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Report Says School Violence Drops In North Carolina (WITN 7 North Carolina)
Figures released Thursday show crime and violence in North Carolina schools dropped in the 2008-09 school year.Area childcare stretched beyond limits (The Jacksonville Daily News) Most aspects of county infrastructure have felt the strain of an estimated 65,000 troops and family members moving to Eastern North Carolina under the federal Grow the Force Iniative; but one of the sectors most affected is the already maxed-out...
BCS’ dropout rate among highest in state (Washington Daily News) Beaufort County Schools had one of the highest dropout rates of any school system in the state last year, according to a statewide report on dropouts, suspensions and school crime and violence.
Mayor switches parties, hints at run for governor (New Bern Sun Journal) New Bern Mayor Lee Bettis, who once worked as an aide for a Democrat in Washington, has switched political parties and is hinting at plans to run for governor as a Republican.
Sumrell Sugg Partner Named North Carolina Super Lawyer (dBusinessNews.com) New Bern , North Carolina – March 1, 2010 – Scott Hart, partner at New Bern law firm Sumrell Sugg Carmichael Hicks and Hart, has been named a Super Lawyer, a major peer recognition honor.
Author Margaret Maron kicks off Tar Heel Voices series (New Bern Sun Journal) Best-selling author Margaret Maron comes to New Bern March 20 to kick off the New Bern-Craven County Public Library series, Tar Heel Voices — an exploration of works showcasing life and culture in North Carolina.
Homeless people a forgotten part of community (The Fayetteville Observer) Derrick Adams died in an abandoned house in Fayetteville sometime before Christmas. He had been dead at least several days - maybe even weeks - before his body was found Christmas Eve.
New Bern monument missing names of some WWI vets (News 14 Carolina) Librarians discovered that the names of about 20 men who died while serving in World War I are missing from a monument honoring WWI and WWII soldiers in New Bern's Courthouse Square.
Election Filings of Northwest North Carolina (Winston-Salem Journal) Here are the candidates running for election in Northwest North Carolina:
Ex-N.C. speaker now set to get out of prison in 2011 (The Fayetteville Observer) RALEIGH - Former North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black has gotten a year knocked off his federal prison sentence, likely after completing a substance abuse program while behind bars for a corruption-related conviction, his lawyer said Tuesday.