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<title><![CDATA[Arrests made in Lowgap fires]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Surry County Sheriff's Office said today that it has arrested three people in connection with three fires in the Lowgap community in northwestern Surry County earlier this month.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. faces 40-year obligation to roads]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Soaring construction costs have increased the anticipated cost of North Carolina's first toll roads, officials said, making it imperative for legislators this year to commit millions in taxpayer money over the next 40 years to cover the projects.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yadkin erred in rezoning for jail on Hoots Road, judge decides]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A Yadkin Superior Court judge ruled yesterday in favor of residents trying to block the county from building a $7 million jail on Hoots Road, saying that the county's rezoning of the property four miles from town was not proper.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A High Mark: 40 years ago today, mountain became a beloved state park]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[<span>P</span>
<b>ILOT MOUNTAIN -- Ravens float on the wind, and rhododendron bloom along Pilot Mountain -- a rocky outcropping between Winston-Salem and Mount Airy that for years has been a landmark for travelers and a peaceful retreat for locals.</b>]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resort's owners facing a deadline]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Developers of Laurelmor, a 6,000-acre golf resort in Watauga and Wilkes counties, are trying to stave off foreclosure after missing principal and interest payments on a $675 million loan for Laurelmor and three other resort communities.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regional Briefs: Mishap leads to removal of sculptures]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Four sculptures have been removed from Winston Square Park after a young girl was injured last week while playing on one.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vacation road trip ends in three deaths]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Three people in their early 20s were killed Tuesday on their way back to Surry County from Myrtle Beach, S.C., when the sport utility vehicle in which they were riding flipped over on the U.S. 74 bypass near Rockingham.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire & Police Briefs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A homemade knife was found in the jail cell of the son of N.C. State basketball coach Sidney Lowe, one week after he entered guilty pleas to robbery and kidnapping charges.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Heart attacks better diagnosed, study finds]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Emergency-room doctors are becoming better at diagnosing heart attacks before laboratory tests are done, according to a study timed for release today by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police criticized for leaving kids]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[An advocacy group is questioning whether police acted properly when they left three children in a car with a family acquaintance after arresting their mother along Interstate 85.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laurelmor developers trying to stave off foreclosure]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Developers of Laurelmor, a 6,000-acre luxury golf resort in Watauga and Wilkes counties, are trying to stave off foreclosure after missing principal and interest payments on a $675 million loan for Laurelmor and three other resort communities.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:58:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Mount Airy residents die in Rockingham crash]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Three people from Mount Airy died yesterday in a crash in Rockingham, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Highway Patrol said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Smokies study IDs panorama of species]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A 10-year study has found more than 6,000 species of plant and animal life previously unidentified in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[As Wachovia stumbles, what does it mean for us?]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Wachovia Corp. will cut 10,750 jobs -- about 9 percent of its overall work force -- and slash its dividend to 5 cents a share after losing $8.9 billion in the second quarter of this year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regional Briefs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Regional Briefs]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-official: TVA broke law]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A former U.S. government air-quality official testified yesterday that the Tennessee Valley Authority violated federal law by renovating and expanding power plants without installing new air-pollution scrubbers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[911 call indicates suspicion of victim's husband]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A friend of the North Carolina mother whose body was found near her suburban Raleigh home told authorities in a 911 call that her disappearance did not "make any sense."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[911 call indicates suspicion of victim's husband]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Storm hits hard]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of shocked and curious Winston-Salem residents hit the sidewalks and streets of city neighborhoods early last night to survey damage from a vicious -- and unexpected --thunderstorm that blew through shortly after 5 p.m.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cutting Back: Fewer boaters are casting off these days; for many, it's become a too-costly luxury]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/jul/22/cutting-back-fewer-boaters-are-casting-off-these-d/?news-regional]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[On a recent Friday afternoon, a few boats cruised the waters of High Rock Lake. Other boats just sat in the water while their occupants fished or simply relaxed. Two jet skis roared past the shore, and a lone water skier trailed a speeding boat.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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