State Road News

As of Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at least 647 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

The remains of seven military service members killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan have been returned to the United States.

TRIBUNE/Steve Steiner Sheba Harris hands some pre-packaged vegetable containers to another volunteer.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a section of N.C. 540 in Wake County between Davis Drive and N.C. 55 nightly Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 8, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. Davis Drive will also be closed between Kitt Creek Road and George Watts Hill Drive during the same time frame.

N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a section of Mount Vernon Church Road between Norwood Road and Six Forks Road in Wake County beginning Tuesday.

On March 12, the lead headline above the fold on the front page of the Journal was "Obama signs bill full of pork," and the first line of the article was, "President Obama railed against pork-barrel projects yesterday, then signed a massive spending bill stuffed with them." I must object to the use of such slanted headlining and reporting.

Polly Jean Turrentine, left, and Taylor Thompson wait to speak to commissioners Monday night about rezoning land near Elkin for industrial uses.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has approved some fishing, hunting and trapping regulations that affect local waterways.

Moore County will receive $8 million in federal economic stimulus funding for two highway improvement projects.

Weaverville A secondary road near Weaverville will be closed and traffic detoured today to allow for a bridge to be inspected.

The Highway Patrol isn't sure what caused motorcyclist Dennis Alan Brock, 48, to cross the center line on West Main Street extension in Mount Olive on Saturday.

Wilkes sheriff deputies have linked a case from last fall with another reported this week.

TRIBUNE/Leanne Cloudman Douglas Wayne Colvard, 25, from the Pleasant Hill Community, died following the wreck that occurred on C.B. Eller School Road, which crushed the truck he drove.

Months after Fibrowatt LLC announced that it would burn chicken litter to make electricity in Surry County, a group of residents is organizing to fight the placement of the company's $140 million power plant ...

New construction projects may bring clean, clear water to 389 potential Duplin customers throughout the county.

TRIBUNE/Susan Tolley Neil Moss is the food and beverage manager at Cedarbrook Country Club, as well as its chef.

RALEIGH The N.C. Board of Transportation awarded three contracts totaling more than $2.5 million for bridge projects in Buncombe, Madison and Rutherford counties at its monthly meeting on Jan.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will shift all traffic on Leesville Road into a new pattern between Darling Street and Mt.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will shift all traffic on Airport Boulevard into a new pattern between N.C. 54 and McCrimmon Parkway in Morrisville on Wednesday Dec.

Harvey Billings has worked at mills in Elkin since he quit high school in the ninth grade.