State to kick in $1.75 million for High…

-- Furniture Today, RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House and Senate negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a state budget that would give the International Home Furnishings Market Authority the $1.75 million it sought to…

Garden thefts soar

Len Ashworth Thefts of garden furniture and ornaments around the Lithgow district have now reached the stage of significant crime with the value of stolen property in less than two weeks totalling several thousand dollars.…