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Volunteer firefighters from across Brant County work Friday morning to extinguish a fire that destroyed a horse barn on Phelps Road, near Mount Pleasant Road.

Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 10:42 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 10:42 p.m. The following is a list of local sporting events for the week of Dec.

They're back! The Sanctified Sanders Family Singers return to the Center for the Arts to celebrate the holidays with faith, family and old-fashioned fun.

The Cabarrus Health Alliance will make the H1N1 vaccine available to anyone in the community for the first time during several planned clinics in the coming weeks.

When the Union Correction Center in Monroe closed in October because of state budget cuts that shutdown seven prisons statewide, Ron Tarlton thought he had retired.

A new Mount Pleasant business, Marvin's Fresh Farmhouse Restaurant, is following the trend of serving locally grown foods and supporting local family farmers.

Muncie Civic Theatre will present "Sanders Family Christmas" in the Studio Theatre, Dec.4-5, 11-13, & 17-19. Thursday through Saturday performances will be at 8 p.m. and the Sunday matinee on Dec.

The recession that began in late 2007 has ended, but the recovery will be much longer than past recessions, Charlotte Federal Reserve Bank regional economist Rick Kaglic told local business leaders Tuesday morning.

Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to promote North Carolina's military-friendly image by helping veterans and military spouses find work.

Police and state arson investigators on Monday were trying to determine the cause of a retirement home fire that killed a 76-year-old Jackson County man.

A North Carolina contractor says plans for a new sea turtle hospital in Surf City are in the works.

In preparation for the cold months of winter, individuals and families who need assistance paying for their homea s heating costs may apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program.

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If the October wind whistling through a dying cornfield is not enough to send chills down one's back, Kent Lowder has more in store for visitors to his Millingport corn maze.

The TVA is building an overlook from where people can watch the cleanup of coal ash from a massive spill late last year.

A car going 55 mph travels 88 feet per second, according to North Carolina State Trooper Brent Daniels.

Hernando Police were still working leads in a rash of car burglaries on Green T Boulevard that happened several weeks ago when they started receiving reports of more burglaries off Mount Pleasant Road.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:49 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:49 p.m. In 1938 in the small town of Mount Pleasant, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Rev.

A North Carolina appeals court is next to decide whether the General Assembly can ban video poker machines while leaving in place an exception for the Cherokee Indians.