Do you love strolling down your Main Street? Shopping, people-watching, eating, or hanging out with friends and family on a beautiful afternoon? Have you ever wanted to say “thank you” to your favorite greenway or show your appreciate for an…

Posted: Monday, January 5, 2015 1:29 pm | Updated: 10:35 am, Wed Jan 7, 2015. After election, fracking is on county agenda By Quintin Ellison The Sylva Herald Posted on Jan 5, 2015 by Quintin Ellison A local opponent of…

The Tower of David’s long-held secret has been revealed. 15 years ago, archaeologists dug under an abandoned building next to the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City. “[A]s they carefully dug down,” writes The Washington Post’s Ruth Eglash,…

Local/State Brace yourselves Triangle residents, here comes the cold

Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 7:00 am Newton seeks public input at meeting NEWTON, N.C. — The first public input meeting for the Downtown Newton Streetscape Plan and North Newton Master Plan is at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at…

The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation is seeking ideas for its work in completing a master plan for the long-awaited Mountains-to-Sea State Trail. Under development since the 1970s, the trail promises to be a state treasure of sustainable…

Three takeaways from Notre Dame’s 71-70 victory at North Carolina … Yes, Notre Dame’s offense is that good. The Fighting Irish has put up gaudy numbers all season, largely against an uninspiring set of nonconference opponents. Even its first two…

PENNELLVILLE, N.Y. – Dan Gristwood, an Oswego County man who won $7.5 million from New York state four months ago for being imprisoned over someone else’s crime, has died. Gristwood, 48, died of lung cancer Saturday afternoon, said his brother,…

Posted: Sunday, January 4, 2015 5:00 pm Editorial: Mountains to Sea: Cheers to finishing our greatest hiking path Journal editorial board Winston-Salem Journal North Carolina’s Mountain-to-Sea trail is ambitious – for those who want to create it, those who want…

Leaders of eastern North Carolina’s enlarged 26-county business recruitment agency will meet with area county managers and economic developers this week for the first time since last month’s announced merger of two regional economic development agencies. The closed-door meeting, scheduled…