Asheville tourism officials say business was booming this year, and developers are continuing to add hotel rooms. The Citizen-Times in Asheville (http://avlne.ws/13B6FpK ) reports that for the year, hotel-occupancy rates through November stood at 69 percent, several percentage points higher…
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Officials: Death not tied to truck crash into home
Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2014 11:26 am | Updated: 12:15 pm, Sun Dec 28, 2014. Officials: Death not tied to truck crash into home Associated Press | LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say the death of a 93-year-old hospice patient…
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Blue Ridge Parkway ranger trades outdoors for classroom
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC 28 Peter Givens is retiring after 25 years with the Blue Ridge Parkway out of the Vinton Ranger Station office. He has spent nearly 40 years with the National Park Service. Givens stands in a portion…
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Blue Ridge Parkway ranger trades outdoors for classroom
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) Here are a few of the things Peter Givens will not see at his new workplace: A black bear staring at him across Rock Castle Creek. A dead deer with its hindquarters sticking out of the smashed…
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Missing AirAsia jet Indonesia’s latest air woe
Syaiful Arif Missing AirAsia jet Indonesia’s latest air woe In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Indonesian Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan, right, speaks at a press conference on AirAsia’s missing flight QZ8501 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya,…
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Eastern NC economic development regions to merge
A pending merger of two Eastern North Carolina economic development alliances is scheduled to become effective Jan. 1 and move the combined headquarters to Greenville. The merger of the NCEast Alliance, with offices in Kinston, and North Carolina’s Northeast Alliance,…
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Asheville tourism officials: 2014 was a great year
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville tourism officials say business was booming this year, and developers are continuing to add hotel rooms. The Citizen-Times in Asheville (http://avlne.ws/13B6FpK ) reports that for the year, hotel-occupancy rates through November stood at 69 percent, several…
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Iranian senior commander killed in Iraq
Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2014 11:32 am | Updated: 12:15 pm, Sun Dec 28, 2014. Iranian senior commander killed in Iraq Associated Press | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed during…
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Upcoming events
THIS WEEK: EMERALD ISLE Join Emerald Isle Parks Recreation, 7500 Emerald Drive, for a scavenger hunt. Search for hidden treasures along the multi-use path, with prizes for the winners. Event takes place at 10 a.m. Dec. 29. For more information,…
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