News & Article Archives January 2008

News & Article Archive
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Mount Airy, Regional, and State of NC
News Archives

1-31-2008
Court: NC Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against TVA
Pilot Mountain now able to measure noise violations (p.1)
Council retreat aims at moving forward
WPAQ turning 60 (p.1)
Mapping of storm drain system under way (p.3)
Tree topping — what you don’t know is killing your trees (p.5)
Hanesbrands restructuring pays dividends
Charlotte Observer will cut advertisting jobs
Charlotte/Douglas closes airfare gap with Greensboro
Triad foreclosures highest in state in '07
More office space empty
Chicago Tube & Iron plans to expand in Stanly County
Mebane firm accuses scientist of taking company secrets
Report: Lenovo Delays Earnings Report; Citigroup Cuts Target Price for PC Maker’s Stock
1-30-2008
Gov. Easley Proclaims February as Black History Month
Contract for Boeing may lead to jobs
No major acquisitions planned in 2008, Wachovia chief says
MBA marketing summit coming to Winston-Salem
‘Calling All Entrepreneurs’ Event Set for Charlotte
N.C. is not immune from recession
Furniture company announces closing
BofA: Countrywide deal a `go'
Superintendent looking for public’s input (p.1)
50-year-old fire truck ready for retirement (p.1)
County brings up no school on election days (p.1)
Yokefellow to offer budget lessons (p.12)
Vegas CEO stars in High Point ad
Landmark Communications to sell TV stations
Coal-fired plant OK'd
1-29-2008
Three Convicted After Illegal Immigrant Bust At Smithfield - Wilmington, NC
Burr Proposes April Sales Tax Holiday to Boost National Economy
North Carolina Company to Open Call Center in Maine
N.C. Congressman 1 of Just 35 Who Opposed Economic Stimulus Bill
Bank of America On The WebBank of America Corp. Site Search Bank of America's Lewis Says Deal for Countrywide "is a Go"
NC delegation debates economy plans after State of the Union
County Going Forward With Water Plan (p.1)
Pilot Mountain Candidates Make Their Case For Vacant Seat (p.2)
Jobless Rate Rises Above 2007 Highs (p.10)
Former Hanesbrands Workers TAA Eligible
Home Foreclosure Rate Continues to Soar; N.C. Is 18th
Have Tech Skills and Job Hunting? N.C. Market Has Many Openings
1-28-2008
Recycled Water Could Keep New Homes Flowing in Drought
Residents of Dobson Face Water Increases (p.1)
New High Tech Report Shows N.C. Lags in Jobs, Salaries
Times-News Press Finds New home in South America
Builders Unloading Lots
Thomasville Furniture Fired Marketing Represen­tatives by Telephone Conference Call
1-27-2008
N.C. Faces More Foreclosures Despite Tougher Mortgage Laws
Here’s How North Carolina Members of Congress Voted on Major Roll Calls Last Week
Johnson Granite Wins Industry Advertising Award
1-26-2008
Housing Market in Triad Stable
Green Home Construction Training Seminar Scheduled for February 5 in Mount Airy, NC
1-25-2008
Number of Jobless Workers Highest Since 2005
1-24-2008
New Plant Will Bring Forsyth 72 Jobs
N.C. Still Rates Low in Health
1-23-2008
Triad Existing Home Sales Down in December
'Recession' is Here, Economists Agree
Few Triad People Would Save Tax Rebate
1-22-2008
Bank of America and Wachovia 4Q Profits Tumble
1-21-2008
Economic Hit May be Coming to Triad
1-20-2008
Triad Fares Better Than Much of the State
Poultry-litter Runoff May Pose Future Water Problem
1-18-2008

Targacept Plans to Offer 3.8 Million Shares to Public

Myrick Says Mecklenburg Sheriff Election Controversy Fueled Switch
1-15-2008

Surry Community College Expands Facilities to Train Welders

Soliciting Banned on Mount Airy City Streets (p.1)

1-17-2008
Feds Have an Interest in Locating Immigrant Detention Facility in Gaston County

Home Sales Fall in Winston-Salem Area

Insteel Earnings Down 28 %, but Company is now Debt-free

1-16-2008

Mount Airy Sears Store has Sales Improvement

1-15-2008

LGS Transport Relocates

1-11-2008
Detention Center Plan is Halted
1-3-2008
Hanesbrands, Inc. Sets 4th Quarter Earnings Announcement for January 31
Detention Center Plan is Halted

