Officials from Ohio-based Kellex Seating, manufacturer of commercial upholstered seating, announce the company is expanding into Mississippi by locating operations in the former Tupelo Manufacturing facility in Tupelo. The project represents a $600,000 corporate investment and will create 75 jobs.…
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Archeologists denounce ISIS attempt to erase history at Nimrud
ISIS continued its destruction of archaeological treasures and historic sites last week by obliterating a city that dates back to Genesis. A propaganda video posted April 11 showed militants, believed to be with ISIS, jackhammering, drilling and destroying artifacts such…
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Vanderbilt point guard Shelton Mitchell transfers to Clemson
Clemson didn’t land point guard Shelton Mitchell of Waxhaw, N.C., when he finished his high school career at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, but the Tigers are getting him on the rebound. Mitchell, a 6-3 freshman who played last season…
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Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey have never been more relevant in the …
It was kind of funny, really. Stegner and Abbey were both so firmly entrenched in the pantheon of writers of the American West that if the region had a literary Mount Rushmore their faces would be chiseled on it. But…
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Obama’s Charlotte visit to focus on women, equal pay
President Obama speaking to the American Legion in Charlotte last summer. 13 photos Erik Spanberg Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ President Obama returns to Charlotte on Wednesday afternoon with a speech at ImaginOn uptown…
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Gov. McCrory: Oil drilling should happen closer to the beach
Photo Credit: jeremycg North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said at a hearing in front of the House Committee on Natural Resources that a proposed 50-mile “buffer zone,” supported by President Obama, is too restrictive to the oil industry, and that…
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Countdown to College: How to handle the dreaded wait list
Posted Apr. 19, 2015 at 2:30 AM
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Public-private partnership crucial for N.C. growth, CEO tells locals
The leader of North Carolina’s new public-private economic development partnership shared details during a Wilmington event Friday about his organization’s efforts to market the state as an attractive place to do business. Christopher Chung, CEO of the Economic Development…
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Big change: Asheville, cities may get sales tax – Asheville Citizen
Hundreds of shoppers search for deals at Belk on Thanksgiving night in Asheville. A bill under consideration in the state House would allow counties and cities to levy a quarter-cent sales tax.(Photo: Katie Bailey/bkbailey@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE – Cities around North Carolina…
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N.C. wine trail just the ticket for a tasty getaway
Like most in the region, Ray is planting grapes that grow well in Burgundy, France, where the climate and elevation are nearly identical, he says. Typical grapes grown in the region include merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, sangiovese, chardonnay, Riesling,…
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