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Number of HIV cases increases in Alamance County (Burlington Times-News)
It’s estimated that, on average, about 1,900 people in North Carolina are diagnosed with HIV each year. That average is up from the number of cases diagnosed in the late 1990s. And in this case, Alamance County is not immune. Here, the number of...Area briefs: North baseball loses to Warriors (The Salisbury Post) From staff reports North Rowan's baseball team lost 11-1 in six innings at West Montgomery on Tuesday in YVC play. The Cavaliers (3-3, 3-2) got off ...
Wolfpack Returns To NCAAs In Harper’s 1st Season (MyNC.com) Kellie Harper got her wish. The North Carolina State players who had been through so much before her arrival are headed back to the NCAA tournament.
Leadership Triangle Announces 2010 Goodmon Awards Winners (dBusinessNews.com) DURHAM, N.C. – Winkie La Force, executive director of Leadership Triangle ( www.leadershiptriangle.com ), has announced the 2010 Goodmon Awards winners: Exemplary Regional Leadership by an Individual, Pat Nathan of Dress For Success Triangle; Exemplary Regional Leadership by a Public Official, John Hodges-Copple of Triangle J Council of Governments; Exemplary Regional ...
Regional land use plan gets thumbs up (Coastal Courier) The Coastal Regional Commission, made up of public officials from the 10 coastal Georgia counties, gave a unanimous thumbs up to a draft of the Regional comprehensive land use plan. The motion took place during the CRC’s regular meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Richmond Hill Quality Inn.
Local players named to NCBCA All-District teams (WRAL Sports Fan) Tyrrel Tate & Emanuel Chapman are Co-Players of the Year in District 5. T.J. Warren is the Player of the Year in District 6.
Former John Edwards aide returning to NC court (Boston Globe) A former aide to John Edwards is returning to court just days after a North Carolina judge nearly sent him to jail over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter.
Recreation notes (The Chapel Hill News) Wolfpack in Chapel Hill: The NCSU Wolfpack Club's "Pack the House" Coaches Caravan, featuring football's Tom O'Brien, will make the first stop of its 2010 tour Monday (March 15) in Chapel Hill. It begins at 6:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 6.
Duke Study: Hearts May Swoon When Stocks Do (MyNC.com) Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
Report: Spanking Still Occurs In NC Schools (MyNC.com) Representatives from Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Association of Educators urged lawmakers to ban the practice at Wednesday's Education Legislative Oversight Committee.