Local News in Harnett County, North Carolina
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Here is the latest North Carolina news from The Associated Press
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:25:13 -0800
Scores of county election board members want Republican legislative leaders to appropriate more money to add early voting sites and pay for voting machine maintenance. A letter with the names of board members covering 87...
Cumberland County's jobless rate rises; most N.C. counties also see increases
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:16:37 -0800
Unemployment rose in most North Carolina counties at the end of 2011, including Cumberland County. A report Wednesday from the N.C. Employment Security Commission said Cumberland's unemployment rate in December rose to 9.8 percent, from 9.5 percent in November.
Sampson’s jobless rate dips slightly
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:03:40 -0800
The slow economic recovery is evident in the recent release of unemployment rates for the state and counties across North Carolina. Unemployment rates decreased in the majority of North Carolina’s...
Etheridge Makes Clear Views On NC Taxes, Amendment
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:42:10 -0800
North Carolina governor candidate Bob Etheridge says he supports a temporary sales tax increase for education and opposes passage of a constitutional amendment that would limit marriage and other relationships.
Ex-U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge announces plans to run for North Carolina governor
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:16 -0800
RALEIGH - Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge announced Thursday he'll enter the Democratic primary for North Carolina governor, hours after Erskine Bowles decided against it.
Etheridge skirts hot N.C. issues but champions education
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:17 -0800
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Etheridge said Friday this was "a defining moment" in North Carolina's history, and that he could provide the leadership that would keep the state in its… Click to Continue »
North Carolina Elections Official Resigns Over Gay Marriage Ban
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:39:36 -0800
Sherre Toler, Director of Elections for Harnett County, NC for more than 11 years, resigned at the beginning of January because her position would not allow her to speak out against ballot efforts to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
Inside Politics: McCrory bests challengers in match-ups
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:45:36 -0800
Republican gubernatorial contender Pat McCrory leads over several potential Democratic challengers early in the campaign season, a poll says.
Bob Etheridge announces run for governor; Bowles is out
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:51:25 -0800
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge announced Thursday he'll enter the Democratic primary for North Carolina governor, hours after Erskine Bowles decided against it. Etheridge's bid further shakes up the party's gubernatorial future just a week after incumbent Beverly Perdue said she wouldn't seek re-election. Etheridge, who served seven terms in Congress from Harnett County ...
Cape Fear region county-by-county roundup
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:27 -0800
The Four County Electric Membership Corp. has received federal funding and Bladen's Bloomin' Agri-Industrial and First Citizens Bank are getting a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with the money designated for the planned Bladen Healthcare Clinic project.