Spruce Pine NewsLocal news for Spruce Pine, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.No tax increase proposed for town- May 30, 2008 No tax increase proposed for town Spruce Pine finance officer says tax increase would not fill budget gap Jonathan Robbins News-Journal Staff As the 2007-08 fiscal year winds down the town of Spruce Pine is ...http://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/no-tax-increase-proposed-for-town?fromrss... Warwick named GM of WTZQ- May 28, 2008 Warwick named GM of WTZQ Station has new owners Mark Warwick has been named general manager of WTZQ-1600 AM by the station's new owners, J. Ardell Sink and Remelle K. Sink .http://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/warwick-named-gm-of-wtzq?fromrss=1 The 'Panda Lady': Longtime WNC resident left pioneering legacy- May 25, 2008 Young helped bring the first panda to the United States in 1934. She was the first woman explorer to go into the wilds along the China-Tibet border.http://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/the-panda-lady-longtime-wnc-resident-left... Mayland C.C. graduation 2008- May 21, 2008 Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .http://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/mayland-c-c-graduation-2008?fromrss=1 Asheville train-hopperfilmmaker spotlighted in New York Times- May 19, 2008 Asheville typically catches the attention of national audiences as a tourist destination, but a local filmmaker has documented the view of WNC from a boxcar. via Mountain Xpresshttp://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/asheville-train-hopper-filmmaker-spotligh... Magical mystery tour- May 15, 2008 We went to the mountains this weekend. I knew we were going to the mountains, presumably the North Carolina mountains, but more than that, I did not know. via GreeneSpacehttp://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/magical-mystery-tour?fromrss=1 Top story: Toppled trees take out power in many areas as wind gusts whip WNC- May 13, 2008 "Some customers may experience multiple outages." An estimated 6,773 Progress Energy customers across nine Western North Carolina counties were without power in 362 separate outages Monday night. via The Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/spruce-pine-nc/2008/05/top-story-toppled-trees-take-out-power-in... |