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DIscarded flags, crosses & flowers: Couple upset by cemetery’s method of cleaning

Joseph Liston and his wife went to Alamance Memorial Park & Mausoleum last week. Liston’s wife has a son buried there and they visit the grave often. The Listons keep the plot decorat... READ MORE
Burlington water rate change to impact Haw River budget

HAW RIVER — The town’s tax rate would remain 48 cents and water bills would go up 2.5 percent in the draft budget proposed by Haw River Town Manager Jeff Earp. The water rate increase is due to... READ MORE

Mapping out a future: Elon plots course with new league venture

ELON — As Elon University officially announced Thursday that it will jump from the Southern Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association, a pair of easels flanked the stage that commanded the ... READ MORE
Elon to the CAA essentials

-- Joining league based in Richmond, Va., for all sports in 2014-15 academic year

-- Will be league’s 10th full-time member and 12th school for football

-- Owes $600,000 ...
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Authorities break up N.C. ATM theft ring, arrest 10

CHARLOTTE — Local and federal authorities say they've broken up a crime ring that stole checkbooks from cars and homes in North and South Carolina and used the checks to make fraudulent deposits ... READ MORE
Arrests made in backlog of college's crimes

ELIZABETH CITY — Police have made eight arrests in connection with the backlog of cases found at Elizabeth City State University, a situation that led to the resignation of the school's ... READ MORE

Peonies help us remember ... and honor

The peonies are slightly behind schedule for Memorial Day.
I worry about such things, not because I want to, but because I have to. It’s part of my heritage. For years, women in my family have ...
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Let kids start school on a normal schedule

Q: Our son’s fifth birthday is in August. He did just fine, socially and academically, in preschool, but the counselor at the school he’s slated to attend has recommended that we hold him back a ... READ MORE