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RALEIGH, NC (April 3, 2017)…Warmer weather means that drivers will see more transportation workers on the state’s roads and highways as a new construction season begins. To remind everyone to do their part to keep North Carolina’s work…

HUDSON, NC (April 3, 2017)...6 kilometers is the average distance that people in the developing world walk for water — water that is often contaminated with life-threatening diseases. Every day, nearly 1,000 children die from diarrhea…

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (April 2, 2017)...On April 1, 2017, Grandfather Mountain lost one of its most devoted champions. James McKay Morton, chairman of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation board of directors, conservationist,…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (April 2, 2017)…The Fourth Annual Dining with the Demons (DWTD) will be held Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Caldwell County Fairgrounds on Hwy 321 in Lenoir. Doors will open at 11 a. m. Lunch will begin at noon. The event is…

NEBO, NC (March 31, 2017)...Seasonal road closures in the Grandfather Ranger District ended Sunday, April 2. Certain roads were seasonally closed to motorized vehicles to help protect wildlife habitat, decrease wildlife disturbance, reduce…

HAPPY VALLEY, NC (March 31, 2017)…The Chapel of Rest invites the public to an Easter Eve service in Happy Valley on Saturday, April 15 at 4pm. The doors will open at 3:30pm, and all are welcome. Speaker will be Gordon A. Noble, recently…

RALEIGH, NC (March 29, 2017)…Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the conviction of two retired insurance agents, Milton Hooks, 72, of Rocky Mount and James Mangum, 69, of Tarboro on six counts each of obtaining property by…