WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Burr will visit Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Buncombe, Forsyth, Durham, Wake, and New Hanover counties between April 13 and April 17, 2009.  These events will center around high school and university visits, economic development, and meetings with local chambers of commerce.  Media wishing to schedule separate interviews with Senator Burr should contact Senator Burr’s press office at (202) 228-1616.

Monday, April 13

6:00 PM          Burr to attend Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce event

204 Kanuga Road

Hendersonville, NC 28739

Tuesday, April 14

9:00 AM          Burr to present USDA check to Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority

1236 West Main Street

Sylva, NC

10:30 AM        Burr to present USDA check to Mountain Projects, Inc. (Jackson County)

Andy Shaw Ford

1231 East Main Street

Sylva, NC

11:30 AM        Burr to attend Western NC Communities Regional Assembly Lunch

Western Carolina University

Liston Ramsey Activities Center

1601 Ramsey Center

Cullowhee, NC

3:30 PM          Burr to present USDA check to Mountain Project, Inc. (Haywood County)

Head Start Building

489 Pigeon Street

Waynesville, NC 28786

Wednesday, April 15

9:00 AM          Burr to attend Advantage West event

Regional High Technology Center of Haywood Community College

112 Industrial Park Drive

Waynesville, North Carolina 28786

12:00 PM        Burr to attend Asheville Chamber of Commerce event

Asheville Chamber

32 Montford Avenue

Asheville, NC 28801

2:30 PM          Burr to attend Clear Channel Higher Education Task Force Meeting

13 Summerlin Road

Asheville, NC 28806

Thursday, April 16

10:00 AM        Burr to visit Atkins High School

3605 Old Greensboro Rd

Winston Salem, NC 27101

12:00 PM        Burr to attend United Way of Forsyth County event

Bridger Field House

499 Deacon Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27105

3:00 PM          Burr to attend We Work for Health Initiative event

GlaxoSmithKline

Bide Building

Moore Drive

Research Triangle Park

Friday, April 17

8:00 AM          Burr to attend Boy Scout breakfast

Prestonwood Country Club

300 Prestonwood Parkway

Cary, NC 27513

Governor’s Schedule for the Coming Week

Monday, February 16
- Senior Staff Meeting
- Meet with Cabinet Secretaries
- Speak to the NC Biotech Conference (Raleigh Convention Center, 1:45pm)
- Budget Meetings
- Call Time
- Office Time

Tuesday, February 17
- Senior Staff Meeting
- Office Time
- Speak to The Sir Walter Cabinet (Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, 11am)
- Budget Meetings
- Meet with NCAE Representatives
- Meet with Association of County Commissioners leadership

Wednesday, February 18
- Senior Staff Meeting
- Budget Meetings
- NC State at UNC Basketball Game

Thursday, February 19
- Senior Staff Meeting
- Speak to the AFL-CIO Legislative Conference (Sheraton Hotel, downtown Raleigh, 9am)
- Budget Meetings

Friday, February 20
- Senior Staff Meeting
- Ethics Refresher Training
- Speak to the NC Center for Nonprofits Meeting (Raleigh, 1:30pm)
- Speak at the SEANC Board Meeting

Saturday, February 21 – Sunday February 22
- National Governor’s Association Winter Meeting (JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC)

Saturday
- 10am Opening News Conference
- 11:30am Opening Plenary Session
- 1pm Governors-only Lunch and Business Session
- 3pm Miller Center Discussion and Debate on Infrastructure

Sunday
- 8:00am Southern Governors Association Meeting
- 10am Economic Development and Commerce Committee; Education, Early Childhood and Workforce
Committee
- 12pm Governors-only Lunch and Business Session
- 2pm Health and Human Services Committee; Natural Resources Committee
- 3:30pm Special Session on Infrastructure
- 7:30pm White House Reception with President Obama

RALEIGH, N.C.  – A host of “North Carolina’s Finest” musicians will help celebrate the state’s new governor-elect and council of state at the Governor’s Inaugural Ball Jan. 8-9, 2009, in Raleigh. The two-day series of events is organized and hosted by the Junior League of Raleigh (JLR).

From Durham resident and jazz great Branford Marsalis to national country artist and Granite Falls native Eric Church, from Raleigh’s bluegrass favorite Chatham County Line to Chapel Hill’s own pop funk band Dillon Fence, the talent appearing at the Inaugural Ball offers something for any musical taste.

The schedule of events featuring musical entertainment at the 2009 Inaugural Ball “North Carolina’s Finest” is as follows: Read the full story

Charlotte Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate Pat McCrory will be in the Triangle for various events the next two days.

He will be in Clayton Thursday for the Eastern North Carolina Mayors Roundtable Breakfast. The event begins at 8 a.m. at Clayton Town Hall, 111 E. 2nd St.

On Friday, he will be in Raleigh for the Rural Economic Development Forum at 11:30 a.m. at the North Raleigh Hilton, 3415 Wake Forest Road.

He will also attend a private fundraiser in Raleigh at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Republican candidate for governor Pat McCrory cut short a western campaign swing to focus on his mayoral duties in Charlotte.

McCrory’s campaign said he canceled a lunch in Waynesville and rally in Brevard on Monday afternoon to return home after news of Wachovia selling its banking operations to Citigroup.

Campaign spokesman Amy Auth said he also returned to work on easing gasoline supply problems in the city. Auth said McCrory’s schedule for Tuesday was still unclear late Monday.

The state Democratic Party criticized McCrory for campaigning over the weekend while Charlotte motorists faced long lines and closed gas stations as supplies failed to improve.

McCrory did attend a campaign breakfast Monday morning in Asheville.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Pat McCrory will open a Raleigh campaign office at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The event takes place at the Velvet Cloak Inn, 1505 Hillsborough Street.

He will also be at Marbles Museum at noon for an N.C. Coalition for Lobbying and Reform Forum