News Headlines for Albertson, North Carolina

North Carolina to get $1.8M in Eli Lilly settlement (BizJournals)
North Carolina will get $1.8 million from Eli Lilly as part a $62 million national settlement announced Tuesday. (LLY)

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Two executives trying to build ethanol plant in Eastern North carolina facing extortion and bribery charges (Winston-Salem Journal)
A federal grand jury has charged two former executives at a company seeking to build an ethanol plant in Eastern North Carolina with conspiring to commit extortion and bribery.

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McCain forced to defend North Carolina (Politico via Yahoo! News)
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—For the third weekend in a row, Barack Obama campaigned in North Carolina as part of the most vigorous Democratic effort since at least 1992 to win this reliably Republican state.

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Sporting News: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill top ‘sports city’ in North Carolina (BizJournals)
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill is the best area in North Carolina to be a sports fan and among the top 25 nationally, according to a listing released Tuesday by Sporting News Magazine.

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North Carolina ranks low for energy efficiency (Triangle Business Journal)
North Carolina ranks low on a list of energy-efficient states put out by an advocacy organization. (PGN) (DUK)

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Michelle Obama back in North Carolina (News 14 Carolina)
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- Michelle Obama is making another visit to North Carolina on Tuesday in support of her husband’s candidacy for the presidency. Obama will be in Jacksonville to host a community event starting at 1:30 p.m. It is being held at Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center.

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Gas Shortages Linger In North Carolina Mountains (WSPA Spartanburg)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Some signs of the gas shortage haven’t disappeared in North Carolina’s mountains despite increased deliveries of fuel.

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iSECUREtrac Announces Contract Win From Pitt County, North Carolina for Monitoring Center Intervention (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
iSECUREtrac Corp., a leader in electronic monitoring solutions, announced today that Pitt County, North Carolina has selected iSECUREtrac's Monitoring Center Intervention Services. Initially, iSECUREtrac's MCI program will be responsible for monitoring approximately 80 individuals.

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Palin makes first visit to North Carolina (Kinston Free Press)
GREENVILLE - Though others spoke before her, it was clear from the crowd's reaction that they had all packed into the Williams Arena at East Carolina University to see one person: Sarah Palin.

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High School Newswatch: Cleveland Heights WR Underwood commits to North Carolina State (The Plain Dealer)
Cleveland Heights wide receiver Bryan Underwood has made an oral commitment to North Carolina State. "I visited Duke and North Carolina as well as North Carolina State and I like the Carolinas," said Underwood, ranked as the 45th-best senior in Ohio High Magazine.

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