8/08/2008 | AUSPICIOUS, fortunate, lucky and positive. Those are the words that describe today, especially if you are Chinese. A triple eight figure is considered the luckiest combination of numbers in Chinese numerology and not only does today mark the start of the Beijing Olympics; two Inverell women are turning 88 today.

8/08/2008 | INVERELL residents now have better access to the Xplorer train in Armidale. On Tuesday, the first passengers on a new coach service linking Inverell, Tingha, Bundarra and Yarrowyck, made the inaugural trip to Armidale.

8/08/2008 | AS part of a statewide campaign workplace inspectors will be visiting businesses in Inverell on Monday. NSW Office of Industrial Relations deputy director general Pat Manser said 30 light industrial businesses would be among those visited.

8/08/2008 | FOR the first time in her darts career, Inverell's Emily Austin (pictured right) is going to compete in an international event. She has been selected to represent Australia at the 2009 Arafura Games in Darwin.

8/08/2008 | IN a similar light to the State of Origin, the Tingha Tigers and Inverell Hawks face their decider of the Group 19 season before final fever starts. It is a one-all draw at the moment, with the Tigers winning the first game and the Hawks taking the second.