08/11/10 Since a bill involving state takeover of Alcoa Power Generating Inc. property along the Yadkin River failed in the N.C. House of Representatives last year, those pushing the idea have continued to attack Alcoa through small community meetings such as the one July 29 in Davidson County and media events such as an earlier visit to Raleigh and Winston-Salem by Erin Brockovich.
07/18/10 Nearly lost in the adjournment shuffle of the N.C. General Assembly - and a noisy brouhaha over a legislative subpoena of news footage from UNC-TV - was the overwhelming passage of a bill that began its curious legislative life as a one-pager about a Boone Water Intake Easement.
05/19/10 National Safe Boating Week (May 22-28) is designed to get more people to wear a life jacket, since Rear Admiral James A. Watson, the director of prev ...
05/04/10 By Tony Sharum N.C. Wildife Resources Comm. Fishing has been fantastic from Idols Dam on the Yadkin River to Lake Tillery where the Yadkin turns int ...
02/18/10 Orange County is one of the most attractive stretches of the Southern California coast, especially a...
02/10/10 For one of the top demolition contractors in Cornelius , Indian Trail, Newton, Mint Hill, Concord, and Salisbury, NC, contact Diversified Demolition today at (980) 939-7276.
01/26/10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men AP Top 25 Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (65) 19-0 1,625 2 2. Kansas 18-1 1,519 3 3. Villanova 18-1 1,503 4 4. Syracuse 19-1 1,455 5 5. Michigan St. 17-3 1,324 6 6. Texas 17-2 1,307 1 7. Georgetown 15-3 1,124 12 8. Duke 16-3 1,120 7 9. West Virginia 15-3 1,113 11 10. Purdue 16-3 977 13 11. Kansas St. 16-3 960 10 12. BYU 20-1 894 14 13. Gonzaga 16-3 847 15 14. Tennessee 15-3 ...
11/29/09 HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 18 9 0 36 87 75 New Jersey 17 6 1 35 69 51 Philadelphia 13 10 1 27 77 65 N.Y. Rangers 13 12 1 27 78 79 N.Y. Islanders 10 10 7 27 72 84 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 13 8 5 31 64 64 Buffalo 14 7 2 30 63 55 Ottawa 13 7 4 30 72 70 Montreal 12 12 2 26 66 76 Toronto 6 11 7 19 67 89 Southeast Division W L OT Pts ...
11/18/09 Alcoa's subsidiary, APGI, began seeking a new license for the Yadkin Project in 2002, six years before the old one, issued in 1958, was scheduled to expire.
11/18/09 Fueled by Andrew Mellon's fortune, Alcoa came to dominate the aluminum industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, following the invention in 1885 of the electrolytic process that made aluminum smelting highly profitable.
11/18/09 The Yadkin, the state's second largest river (only the Cape Fear is bigger), is a gentle giant as it traverses the northwest foothills from Wilkesboro to Elkin to Pilot Mountain State Park in Surry County.
11/10/09 By VIKKI BROUGHTON HODGES The Dispatch The head of Riverwood Casual, a Lexington manufacturer of classic Adirondack-style outdoor furniture, said domestic manufacturers such as his company should actually have a competitive advantage as the economy improves.
10/06/09 Alcoa Power Generating Inc. , a subsidiary of Alcoa Inc., responded to an unprecedented effort by N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue to seize control of its privately-owned hydropower business along the Yadkin River by filing a formal response with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday.
10/06/09 (Updates with state's statement, stock quote.) Alcoa Inc. (AA) Tuesday harshly criticized North Carolina's request of federal regulators to deny the company a license to operate its hydropower business along the Yadkin River.
09/24/09 An afternoon spent getting to know Robbins prepared two visiting experts for a wide-ranging discussion Tuesday evening in Town Hall. Robert Murphrey runs the Small Town Main Street program (STMS) of the N.C. Department of Commerce. Robbins recently won a slot as one of three towns in the eastern part of the state chosen to take part in this two-year assistance scheme aimed at helping the town ...
09/24/09 Approximately 45 people joined the LandTrust for Central North Carolina for a canoe trip on Falls Lake earlier this month. Canoes and support for the ...
09/23/09 John Michael Wyrick scored three goals to lift Madeira, ranked No. 6 in the Enquirer Division III boys' soccer coaches' poll, to a 5-2 win over Clark Montessori, plus other high school news.
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08/26/09 Senior Megan Frye of Mason scored in the first 10 minutes in a 1-0 shutout over two-time state champion St. Ursula. The Bulldogs were named the preseason No. 1 team in the nation by ESPN.
08/14/09 KARACHI: Independence Day celebrations are in full swing across the country while a first-ever parade has been organized at Chaman border.
08/14/09 HAMILTON - Emergency crews are responding to a motorcycle accident on Pyramid Hill Boulevard near Columbia Road. | 
