Partial settlement in Blue Ridge Paper case; plant will stay open

Blue Ridge Paper has settled its cases with the environmental groups that were challenging water quality permit at its Canton, North Carolina facility, the company announced on Monday.
http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/Partial_settlement_in_Blue_Ridge_Paper_case_plant_will_stay_open_150434015.html

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 08:21:14 -0700

Agreement reached on paper mill? Cocke County Mayor Vaughn Moore says statements are 'False'

NEWPORT-Two press releases were released Monday claiming that environmental groups in Tennessee and North Carolina reached a partial resolution with the Blue Ridge Paper Product's Canton, North Carolina mill.
http://newportplaintalk.com/story/37611

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 05:36:12 -0700

Defense attorney: North Carolina man who tried to open cabin door on US Airways Express flight suffers from ‘post ...

A North Carolina man’s attorney said today that his client was suffering from a neurological disorder when he tried to open a cabin door during a US Airways Express flight Thursday afternoon, an incident that led the Portland-Philadelphia flight to make an emergency landing in Boston. Michael J. Ensalaco is afflicted with a disorder that infrequently causes seizures, which are then followed by ...
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/05/11/north-carolina-man-who-tried-open-cabin-door-airways-express-flight-suffers-from-post-seizure-syndrome-his-attorney-says/sBCrkjCKMeyHExzwQUCcIM/story.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:23:18 -0700

Good eats at Taste of North Canton

Brook Kittinger of Old Carolina Barbecue serves Ernie Adams during the New Work City Foundation's fourth annual Taste of North Canton held Wednesday at The Fairways at Arrowhead.
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x272281181/Good-eats-at-Taste-of-North-Canton

Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 21:32:21 -0700

Timken to close Canadian plant, move work to Bucyrus and other U.S. locations

The Timken Co. plans to close a 65-year-old Canadian plant and move work from there to Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. Timken said the St. Thomas plant was operating at about 20 percent of its capacity.
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/05/timken_to_close_canadian_plant.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 07:48:36 -0700

Listen to the music

Whether it’s called pickin’, groovin’ or jammin’ — every summer, Western North Carolina blends its majestic mountain views with its heritage music at various concerts and jam sessions.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/7021-listen-to-the-music

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:09:29 -0700

Pigeon River paper mill pollution fight postponed

Environmental groups reached a partial agreement with Blue Ridge Paper Products in Canton, NC, over the pollution it creates in the Pigeon River.  The main legal fight over color pollution is postponed until January 2013.
http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/219129/2/Pigeon-River-paper-mill-pollution-fight-postponed

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 15:38:43 -0700

Area deaths for April 29

ERWIN , Oscar L., 90, of Ocala, Fla.; service 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist. Countryside. GARVER , Susan A., 30, of Canton. Mark R. Vrabel/Ohio Cremation.
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1018070031/Area-deaths-for-April-29

Published: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:57:02 -0700

Where Are They Now? Tracking Down the NFL's 20 Biggest Draft Busts

Twenty years from now, it's a safe bet that one of the top four quarterbacks selected last month (Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, or Brandon Weeden) will be enshrined in Canton's Pro Football Hall of Fame, two will have had nice, not great, careers, and one will be a tremendous bust who got their head coach and GM fired. That's just the way it seems to turn out with these top ...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1191208-where-are-they-now-tracking-down-the-nfls-20-biggest-draft-busts

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 22:35:06 -0700

Donald George Martin

Donald George Martin of Riverhead died May 20 at the age of 53. He was born Dec. 25, 1958, in Canton, N.Y., to Ray Martin and Betty Wells. He was a driver for Suffolk Cement in Calverton. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Robin (Schunk); his children, Roy, Joleen and Ginger, all of New [...]
http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2012/05/36952/donald-george-martin/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:03:47 -0700