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North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern region of the United States of America. It was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, originally known as Carolina, and the home of the first English colony in the Americas. It was also the location of the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, it is a fast-growing state with an increasingly diverse economy and population. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimate is 8,856,505 - a 10% increase since 1 April 2000.

 

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The latest headlines for Greenville, North Carolina from Reflector

Community news

May 12, 2008 4:00 am

Blood drive planned

 

ECU Notes

May 12, 2008 4:00 am

Donna Gooden Payne, university counsel at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, has been named university attorney at East Carolina University.

 

Cooking up something unexpected for Mother's Day

May 12, 2008 4:00 am

My family and I traveled to Greensboro over the weekend to spend Mother's Day with my mom. We had no real big plans beyond doing the traditional things, spending time with her, giving her a gift as a ...

 

Overcome with Joy

May 12, 2008 4:00 am

Joy Elizabeth Hewitt overcame several family tragedies, a year-and-a-half absence and a full-time job to graduate with honors from East Carolina University and get into Boston College Law School.

 

Walsh grant offers aid to Pitt County Sheriff's Office

May 12, 2008 4:00 am

The Pitt County Sheriff's Office has received a grant officials say will improve sex offender registration and tracking in the county.

 

Gunman flees with employee's purse and cash from store

May 12, 2008 4:00 am

Someone entered a Pizza Hut restaurant, 703 S.E. Greenville Blvd., at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, pointed a handgun at an employee and demanded money. The gunman fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and the ...

 
 

News for Charlotte, North Carolina from Charlotte.com

Tornado, large hail batter area

May 12, 2008 3:45 am

A powerful thunderstorm produced large, damaging hail and numerous reports of funnel clouds as it plowed across at least five North Carolina counties in the foothills and Piedmont.No injuries were rep...

 

How does Thompson right ship?

May 12, 2008 2:10 am

How does Wachovia chief executive Ken Thompson, taking heat for a troubled acquisition and a litany of recent miscues, turn things around?Analysts say he needs to fix his mortgage company, beef up con...

 

Bruton Smith's $80 million incentive

May 11, 2008 5:57 pm

Last August, Concord leaders learned that Bruton Smith, billionaire owner of Lowe's Motor Speedway, wanted incentives for a proposed drag strip and track expansion.Three months passed, and Smith threa...

 

Home to bargains and some sadness

May 11, 2008 1:13 pm

The nearly empty beer can on the kitchen counter was still cold.Nearby were a deck of cards and a broken-out window -- signs that a squatter had very recently been inside.On Saturday, five prospective...

 

How McCrory won the Republican nomination

May 11, 2008 10:44 am

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory flew to Europe five months ago preparing to study transportation systems but also contemplating a run for the Republican nomination for N.C. governor.He returned a week lat...

 
 

Lifestyle Information from Asheville and Western North Carolina

Family: Training young chefs: Cooking school for children teaches basics to gourmet

May 12, 2008 4:15 am

At an age when most kids are making mud pies, Pati Roesler has her students making their own pasta and tiramisu.

 

New collection of comics makes middle school seem less horrible

May 12, 2008 4:15 am

Most people do not merely attend middle school. They suffer through it. Middle school life is a study of mercurial hormones and gnawing insecurities.

 

The Mix

May 12, 2008 4:15 am

Looking for some advice or to meet some other local moms? Visit the Citizen-Times social networking site, WNCmom.com, and be part of this growing group of mothers.

 

Family briefs

May 12, 2008 4:15 am

LAKE LURE -- They'll dress up, kiss, do tricks and pig out at the doggie buffet during the sixth annual Strut Yer Mutt dog show from 11:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday at the Geneva Riverside motel at 3147 M...

 

A manner of speaking: Don't get too bothered if called 'young lady'

May 12, 2008 4:15 am

Dear Sallie: I am a senior in mid-70s, active and fit. My pet peeve is being called "young lady" by males in stores or other public service situations. I do not hear older males being call...

 

Waterline work will affect traffic

May 12, 2008 4:15 am

ASHEVILLE -- Waterline replacement projects will affect traffic movement on several city streets over the next few months.

 

Family-friendly calendar

May 11, 2008 4:15 am

MOTHERS APPRECIATION DAY: Bring mom to the WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, for half-price all day when accompanied by her children. Free carnation for first 100 mothers. $3 child, ...

 

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May 11, 2008 4:15 am

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Novel inspires freighter trip to Brazil

May 11, 2008 4:15 am

Inspired by the novel "On Agate Hill" by Lee Smith, I arranged to take a freighter from Savannah, Ga., to Brazil.

 

Travel briefs: Local singles cruise planned

May 11, 2008 4:15 am

ASHEVILLE -- Singles Group of WNC is hosting an upcoming Singles Holiday Cruise 2008.

 
 

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Heritage Wake Forest   NC

If home is where the heart is, then you’ll find yours at Heritage Wake Forest. Our beautiful custom-home ...

 

Mackintosh on the Lake   NC

From the moment you enter the community and pass through the European-inspired stone-and-timber gatehouse, you realize you've entered a world unlike any other. Nestled among the 1,125 acre lake with more than 100 miles of protected shoreline, Mackintosh o