By AMANDA LEHMERT GREENSBORO -- Don't let the puddles in your driveway over the weekend fool you: Guilford County is still in full drought mode.

By Brianne Dopart, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Oct. 2--DURHAM -- October will usher in changing leaves and costumed ghouls, but the year's 10th month isn't likely to scare up any of the drenching rains it so sorely needs, meteorologists said Monday.

By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Sep. 6--HIGH POINT ?The whole state seems to be gasping for rain. Mandatory water restrictions are in effect around the Triad, and High Point invoked voluntary conservation measures last week. The weather forecast is as arid as the thirsty ground.

By Kelly Kramp, High Point Enterprise, N.C. May 8--TRIAD -- Even though the Triad had a few rainy, dreary days, forecasters say conditions still are ripe for dangerous wildfires.

By Jim Sparks, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Dec. 23--What looks to be a soppy Christmas could be the start of a winter that is slightly rainier than usual, officials for the National Weather Service in Raleigh said yesterday.