Climax News

Barrel Monster, a fearsome 12-foot-tall creature made from orange traffic barrels, became an Internet sensation when it briefly appeared along a street here last spring, trying to hitch a ride.

How do you talk to your children about church? A Triad woman wrote a book to help teach kids about religion.

Crews are working to battle a fire at an industrial plant in Guilford County. The call came in around 11:45 am Monday for a fire at Industrial Wood Products on Highway 22 in Climax.

Crews are working to battle a blaze at an industrial plant in Guilford County. The call came in around 11:45 am Monday for a fire at Industrial Wood Products on Highway 22 in Climax.

PISGAH FOREST Imagine standing on a railroad track amid the silence of the forest.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Rebecca Lynn Collins and Steven Rhodes Dudley were married on March 28, 2009, at St.

When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.

The Barrel Monster is big, he's orange and white, and he's meant to amuse. But Raleigh police don't see much humor in the towering creature made of construction barrels that spent less than a day on display in late May near a Hillsborough Street construction zone.

Crews have been working since about 7pm removing trees and powerlines in Clemmons.