Concert hall 'not in the cards'

06/06/11 The downtown deal between the city and the university may have killed the Windsor Symphony Orchestra's idea of turning the old armouries into a concert hall -but that doesn't mean the symphony is disappointed.

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A post-draft deadline preseason Top 25

06/02/11 Arc: With top players opting not to enter the NBA draft, North Carolina heads our projected Top 25. Where is your team?

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Funeral set for longtime black community volunteer

06/01/11 Funeral services will be conducted today for Ida N. Roberson, a longtime volunteer in the black community to whom this year's San Bernardino Black History Parade was dedicated. She was 92.

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IBERIABANK Corporation Announces the Completion of Acquisitions of OMNI BANCSHARES, Inc. and Cameron Bancshares, Inc.

06/01/11 IBERIABANK Corporation , holding company of the 124-year-old IBERIABANK announced the completion of the acquisitions of OMNI BANCSHARES, Inc. , the holding company of Metairie, Louisiana-based OMNI BANK and Cameron Bancshares, Inc. , the holding company of Lake Charles, Louisiana-based Cameron State Bank. ? The acquisitions, including mergers of the subsidiary banks with and into IBERIABANK ...

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Library kicks off summer reading program

06/01/11 Calling All World Travelers! Readers of all ages will travel the globe this summer as the Sebastian county Library presents "one World, Many Stories" during the summer reading program.

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AMCON Distributing Company Announces Expansion Into the Southeast

05/31/11 AMCON Distributing Company ("AMCON) (NYSE AMEX:DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based consumer products company is pleased to announce that it will significantly ...

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Business digest

05/30/11 Joyce Kimbrell has announced her retirement from Chase Bank after 26 years of service in the field.

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Canadian Energy Exploration Inc. Announces Farmin and Lease Term Extensions

05/26/11 Canadian Energy Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce it has received certain term extensions from

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TORNADO WATCH & High Risk For Severe Weather

05/25/11 The Storm Prediction Center says there's a high risk of severe weather across the Mid-South today

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May 26, 2011 / News

05/25/11 Amanda Wood (right) and Matson Keiser (left) are the Wilkes County recipients of the Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) honorarium. More...

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Mississippi crests in Vicksburg lower than feared

05/20/11 HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press VICKSBURG, Miss. Eddie Simmons was relieved to hear that the Mississippi River crested slightly lower than expected north of him in Vicksburg, confident his house would survive the flooding that is plaguing many states. Simmons, a retired logger, is recovering from hip-replacement surgery and can barely leave his bed. Despite water swamping his front yard and ...

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Coast Guard Closes Stretch of Mississippi River

05/20/11 BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Several grain barges broke loose from a towboat and three of them sank, prompting the Coast Guard to close a five-mile stretch of the flood-swollen river near Baton Rouge on Friday.

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Mississippi River closes in US

05/20/11 Several grain barges broke loose from a towboat and three of them sank, prompting the Coast Guard to close an eight-kilometre stretch of the flood-swollen river near Baton Rouge on Friday, local time.Coast Guard Senior Chief Michael...

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Retiring Whitehaven teacher leaves legacy of rewarded students

05/20/11 Calculus teacher Ralph Sparks long ago zeroed in on the power of the ACT test for changing lives. In three decades at Whitehaven High, thousands of students improved their scores because he relentlessly preached the retake gospel.

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Special Report: Weird Weather in 2011, Part 2

05/19/11 When we tracked the tornado outbreak on April 14 via the Max 5 Interactive Radar, no one knew it would contribute to a record-breaking month of twisters.

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Nashville company's barge traffic disrupted, but not stopped, by Mississippi flooding

05/13/11 Nashville-based Ingram Barge Co. operates more than 4,000 barges and 150 towboats along the Mississippi and its tributaries.

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TEOH MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE, ACCORDING TO TWO PSYCHIATRISTS

05/10/11 KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- Two psychiatrists are of the opinion thatpolitical aide Teoh Beng Hock''s death was possibly due to suicide.The two are consultant forensic psychiatrist from Hospital Permai in Johor,Dr Bada''iah Yahya, and consultant psychiatrist at the Mental Health and Psychiatry Department of Selayang Hospital, Dr Nor Hayati Ali, whose opinionsare contained in their reports ...

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Kannapolis History moving archive

05/09/11 By Hugh Fisher hfisher@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — For 24 years, the Kannapolis History Associates’ task has been to preserve the history of a rapidly evolving city. Through the work of dedicated volunteers, the group has ar ...

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2011 Military Spouse of the Year Unveiled by Military Spouse Magazine

05/06/11 WASHINGTON, May 5, 2011 Mrs. Bianca Strzalkowski was named the recipient of the 2011 Military Spouse of the Year award today in recognition of her commitment to the military community, including her active duty Marine Corps husband Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Strzalkowski, and her ongoing volunteer work and community contributions. Mrs. Strzalkowski, 31, of Fuquay Varina, N.C., was chosen from hundreds...

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Green Gets 60 Years in Connection with Branch Bank Robbery in North Crossett

04/26/11 In a Drew County Circuit Court proceeding which lasted only about ten minutes, shortly before noon on Tuesday, April 19, Adrianne Juwan Green of Crossett pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with the July 1 armed robbery of the First National Bank of Crossett branch in North Crossett.

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