Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is in a virtual tie with his Republican challenger, Sharron Angle, according to most polls. But those surveys show him being trounced by another opponent — his own unpopularity.

Opposition to the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro's plans to build a larger place in which to worship has thrust Rutherford County into the midst of a debate being followed around the world, raising questions about its impact on the community's image.

Worried by city's debt load, group begins petition drive to dissolve local government, return area to county.

The president of Wingate University has pledged funding to establish the first endowed professorship at the College of Health and Human Performance at East Carolina University.

Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 3:28 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 3:28 a.m. POLK CITY | A lot of groups like to use the term "tea party" these days, but a Polk City group comes closest to the Boston original: They don't want just to toss out the leaders.