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Racing on the wind
Battle Creek Enquirer
Ken Draughn of Burlington, N.C., flew more than 3 hours in light winds Friday and flew about 2 miles; on Saturday he was in the air about 90 minutes and flew nearly 12½ miles. “We had some movement,” he said. “We were going somewhere. It was a good ...

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Your View : Closing business using fruit was dumb
High Point Enterprise
They keep talking about bringing High Point back. They need to first find out where it went. I have lived here for almost 48 years. It has only gone one way — backwards. All the money spent on sea-can ideas won't help that. Although, if the fresh food ...

Dash game rained out; doubleheader scheduled
Winston-Salem Journal
Saturday night's scheduled Carolina League game between the Winston-Salem Dash and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans was postponed by rain and will be made up as part of a doubleheader to start at 2 p.m. Sunday at BB&T Ballpark. The grounds crew pulled ...
Dash , Pelicans Postponed Due To RainWFMY News 2

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Spanish party pandemonium
High Point Enterprise
Dick Jones is a freelance writer living in High Point. He's an NRA Certified Instructor and a member of the board of directors of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. He writes about hunting, fishing, dogs, and shooting for several NC newspapers ...

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Durham man rented vehicle from UNC's Hairston arrest
High Point Enterprise
GRAHAM — The High Point American Legion Post 87 HiToms edged Burlington Post 63 10-9 on Saturday night to grab a 2-1 lead in their first-round best-of-five playoff series. Post 87 rolled past Burlington Post 63 14-0 late Friday night at Finch Field to ...

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US Senior Open Tee Times Announced
1011now
1:27 p.m. – 7:42 a.m. – Peter Fowler, New Zealand; Mike Goodes, Reidsville, N.C.; Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga. 1:37 p.m. – 7:52 a.m. – Fred Couples, Los Angeles, Calif.; (a) Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C.; Roger Chapman, England 1:48 p.m. – 8:03 a.m. ...

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Group seeks more change from Pepsi on carcinogen
Winston-Salem Journal
Group seeks more change from Pepsi on carcinogen - Winston-Salem Journal: National International. Sunday, July 7th, 2013. Advanced Search · 75° · Overcast · Home · NEWS · Ask Sam · Business · Sexton · Local · State / Region · Journal West · Nation / ...

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Chuck Bino : Thoughts on benefactors and behemoths
High Point Enterprise
The lustful crowd is oblivious to the approaching outcome, which was always known to the driver … that the behemoth was the last one.” Chuck Bino lives in High Point with his wife, Sue, after technical and management careers in manufacturing and retail.

How Arizona fire quickly turned tragic for 19 members of Hotshot crew
Santa Fe New Mexican.com
Off in the distance, from behind a ridge line, billowed a sickly, blackish-brown plume — spreading like a bruise across the graying sky. 'Be safe'. The blaze ... At 43, the North Carolina native was the oldest member of the Hotshot team and its ...

Dome: Drug testing unemployment applicants could be next
News & Observer
A February Elon poll showed that 93 percent of the North Carolinians surveyed supported requiring background checks on all firearms purchases. The state Senate has approved a bill that would eliminate the ... The exchange was created as part of the ...

A brewing storm: How fire turned tragic for 19 men
Knoxville News Sentinel
In this Thursday, July 4, 2013, photo, engine man Nik Christian of the Summit Fire Department hangs one of his crew's T-shirts on a makeshift memorial to fallen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in Prescott, Ariz. The Flagstaff firefighter ...

Heavy Rebel Weekender comes to Winston - Salem
myfox8.com
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Heavy Rebel Weekender comes to Winston-Salem this weekend, a rock and roll/rockabilly event with live music, tattoo artists, vendors, a car show, burnout contests and tattoo contests. The event started in 2001 when David Quick ...
Sweet ending to annual Heavy Rebel Weekender music festivalWinston-Salem Journal

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Kernersville Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Wreck
WFMY News 2
Kernersville, NC -- Police are investigating a crash in Kernersville that sent two people to the hospital Saturday morning. Police say the driver of a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am lost control of the car and hit a guardrail on Business 40 East. The wreck ...

WFMY News 2
Two In Hospital After Wreck In Kernersville
WFMY News 2
Kernersville, NC -- Police are investigating a crash in Kernersville that sent two people to the hospital Saturday morning. Police say the driver of a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am lost control of the car and hit a guardrail on Business 40 East. The wreck ...
Two injured in car wreck in Kernersvillemyfox8.com
2 people seriously hurt in wreck near KernersvilleGreensboro News & Record

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Longtime gift shop closes
High Point Enterprise
When The Gilded Lily by Patra closes its doors this weekend after 18 years in business, it will leave a void in High Point's retail landscape. Patra Wansley and her husband, Ronny, ran the boutique gift store in a historic house at 1104 N. Main St ...

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Would you like a little salt with your pool?
High Point Enterprise
Murr, who lives in High Point, has enjoyed a pool at his home for 30 years. But three years ago he switched from a traditional chlorinated pool to a saltwater one. His pool water now filters through a salt chlorination system, which Murr said makes his ...

From lunch on a ridge to disaster: How just another day on the line turned ...
Newser
In this Thursday, July 4, 2013, photo, engine man Nik Christian of the Summit Fire Department hangs one of his crew's T-shirts on a makeshift memorial to fallen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots... (Associated Press) ... Off in the distance ...

Greensboro Stabbing Puts One In Jail, Another In The Hospital
WFMY News 2
Greensboro, NC -- A fight between two men Saturday morning landed one in jail on assault charges, police say. When police made it to the scene of the crime on Byrd Street, they found the male victim suffering from a stab wound. The man told police he ...

Burlington Times News
Burlington man assaulted, robbed in his house
myfox8.com
The 100 block of Roger Street in Burlington (Google Maps). BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington police said two men broke into a home and beat and robbed a resident on Friday night. Police said the crime was reported in the 100 block of Roger Street around ...
Masked Men Break Into Home, Beat And Rob VictimWFMY News 2

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Artesia Daily Press
A brewing storm: How fire turned tragic for 19 men
Artesia Daily Press
Off in the distance, from behind a ridge line, billowed a sickly, blackish-brown plume — spreading like a bruise across the graying sky. ___. The blaze had ... At 43, the North Carolina native was the oldest member of the Hotshot team and its founder ...

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