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A Charlotte businessman and a Lancaster County rehab center was found negligent by a Marlboro County court in a fatal 2007 accident.

Parkton Postal Service's Toni Anderson was definitely in the holiday spirit on Tuesday after she found out her name was picked during the 12th drawing of the United Way new car giveaway.

An equipment malfunction at a sewage treatment plant near North Carolina's largest city has emptied nearly 50,000 gallons of wastewater into a creek.

Laurinburg businessman David Burns has been named by Gov. Bev Perdue to represent the Department of Transportation district that covers Richmond County.

A fire was reported at a Raeford assisted living residence Wednesday afternoon. According to Fire Marshall Freddy Johnson, the fire happened around 2:30 p.m. at Raeford Manor on Campus Avenue in Raeford.

A former North Carolina television sports broadcaster has entered the run for Congress.

TODAY Open house: Mill Pronga s annual Christmas open house will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today.

Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. RALEIGH Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced that the Denton Fire Department was awarded a $15,127.50 grant through the 2009 Volunteer Fire Department Fund from the State of North Carolina.

A Southern Pines man who alleges police officers beat and tortured him during a 2008 arrest has filed a new lawsuit against District Attorney Maureen Krueger.

A federal indictment says a North Carolina poultry processor charged with discharging untreated wastewater that may have included turkey blood and body parts wouldn't slow its processes.

By Earl Vaughan Jr. Fayetteville Observer RAEFORD - Leon Hope has resigned as head football coach at Hoke County High School after two seasons.

Jaydin Lynne Maurer was born Sept. 23, 2009, at Raeford, N.C., to Christopher Stephen and Vicki Lynne Maurer, Raeford, N.C. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Employees of a Raeford home health care company say they haven't been paid in more than a month, and the state Department of Labor has launched an investigation into nine wage complaints.

Two Fayetteville school buses were involved in separate crashes Thursday morning.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. The Davidson County Public Library received three first-place Best of Show Awards at the Biennial N.C. Library Association Conference held at the Greenville Convention Center.

Scotland County Farm Bureau Insurance announced it recently added a new agent a ' Sandra Bullard-Lee. A native of Raeford, Bullard-Lee worked for Abbot Laboratories for years, until they closed.

Marcia Magiera, the Realtor selling the long-dormant House of Raeford property in Athens, said Monday a deal should be finalized on a new buyer within a week.

Jim Walker of the Pee Dee Antique Club talks to Congressman Larry Kissell about a tractor that was on display.

A state panel is recommending that health-care providers in Moore and Cumberland counties be allowed to provide medical services in neighboring Hoke County.