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Special Olympics North Carolina Named for 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Nebraska (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - 02/08/10) - Special Olympics North Carolina announced the selection of 49 athletes, one Partner, 13 coaches and four SONC staff members to represent the state at the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games July 18-23 in Nebraska, according to SONC President/CEO, Keith L. Fishburne. Note: The Special Olympics Team NC Roster by County and by Sport can be found at http ...Special Olympics North Carolina Named for 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Nebraska (Marketwire) Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina Premier Sponsor of Special Olympics Team NC
Court ruling bars county endorsement of Christian prayer (Smoky Mountain News) County commissioners in Western North Carolina face a fork in the road after a federal judge in Forsyth County made it clear last week that prayers mentioning “Jesus” at county meetings are unconstitutional.
Election filings will begin Monday (Winston-Salem Journal) Filing for the 2010 elections will open Monday for federal, state and county candidates -- the first time that seats for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board will be contested on a nonpartisan basis.
Ruling eliminates invocation before commissioner meetings (Carteret County News-Times) Morehead City — County commissioners in North Carolina should not open meetings with prayers that single out a particular religion.
Storm causes schedule changes (Winston-Salem Journal) The winter storm that hit yesterday morning forced the postponement or cancellation of all games on last night's high-school basketball schedule in Northwest North Carolina and also brought changes in wrestling and NCHSAA swimming regionals.
Rain washes away early-morning snow on streets (Winston-Salem Journal) A layer of snow and ice is covering the roads in Winston-Salem and the rest of Northwest North Carolina, the result of a winter storm that moved in overnight.
For The Record (Winston-Salem Journal) Monday's games
Invocations at meetings disputed (The Hendersonville Times-News) By James Shea and John Harbin Times-News Staff Writers "In Jesus' name we pray," Henderson County Commissioner Mark Williams said, ending the invocation held before the county commissioners' meeting last week. Commissioners, county staff and audience members raised their heads and the meeting began.
Duke energy crews respond to scattered power outages (News 14 Carolina) Power crews with Duke Energy are on standby and have headed out as needed due to the latest round of winter weather to hit North Carolina. The state has seen a mix of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain, and scattered power outages have followed.