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1-31-2008
U.S. judge blasts immigration officials for citizenship delays
Bill Introduced to Block Services for Illegal Immigrants
Suffolk proposes new crackdown on illegal immigrant workers
Southside 13 Gang Members Arrested in Lake Charles
DHS Announces $12.14 Billion for Border Security & Immigration Enforcement Efforts
Law enforcement honored for illegal immigrant arrests
Tancredo Statement on Boehner-Pelosi Illegal Immigration Plan
Hate Speech Cited in Immigration Debate
Ex-border agent returned from Mexico
Fries quells fears on immigrant checks
Utah Contractor Charged With Illegal Alien Smuggling
Repeal of driver cards for illegal immigrants passes House committee
100 Nepalese Workers Missing From Alabama Plant
Techno Violence: Gang Members Threaten Cops on YouTube
Fix to Economic Stimulus Package Still in Limbo
McCain/McAmnesty (This Is Personal)
More States Refusing Illegal Migrants IDs
Pelosi and Boehner Joint Statement on Eligibility Requirements for Rebate Checks from Stimulus Package
Remittances to Mexico drop as U.S. economy slows, enforcement increases
Compare Foods settles Charlotte discrimination claim for $40,000
Important Change in International Land and Sea Travel Document Procedures
Are Mexican illegals seeking to immigrate or invade the US?
Immigration bill on track in S.C. house
Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Using Counterfeit Bill
Strict immigration bill pushed in Wyoming
1-30-2008
Middle-eastern illegal aliens nabbed in Mississippi
Hundreds May Lose Drivers Licenses Thursday
Iowa - GOP immigration plan: Add officers, cut services
Three-day sweep targets immigration fugitives in northeast Wisconsin
26 Illegals Found in Home North of Mission
Major Putnam cocaine distribution ring smashed with arrest of five men
Tancredo Assails Stimulus Package “Giveaway” to Illegal Aliens
Border Patrol agent shoots man on Highway 191 near Douglas
Hazleton mayor running for Congress
Immigration bills sent to the House floor
Minutemen to fight being assigned new adopted highway stretch
Bill adds jail time to driving without license penalty
Presidential election: Among GOP voters, ire over illegal immigration
Blocs Form on Both Sides of Immigration Fight
U.S. too lenient toward illegal immigrants
Hispanics were key to McCain's victory
1-29-2008
Hosemann Says Miss. Shouldn't Wait For Court To Enact Voter ID
Illegal Immigrant Taxpayers to Benefit From House-Approved Stimulus Plan
Presidential Candidates Views on Illegal Immigration
Gaston County Possible Jail Location For Illegal Immigrants
Restaurant Owner gets Prison
Bill Giving Sheriff Direct Line to Border Patrol Advances
Crash Ends in 11 Illegal Immigrants in Custody
Disappearing border fence must be ‘non-news’
Illegals gone from Bay County; sheriff takes credit
ICE takes custody of suspected Lynn gang members
New Reports Provide More Evidence that Interior Enforcement Works
1-28-2008
McCain says guest-worker program will reduce illegals
ICE to illegal immigrants: 'We are coming after you'
Farmers Branch asks judge to rule on new house rental ordinance
Immigrant Taking Refuge In Church Will Be Arrested, Feds Say
McCain's Record of Rewarding Illegal Aliens
Group Opposed to Illegals Hits the Streets
New License Laws Draw Praise, Concern
McCain: Attrition Can Ease Illegal Entries
Lawmakers Try Again to Hike Tuition for Illegals
Border Agents Face Increased Violence, Injury
1-27-2008
Invader Employer May Have Assets Seized
Group Keeps a Watchful Eye for Illegal Immigrants
FBI Probes Border Agent's Death
Soldiers Can't Visit Juárez
Amnesty John: Would STILL Sign McCain-Kennedy
Deputies Find Car Full of Illegals
Shuler to Focus on Immigration, Fiscal Restraint This Year
Kidnapping Scams, Common in Mexico, Find Way to Houston
Church Where Illegal Immigrant Took Sanctuary for a Year to Host Another
Pssst! Ask about Bob Pastor
U.S. Has Stake in Mexico's Struggle for 'Civil Society'
1-26-2008
Society Must Stop Giving Benefits to Illegal Immigrants
Group Protests Border Patrol Recruitment
Immigration Agents Set Up Shop In Central Texas Jail
Immigrants, Employers Brace for Plan's Effects
'Hispanic Panic' as Arizona Immigration Crackdown Bites
Open Border Shyster John McCain Deserves a Dunce Cap
What If Illegal Aliens Suddenly Vanished?
Anchor Babies Weigh Down Economy
Council Votes to Deport Illegals
1-25-2008
Pickup targets 5 tons of trash that migrants left along river
Police Arrest Man After Traffic Stop Reveals Forged Social Security Card
Missouri and Kansas Pushing Tougher Laws on Illegal Immigration
Federal agents arrest allegedly undocumented workers at Omaha Steel Castings
The Rainbow Coalition Evaporates
What’s More Costly Than Iraq? Illegal Immigration
Mayors Blast Congress Over Immigration
Group Links Gang Activity in Va. to Illegal Immigrants
Immigration Database to Mine 9 Federal Sources
McCain Aide Touts 'Mexico First' Policy
Why McCAIN's Pro-AMNESTY Campaign Advisor is a Big Freakin' Deal...
1-24-2008
Racial Profiling or Taking the Lead on Immigration?
Former Sheriff Using Charlotte As Model For ICE Program
McCain Aide Touts 'Mexico First' Policy
Border Patrol Expands to U.S. Interior
1-22-2008
Rising Health Care Costs put Focus on Illegal Immigrants
Voter ID Rule Finds Support
Let's Protect American Sovereignty
1-21-2008
A Spanish Slap in the Face
Illegal Immigrants Being Fired in Face of Federal Crackdown
Lawmakers Will Tackle Undocumented Workers and Firms That Hire Them
1-20-2008
The States Take on Immigration

Fleeing Vehicle Strikes, Kills Border Agent

Tennessee Employers Shun ID Database

License? We Don’t Need No Steenkin’ License!

State Lawmakers Ready to Tackle Illegal Immigration in '08

Criminal Alien Program Still Taking Illegals Arrested for Minor Offenses

1-19-2008
Threat from Violent MS-13 Gang Continues to Escalate
1-15-2008

Northshore Deputies Recover Over $100K in Stolen Equipment

1-14-2008
Works! Worker Displacement Down!
1-2-2008
Hispanic Births Reach 50% at UNC Hospitals in North Carolina
8-2007

Tar Heel Farmers Face Bumper Crop of Woes

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