News in Falcon, North Carolina

"Winging It - Birds in Flight" soaring to NC Aquarium
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:52:57 -0700

"Winging It - Birds in Flight" soaring to NC Aquarium

Falcon Insurance Selects 4Sight Business Intelligence for Property & Casualty
Fri, 04 May 2012 05:42:07 -0700

Falcon Insurance selects the 4Sight business intelligence product for their organization. AUSTIN, Texas - 4Sight Business Intelligence, Inc., a leading provider of off-the-shelf property & casualty specific business intelligence products, announced that Falcon Insurance has chosen the 4Sight Business Intelligence for Property & Casualty solution for all of their lines of business. "4Sight ...

Wake Co. opens 8 additional early voting locations
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:29:17 -0700

Early voting begins on Friday, April 27, 2012, for the Tuesday, May 8, 2012, Primary Election

Skydivers Jump From Cessna After Power Loss
Tue, 08 May 2012 02:08:20 -0700

Pilot Makes Dead Stick Landing In Field Normally passengers stay with the airplane during a loss of power incident, but on Saturday in Hoke County, NC the rules were rewritten. Around noon a Cessna 206 (similar airplane pictured) took off with four jumpers aboard heading out to a parachute demonstration in Fayetteville. The plane experienced a power loss climbing through 1,100 feet which ...

Corporate Angel Network Reaches 40,000th Cancer Patient Flight
Wed, 09 May 2012 02:07:50 -0700

Patient Flown From NC To NYC To Meet With A Specialist Ronda Carter flew on Corporate Angel Network’s 40,000th flight from her home in rural North Carolina to meet with a breast cancer specialist in New York.

Pilot And Passenger Survive Power Loss Accident In NC
Tue, 01 May 2012 02:06:40 -0700

Retired Airline Pilot Was Flying The Airplane When It Went Down Retired airline pilot Ralph Griffin and his wife Mary Jane are considering themselves lucky after walking away from an accident this Sunday after their airplane lost power just after takeoff. The Griffins had just departed the air strip at their home when the aircraft lost power and impacted a cable by a power pole, spinning the ...

Thursday's high school roundup
Thu, 17 May 2012 19:36:05 -0700

Records: St. Paul Catholic 12-7, Ansonia 11-7. Batteries: SPC--Jake Kawiecki (L), Tucker Bachand (6) and Emilio Santiago ; A-- Adam Thayer (W, 6-0) and Matt Pittney. Highlights: SPC--Josh Dobrate went 1-for-2 with one run scored.

Thursday's high school roundup: Lauralton Hall tops Pomperaug in girls lacrosse
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:35:47 -0700

MILFORD -- Allison Carey and Christina Gould had six goals each to power the Lauralton Hall girls lacrosse team to a 15-14 SWC win over Pomperaug Thursday.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Big day for Pomperaug teams
Mon, 14 May 2012 21:21:14 -0700

It was a big day for several sports teams at Pomperaug High School as the boys golf team scored an historic victory, the baseball team won in dramatic fashion and the girls lacrosse team dominated. All three wins came against South-West Conference rival Masuk.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Birch's 2-under-par 33 leads unbeaten Ridgefield boys to victory
Tue, 01 May 2012 21:07:20 -0700

Fairfield Ludlowe's Kate O'Neill chips the ball out of the rough during their match against Danbury at Richter Park Golf Course in Danbury, Conn., on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Danbury won 205-224.