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Thursday | Salisbury Post

Control of Yadkin discussed; Lawmaker and company consultant differ on what state should do

More than 100 people from Anson, Montgomery, Stanly, Davidson and Rowan counties attended a hearing Tuesday in Raleigh where state legislators were considering possible creation of a Yadkin River Trust.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

The Dispatch

Deadline approaches for Badin sewer connection fees

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 5:43 p.m. Handy Sanitary District customers living within the first phase of the $18 million Badin Lake regional sewer project area have until July 13 to pay the $3,500 sewer connection fee before the price jumps to $7,500 once construction begins.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Salisbury Post

Retired APGI official continues fight for Alcoa relicensing

The Alcoa Power Generating Inc. official most closely identified with the company's relicensing effort for the Yadkin Project officially retired June 1. But Gene Ellis, former licensing and property manager with APGI, has stayed on in the prolonged relicensing fight as a consultant, working with Long View Associates of Washington state.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

The Dispatch

Grad remembers school's family environment

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. Spend an hour on the Westchester Country Day School campus with recent graduate Lily Ragan and you'll find she's different from the average 18-year-old. Send us your photos E-mail photos taken at graduations in Davidson County to ...

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Thu May 28, 2009

Business Leader

Yadkin Riverkeeper Wins National River Heroes Award

Zoe Gamble, Board of Directors President for Yadkin Riverkeeper Inc., has announced that Dean Naujoks, the Yadkin Riverkeeper, has been awarded the River Network's 2009 National River Heroes Award.

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Mon May 11, 2009

WFAE-FM Charlotte

Public v Private: Power Struggle on the Yadkin

Drought has forced North Carolina to take a closer look at its dependence on rivers for drinking water and economic development.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Charlotte Business Journal

Amid a regional water fight

State Sen. Fletcher Hartsell is joining the fight over control of the Yadkin River with the recent introduction of legislation on the issue.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

Winston-Salem Journal

No business interfering

The Alcoa-owned dams that created High Rock Lake, Tuckertown Reservoir and Badin Lake were financed with private funds over 50 years ago and the state of North Carolina has no business usurping those investors .

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Tue Apr 21, 2009

Salisbury Post

Editorial: N.C. and Alcoa: Takeover is anti-business

Supporters of a state takeover of Alcoa's Yadkin Hydroelectric Project argue the action is justified because of lost jobs at Badin Works, the need for better water control, potential state revenues to be gained from the sale of electricity, environmental issues and because the Yadkin River is a public resource whose benefits should flow primarily ...

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

News Observer

U.S. lets Perdue intervene in Yadkin fight

Federal regulators Friday granted Gov. Bev Perdue's eleventh-hour motion to intervene in the renewal of Alcoa's hydroelectric license for the Yadkin River.

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

WFAE-FM Charlotte

Alcoa asks regulators to deny Perdue's request

Aluminum company Alcoa is asking federal regulators to deny Governor Bev Perdue's request for an emergency hearing in the Yadkin River dispute.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

Salisbury Post

Senate panel endorses state takeover of Alcoa's Yadkin operation as lake association supports Alcoa

Senate Bill 967, which would establish a state trust to own and manage the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, won the unanimous support Tuesday of the N.C. Senate's Judiciary II Committee.

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Mon Apr 06, 2009

The Dispatch

Yadkin Riverkeeper sets sights on cleaner water

Published: Monday, April 6, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. He may not have a badge, a siren or a weapon, but Dean Naujoks has a duty to enforce state and federal clean water laws and ensure the Yadkin River will be protected for generations to come.

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Thu Apr 02, 2009

Salisbury Post

Camp Barnhardt plays host for students in Learning For Life activities

A.L. Brown High School student Chantez Leach gets a ride on "Cody" with the help of teacher assistant Chip English and Beth Schenck from Happy Valley Farms in Woodleaf.

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Sat Mar 28, 2009

Associated Content

Top Fishing Spots in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina

For the avid fisherman the central part of North Carolina, known as the Piedmont, has many opportunities to land a big one.

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Thu Mar 26, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Alcoa Vows to Fight Efforts to Seize Privately-Owned Business

Proposed bill in the N.C. General Assembly would forcibly seize hydropower business along the Yadkin River, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars BADIN, N.C., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcoa Power Generating Inc.

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Wed Mar 25, 2009

The Dispatch

Yadkin Riverkeeper supports State Trust Concept for river

Published: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 4:42 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 4:42 p.m. WINSTON-SALEM The Yadkin Riverkeeper has announced its official endorsement of the State Trust Concept, a document created by the N.C. Water Rights Committee as an option in response to Alcoa's application for a 50-year federal license for the Yadkin ...

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Mon Mar 23, 2009

Hollywood.com

Star Jones

With her larger-than-life personality and outspoken demeanor, Star Jones Reynolds drew upon both her legal and broadcasting backgrounds to become a formidable force in television, most notably on the highly successful ABC daytime talk show, "The View" . Jones was born March 24, 1962 in Badin, NC, growing up both there and in Trenton, NJ.

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Fri Mar 20, 2009

Winston-Salem Journal

State senator wants Alcoa to share its proceeds

The public should be allowed to tap into the stream of revenue that Alcoa Power Generating Inc.

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Wed Mar 18, 2009

The Dispatch

State bills aimed at taxing Alcoa's hydroelectric projects

Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:17 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. Two bills filed last week in the N.C. General Assembly would require Alcoa Power Generating Inc.

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