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Energy Assistance Available
Applications for fuel assistance for low-income families
will be
taken at the Ashe County Department of Social Services
Feds, local
agencies ally in immigration fight
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole today announced that North Carolina
has been designated as the first state in the nation to
have a statewide plan for sheriffs to partner with Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to handle illegal aliens who
have committed crimes.
Dole, Burr
want $13 million for textile center
U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr applauded this
week’s Senate passage of the fiscal year 2008 Commerce,
Justice,
Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act
State
program monitors trucks as they go
State Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett announced last
week that a new program to electronically monitor truck
compliance on North Carolina’s interstates has become
operational.
Raleigh fair
sets attendance record
The N.C. State Fair ended its 10-day run with a new all-time
record attendance of 858,611, shattering the previous record
of 846,724 that had stood since 2000.
It’s
Nonprofit Month
Nonprofit organizations throughout North Carolina are coming
together
this November to celebrate the state’s first-ever Nonprofit
Awareness Month (NAM).
Industry,
pols work against underage drinking
Two North Carolina wine distributors want to help expand
the national
Poll shows
healthcare consistent concern of voters
The results of an October DecisionMaker Poll indicated
21 percent of voters
believe that lower healthcare cost is the most important
issue
Farmers
must apply for funds by Nov. 1
Farmers and operators wanting to participate in the 2008
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) must have
their applications in before Nov. 1, 2007.
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Lovin' Spoonful (cooking)
‘Dooley’
auditions next week in Wilkes
Church
choirs perform musical salute
Missoula
play features Ashe County kids
Leaf
Festival is hoppin’ fun at Jefferson Station
It’s
Getting’ Better All the Time
Bodies
in Motion
Sugar
announces ski and snowboard makeover winners
Builders
bring home state prize
Scoutin’
for Trout
The
Nation’s Best Cyclists Come to Banner Elk
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