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North Carolina Officer Dies at End of Shift (Officer.com)
A patrolman in the Ashe County has died. The cause of his death has not been released.When the textile mill goes, so does a way of life (USA Today) Mount Airy, N.C., has lost thousands of textile jobs sincd 1999, and the U.S. has lost hundreds of thousands. Those jobs won't be coming back. That has changed life in the town that was the model for The Andy Griffith Show's Mayberry.
Forsyth Deputy Injured At Range (WXII-TV Winston-Salem) MOUNT AIRY, N.C. -- Contrary to rumors that a Forsyth County deputy was accidentally shot at the Mount Airy police firing range recently, officials said Wednesday the incident involved only a ricocheting bullet or target fragment that caused a minor wound.
When the textile mill goes, so does a way of life (USA Today) In textile towns across the Southeast, thousands of workers are starting over again, sometimes painfully.
Research: Kids Hit More Than 1,400 Times In NC Schools (WFMY News 2 Greensboro) According to data released Wednesday, some Triad schools used corporal punishment during the last school year.
Legislation to block Navy airfield is grounded (The Petersburg Progress-Index) RICHMOND - Legislation that could have stopped the U.S. Navy from locating an outlying landing field in the Tidewater area, including a proposed airfield bordering Prince George County, has been refused permission for takeoff this year. But landing field
Police To Collect Unwanted, Expired Prescription Drugs (WXII-TV Winston-Salem) Wondering what to do with that old bottle of penicillin, or how to keep unused Vicodin or Ambien out of the wrong hands? A upcoming event in Mount Airy could be the answer.
Affected beneficiaries (Winston-Salem Journal) Nearly 3,800 Medicare beneficiaries in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina are affected by the suspension of Fox Insurance Co.
Election Filings of Northwest North Carolina (Winston-Salem Journal) Here are the candidates running for election in Northwest North Carolina:
For The Record (Winston-Salem Journal) Reynolds 5, Parkland 4