High School student Chantez Leach gets a ride on "Cody" with the help of teacher assistant Chip English and Beth Schenck from Happy Valley Farms in Woodleaf.

A murder trial slated to begin next week has been postponed and the defendant, Mandy Latasha Clontz, remains in the Rowan County Detention Center.

An undercover drug investigation in the Robbins and Westmoore communities resulted in a Robbins man being arrested on federal drug charges.

Fibrowatt has selected a site offered by Montgomery County near Biscoe, N.C., to build a new power plant that will be fueled with poultry litter and other biomass materials.

A Pennsylvania company that plans to use poultry litter to generate electricity in North Carolina has chosen Montgomery County for its third and final biomass power plant in the state.

Robbins is reeling from a triple thwack at its economic recovery efforts. Last week, the state pulled funding previously pledged for restoration of the historic Old Elise Depot -- a project that had been a ...

Fibrowatt LLC announced recently it has chosen the final of three sites it plans to build in North Carolina, where poultry litter will be used to generate electricity.

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 05/2005 If green jobs create air pollution are they still green? A Pennsylvania company announced today that it has picked a site in Montgomery County, south of Greensboro, ...

Moving on general news and financial services. The plants will generate electricit9 by using droppings and bedding material from nearby chicken and turke9 farms.

Fibrowatt has announced they will build a new biomass power plant near Biscoe. The new plant will support upwards of 100 full-time jobs and is expected to contribute approximately $13 million annually to the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. a ' It's pretty rare for a freshman lawmaker to help shape an important bill like the economic recovery package that passed the House Wednesday.

JAN. 31 VOICES OF THE RAILS: Board of Directors of Hamlet Historic Depot Inc. looking for folks who worked on the railroad or were part of a railroad family in the period from 1930 to 1950.

U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell will hold a public swearing in ceremony Friday at 5 p.m. in his home district.

The Grand Old Party won't be running the nation's capital any time soon, but its Charlotte-area members are staying optimistic about it.

The top story of 2008 has to be politics. A year of campaign signs, mailboxes stuffed with candidate flyers, robo-calls and campaign visits to the county from state and federal candidates concluded with the ...

To U.S. Sen.-elect Kay Hagan, who is starting her service on the wrong foot when it comes to open government.

U.S. Sen.-elect Kay Hagan will, like other new members of Congress, hold an open house for members of the public in her temporary office space Tuesday.