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More snow, sleet ahead for Western North Carolina (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE — Tough break, Nibbles. Western North Carolina Nature Center's resident furry weatherman predicted an early spring Tuesday, but according to the National Weather Service's forecast, spring isn't coming anytime soon to Asheville.Cleveland County under flood warning (The Shelby Star) THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WARNING FOR... CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...* UNTIL 615...
Re-Trial Of Rutherford Man Accused Of Murder Scheduled For Monday (WSPA Spartanburg) The murder re-trial of a man accused of killing one man and shooting two others after a card game in 2005 is scheduled to begin Monday in Rutherford County.
History is waiting — get involved (Technician) The Facts: A group of University faculty and students from the history department protested the state’s changes to the high school history curriculum Monday at the Institute for Emerging Issues forum.
Asheville snow/ice blog: Day 2 (Asheville Citizen-Times) Power outage update - 10 p.m. ASHEVILLE — More than 24,000 Western North Carolina customers of Progress Energy and Duke Energy are without power, according to the companies' Web sites.
Wintry Mix Flies In Upstate; Ice Expected In NC (FOX Carolina) A winter storm warning has been issued for much of the western North Carolina for the potential of major ice accumulation.
Asheville, Buncombe, all of Western North Carolina begin to dig out from another major winter storm (Asheville Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — It could have been worse. Western North Carolina woke up to its second major snowstorm in a little over a month, but the recovery from this one should be a little easier.
As Lincoln's birthday approaches, the president's birthplace is debated (Pioneer Press) Note to aspiring saints and office-holders: You'll know you've achieved "legendary" status when whispered tales are attached to your life story with question marks. The higher you rise, the more there are.
Asheville snow/ice blog: Day 2 (Asheville Citizen-Times) Reader report, N. Asheville tree and power pole down - 2:15 p.m. A huge tree has fallen down, blocking Griffin Boulevard at the intersection of Country Club Road in North Asheville. The tree took a power pole down with it. As of 2 p.m., no one has come out to tend to it.
Fiber-optic network to connect Cleveland County Schools: See what other counties will get the money for the 480-mile ... (The Shelby Star) RALEIGH - A 480-mile fiber-optic network will be built in North Carolina courtesy of $28.2 million in stimulus money. Gov. Bev Perdue has announced that the funds, from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will create more than 230...