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Daily Advance - Thu Nov 05
A proposed YMCA in the Maple area will cost the county $12 million and should be open no later than December 2011, if not sooner, Currituck County officials said Monday.
Sampson jobless rate remains steady, report showsSampson Independent - Thu Nov 05
Despite 76 counties in the state seeing a lower unemployment rate, Sampson holds steady at a rate of 8.3 percent.
Confederate flag remnant ends journeyDaily Advance - Mon Nov 02
Descendants of William Crawford Dawson Sr. Betsy Dawson, Patricia Bailey Chenault and Nancy Brass Dawson Rascoe, look on as Peter Rascoe describes the features of a hand-painted N.C. state seal that was once part of a Confederate battle flag, at Museum of the Albemarle, Monday.
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