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Monday Jun 22 | Charlotte.com

Town's abuzz over lottery winner

There was one question just about everybody in Kings Mountain wanted answered Sunday: Who bought the winning Powerball ticket worth $88.1 million? The N.C. Education Lottery announced the only winning ticket from Saturday's drawing was sold in Kings Mountain, a small town 30 miles west of Charlotte.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

32 complete Rural Leadership Institute

The Rural Economic Development Institute graduated 32 people this month, including several from Western North Carolina, after an intensive, three-month leadership training program.

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Thu May 21, 2009

The Eden Daily News

VIRa s economic impact tops $77 million

VIR Operations, the businesses it attracts and visitor spending generate an economic impact of $77.5 million annually and support 1,542 jobs in the city of Danville and the counties of Pittsylvania and Halifax, according to an economic impact study released this afternoon.

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Tue May 12, 2009

WFMY-TV Greensboro

Triad Smart Start Programs Win Awards

Smart Start of Davidson County was honored with a Bronze Award for excellence at Smart Start's National Annual Conference last week.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

News Observer

Don't bet on lawmakers legalizing video poker

Rep. Earl Jones has filed a bill that would legalize video poker and give the state a 20 percent cut of gaming profits.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

WRAL.com - Local News

Phone call from Florida helps find missing Halifax man

One phone call by a Florida-based nonprofit helped find a Halifax County man who had been missing for four days.

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News Observer

State to intercede in Halifax schools

State education officials will offer extensive oversight of Halifax County schools in an effort to improve student performance.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

WTVD

Halifax County Schools

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue announced Wednesday that the State Board of Education will intervene in Halifax County schools.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

NEER announces finalists for annual award

B. Mayo Boddie Sr., chairman of the NorthEastern Entrepreneur Roundtable, has announced the names of the four finalists for the 2009 NEER Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009

News Observer

Legislative Tally

Provides that residents of this state who are serving on full-time active military duty outside the state in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces may hunt or fish while on leave in this state without obtaining a license.

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Mon Apr 06, 2009

WNCN-TV Raleigh

Tornado Watch Remains In Effect

A Tornado watch remains in effect until 3:00 p.m. for parts of the viewing area.

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Fri Apr 03, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Manning pushes state to take over school system

History will be made in a Wake County courtroom on April 29th. Unless something unexpected takes place between now and then, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning will order the state to take command of the Halifax County School system.

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Tue Mar 31, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Judge's order hits close to home

It could have been us. On March 16, Judge Howard E. Manning Jr. sent a notice of hearing and order to the Halifax County Public Schools accusing the school district of committing a oeacademic genocide.a The April 29 hearing will focus on who should be in charge of the Halifax County Public Schools.

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Thu Mar 19, 2009

Philanthropy Journal

SECU Foundation awards $750,000

State Employees Credit Union Foundation awarded $750,000 to Home Health and Hospice Care Inc.

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Fri Mar 13, 2009

WITN

Deputies: Fight Led To Murder

Friday the 13th began on a deadly note in Halifax County. Deputies say they got a call about from a man saying he had shot someone.

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Sat Feb 21, 2009

WTVD

Police work lands five men accused of robbing gas stations along Interstate 95.

Halifax County Sheriff's tell Eyewitness News that the five men approached the Oasis gas station at exit 168 on I-95, and attempted to rob the gas station and a Dunkin' Donuts shop, but did not get any money.

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Tue Feb 03, 2009

WITN

Snow Threat Widely Varies Across Eastern Carolina

Snow is expected to begin falling overnight in some areas and continue through Wednesday, though some areas are expected to experience lulls between snowfalls.

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Fri Jan 30, 2009

WITN

New County Unemployment Numbers Show Increase

More bad news on the job front as the latest county unemployment rates came out today.

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Thu Jan 22, 2009

WTVD

Silver alert for Halifax woman

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing endangered woman, Alexandrea Jacquelyn Copeland.

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Sat Jan 17, 2009

Roanoke Daily Herald

Announcements

Hunter and Stephanie Taylor announce the birth of a daughter, Sophia Elizabeth , on Dec.

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