Harbinger NewsLocal news for Harbinger, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Proxy fight looms for Media General, hedge fund- March 31, 2008 "But in the end it's going to be the family that decides what's done." Seats on Media General Inc.'s board of directors may not be as easy to obtain for a dissident shareholder group that had recent success gaining access at the New York Times Co. via News & Record Syndication Feedhttp://www.topix.net/city/harbinger-nc/2008/03/proxy-fight-looms-for-media-general-hedge-f... No bidders for horse farm property as deadline nears- March 27, 2008 "I still feel like it is a long-term investment that will require ongoing work, as any long term-investment does. I stood behind it then, and stand behind it now." Currituck County's self-imposed deadline for selling its "horse farm" property in Harbinger is nearing with no offers. via The Daily Advancehttp://www.topix.net/city/harbinger-nc/2008/03/no-bidders-for-horse-farm-property-as-deadl... Currituck OKs $19M in bonds for water plant- March 24, 2008 "We are getting ready to begin publishing educational information on ways that people can cut back on their water usage, especially in their outdoor use" Currituck officials agreed last week to issue $19 million in bonds for a new water treatment plant designed to double the county's mainland water supply. via The Daily Advancehttp://www.topix.net/city/harbinger-nc/2008/03/currituck-oks-19m-in-bonds-for-water-plant?... 'Tampa Tribune' Will Drag Down Q1 Results, Media General Warns- March 21, 2008 "Despite aggressive programs that are reducing expenses across the company, the recession in Tampa is so deep that we will not be able to fully offset the revenue shortfalls we are experiencing there" CHICAGO Media General Inc., facing a proxy war at its annual meeting next month, said late Thursday its first-quarter results will be worse than Wall Street analysts expect. via Editor & Publisherhttp://www.topix.net/city/harbinger-nc/2008/03/tampa-tribune-will-drag-down-q1-results-med... Media General to Meet With Hedge Fund- March 11, 2008 Media General Inc. will meet with a hedge fund seeking to improve profitability by nominating directors to the board at the family-owned newspaper publisher and television station operator. via International Business Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/harbinger-nc/2008/03/media-general-to-meet-with-hedge-fund?fromr... Crimewatch 0229- March 2, 2008 Linda Ann Craun, 44, of 2015 Bay Drive, Kill Devil Hills, was arrested Jan. 23 and charged with driving while license revoked. via Daily Advancehttp://www.topix.net/city/harbinger-nc/2008/03/crimewatch-02-29?fromrss=1 |