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Tourism Grant Applications
Tourism Grant Applications were mailed August 10th, 2011. If you would like to receive one and didn`t get one in the mail or would like an electronic copy please contact Robert Cox at 336-570-1444 or via email at robert@visitalamance.com. Please allow a day or two for mailed copies to be received.
Yee-Haw River Paddle Was the Largest To Date
Thanks to everyone who came out for the the Yee-Haw! River Paddle and the Eastbound and Down River Race this weekend. We had 223 paddlers on the river Saturday, our largest event to date. Thanks to our paddlers and sponsors, we raised over $4,000 for our Conservation through Recreation mission. Cong

COURTYARD IN BURLINGTON, NC TO COMPLETE A MAJOR LOBBY RENOVATION
New Design Features High Tech GoBoard®, Flexible Work and Social Spaces and a 24/7 Food and Beverage Market COURTYARD IN BURLINGTON, NC TO COMPLETE A MAJOR LOBBY RENOVATION New Design Features High Tech GoBoard®, Flexible Work and Social Spaces and a 24/7 Food and Beverage Market

CONTACT: Kathleen Dukeshire
Director, Sales and Marketing
336-585-1888 x 501
cybsales@1stcarolina.net

Burlington, NC – February 7, 2011 – Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced that the 122-room Courtyard by Marriott located at 3141 Wilson Drive in Burlington, NC

New Markers Extend Civil War Trails across North Carolina
Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary
North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources
News Release
Contact : Michael Hill (919) 807-2790 Release: January 4, 2011
Fay Mitchell (919) 807-7389

Opening Day Set for Tanger Outlets in Mebane
Mebane, NC — It`s official, the new Tanger Outlet Center will open less than one year after contractors broke ground.

Mona Walsh, spokeswoman for Tanger, said the scheduled opening date is November 5, 2010.

The outlet mall has space for 80 stores. Walsh says 86 percent of the space is