Text messaging explodes across North Carolina, study shows (The Wilmington Star-News)
It used to be that you let your fingers do the walking. Now you let them do the talking.A study commissioned by Verizon Wireless shows an enormous increase in text messaging by its customers in North Carolina and across the South.

Mourners pay respects to former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms (Baltimore Sun)
Mourners who gathered to remember former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms today celebrated both sides of his conflicting persona: the cantankerous conservative who reveled in political confrontation and the Southern gentleman who would do anything to lend a hand.

North Carolina sells out of season tickets for football (Burlington Times-News)
CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina has sold out of its 36,250 season tickets. This year's total is the most sold in school history, passing the 34,800 in 1998 - the year after the Tar Heels finished 11-1 and were ranked No. 4 in the country.

South Carolina Hires North Carolina Recruiter (WJBF-TV Augusta)
South Carolina has hired away the assistant coach credited for recruiting the players that turned North Carolina into a college baseball power in recent years. Chad Holbrook is leaving the Tar Heels, where he played in the early '90s and coached for 15 years.

Obama postpones visit to North Carolina (The News & Observer)
Sen. Barack Obama's visit to Charlotte Monday was postponed because of a maintenance issue with his plane, but the candidate promised to visit North Carolina soon.