Howard Coble News

Votes in Congress Service Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Nov.

Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of African-Americans at its 1,000-cadet service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for blacks remain in single digits.

Yesterday, Republican National Committee member Jim Bopp unveiled a resolution to deny funding of candidates who do not uphold right-wing conservative values.

A $75,000 Capacity Building Community Development Block Grant will support a program to improve housing conditions in the northern part of the county.

The impact of the economic recession is further slowing progress toward the long-delayed sewer plant project for Vass.

Saying that it "violates reason and common sense," Rep. Howard Coble blasted the Obama Administration's decision to try suspected Sept.

When most people hear the terms nanoscience and nanoengineering, common responses are usually as follows: "What's that?," "I've never heard of it," or just a simple blank stare.

Newly filed campaign finance forms show challengers for any of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts are already behind in terms of campaign cash.

The newly organized Moore County Young Republicans will receive their charter at the Nov.

Votes in West Aberdeen and Eureka precincts were manually counted Monday afternoon in compliance with State Board of Elections regulations.

Cathy Brewer Hinson, manager of the Union Square furniture showroom building here, plans to run for Congress to challenge Rep.

Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

The annual Veterans Day ceremony in Pinehurst will feature a jump by a Fort Bragg parachute team and the laying of a wreath at a memorial site.

Local business manager Cathy Brewer Hinson plans to challenge Rep. Howard Coble, R-6th, in the GOP primary next year, becoming the first Republican to mount a primary challenge to Coble since he won the seat 25 years ago.

The complexity of North Carolina's tax structure adds to the frustration of legislators studying a prospective overhaul.

David L. Burns, of Laurinburg and a Robbins native, has been nominated for the Division 8 vacancy on the N.C. Board of Transportation.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. You probably know that the State of North Carolina operates a fleet of ferries serving our coastal region.

One-stop absentee voting for the Nov. 3 municipal elections ends Saturday at the Moore County Agriculture Center across the street from the elections office on Pinehurst Avenue in Carthage.

You are invited to the dedication of the Saxapahaw Cultural History Museum Saturday, Oct.

The Libertarian and Green parties lose at the N.C. Court of Appeals today in their challenge of state ballot-access laws.