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Jeremy Mayfield's wife files Chapter 7
The wife of former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which will allow the couple to stay in their home in Catawba County.
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Police arrest man who fell from railroad bridge
Winston-Salem police arrested a man Friday who fell from a railroad bridge while running from police in March.
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Pilot program proposed to protect elderly, disabled
A $2.3 million pilot program in Gov. Bev Perdue's proposed budget would support adult protective services in an effort to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of elderly and disabled people.
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Region's hospitals to study children's emergency care
A $900,000 federal grant will help 13 hospitals in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina better evaluate the care of children in emergency departments.
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Mount Airy couple fights off knife-wielding intruder
A Mount Airy couple was awakened late Wednesday by an armed intruder, fought him off and saved their own lives, Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson said.
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Construction on five bridges underway
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.6 million contract for preservation work on five bridges in Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties, the DOT announced today. Taylor & Murphy Construction Co., Inc., of Asheville, won the contract and will replace bridge decks, clean and paint the steel and do substructure repairs, among other work.
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Sparta council member charged with child sexual offenses
A member of the Sparta Town Council has been charged with sexual offenses involving a girl who was 5 to 6 years old during the period when the alleged abuse happened, according to court documents.
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Man sentenced to 100 years for raping 10-year-old girl
A West Jefferson man was sentenced Thursday to at least 100 years in prison for raping a girl.
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Ashe and Wilkes soldiers fought in Battle of New Bern 150 years ago today
The Battle of New Bern pitted about 11,000 Union troops against 4,500 Confederate soldiers, all from North Carolina, in a bloody conflict 150 years ago today.
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Yadkinville creosote site added to 'emergency' cleanup list
The site of the closed Holcomb Creosote Co., a former wood treating operation in Yadkinville, has been formally proposed for addition to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA officials announced today.
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Ashe County teacher indicted for sexual encounters with student
A former Ashe County teacher, who resigned during a sheriff's investigation, was indicted Monday on three counts of a teacher taking indecent liberties with a student, said Ashe County Sheriff James Williams.
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Tour de France winner LeMond coming to Lees-McRae
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is coming to Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, and cyclists have a chance to ride and dine with him to raise money for the college's cycling program.
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Judicial races heat up in Forsyth
Two more candidates filed to run for the District 21 judgeship on Friday, bringing the number of candidates to five in the nonpartisan contest to fill the seat of Chester Davis in Forsyth County.
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Road widening starts in Blowing Rock
Work has started on the widening of U.S. 321 through Blowing Rock, a project both dreaded and anticipated for decades, with crews cutting trees and clearing roadsides this week.
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Food bank expands program
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina will begin two programs that deliver food to hungry families in more personal ways, including the expansion of a pilot program that delivers 65 pounds of food, per person, at drive-by distribution points such as high schools.
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Golden LEAF board member's firm works on projects funded by board's grants
A firm owned by a member of the board that oversees the state's Golden LEAF Foundation has received more than $129,000 so far for two projects funded largely by the foundation for work in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, according to local and foundation records.
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State awards contract for road resurfacing in Alleghany and Ashe counties
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to resurface more than 23 miles of roads in Alleghany and Ashe counties.
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Newspaper delivery man rescued after accident in Ashe County
Trapped inside the cab of an upside down pickup truck in an icy Ashe County creek at the New River on Tuesday, the driver was drifting in and out of consciousness as people rallied to save him.
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PART board complains about not getting info
Board members of the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation complained Wednesday that they are not getting enough information about a federal audit of the agency's finances and what's being done to fix the problems raised in the audit.
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Tourism spending up 9.2 percent in Forsyth in 2010
The combination of more visitors to Forsyth County and higher fuel and food costs contributed to a 9.2 percent jump in spending last year to $622.9 million.
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Fire victim in Ashe County identified
FLEETWOOD – Authorities have tentatively identified a man found dead inside a home after a fire in the Fleetwood community of Ashe County.
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One found dead in Ashe fire
A person was found dead inside a home after an early-morning fire Tuesday in the Fleetwood community of southern Ashe County, authorities said.
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At least one dead in house fire in southern Ashe County
FLEETWOOD A person was found dead inside a home after an early morning fire Tuesday in the Fleetwood community of Ashe County, authorities said.
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Municipal election candidates in Davie, Stokes and Surry counties
Below is Part 2 of a three-part series listing who has filed for municipal races in northwest North Carolina. Today's listing is for Davie, Stokes and Surry counties. For more filings listings, go to JournalNow.com.
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Far reaches of Ashe County remain beautiful, but population dwindles
In the northwest corner of the state, among sweeping mountain views and secluded valleys, a remote community struggles to endure in an increasingly developed state.
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