Ruffin News

Ruffin Poole refuses to disclose reasons for refusing to testify By David N. Bass Carolina Journal RALEIGH - Mike Easley's longtime legal aide and law partner, Ruffin Poole, ducked a State Board of Elections' subpoena Thursday by pleading the Fifth Amendment, the second time since October that Poole has avoided testifying before the board about his ...

An aide to then-Gov. Mike Easley inquired about a permit for a development at the North Carolina coast months before Easley purchased a lot in the subdivision at a discount.

Gov. Beverly Perdue on Wednesday expanded ethics rules for people she appoints to state boards and commissions, her latest move to try to fulfill her campaign's open government plank following several corruption-related convictions by fellow Democrats this decade.

A man was killed Saturday night after he crashed a car built for drag racing along a stretch of road popular among street racers.

For Nicole Johnson, her mother and her two sisters, Black Friday is an annual ritual.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says she's considering new ethics rules where gubernatorial appointees would be fired if they are indicted or refuse to cooperate with an investigation.

The State Board of Elections has closed the first day of hearings on the conduct of former Gov.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections began a hearing Monday on former governor Mike Easley's campaign financing.

One day before the Durham Planning Commission meets to discuss a contested boundary that protects Jordan Lake , two environmental advocacy groups have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a local developer that would force the county to re-draw the lake's protected area, but without a public hearing.

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for a man who impersonated a law enforcement officer.

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for a man who impersonated a law enforcement officer.

STAFF REPORTS Entertainment for Denver Days Fall Festival 2009 DENVER, NC & LAKE NORMAN AREA - Festival goers can get ready to cap-off their summer in a big way at this year's Denver Days Fall Festival, September 23 through September 26.

Cameron Rupp's second home run of the game broke a seventh-inning tie, and Texas overcame a six-run deficit to beat Arizona State 10-6 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.

A Rockingham County Schools maintenance employee is dead and another person in critical condition after a traffic accident Tuesday morning in the Ruffin area, according to Highway Patrol.

A woman is in critical condition after running a stop sign and hitting another car, killing the driver.

An 18-year-old Morehead High School student is in critical condition following a single-vehicle wreck on Gravel Hill Road in Ruffin.

Durham County Manager Mike Ruffin predicted 90 percent of the public comment on his proposed budget would be about schools.

A Rockingham County Sheriff's deputy found a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

28 6:49 pm DURHAM, N.C. - Durham Public School Board Members and County Commissioners were unable to come to a consensus Thursday about school funding.