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Evergreen names new associate director
Comments on Topix forums : ASHEVILLE Evergreen Charter School has promoted Jason Carter to associate director.
Sheriff's deputies uncover meth lab
“We can no long afford to be 'turf minded' when it comes to making Lincoln County safe.”
Investigators say they discovered a methamphetamine lab Monday at 2125 Otis Dellinger Road. via Lincoln Times-News
Lincoln County officers find meth lab
A Lincolnton man was arrested Monday in connection with an active meth lab in northeastern Lincoln County, authorities said. via Charlotte.com
As part of their "Appalachian Journey" expedition, Evergreen eighth-graders studied setting, watersheds and cultural history of southern Appalachia. via The Asheville Citizen-Times
More Headlines Business briefs Local restaurants receive Golden A awards The Environmental Health Food and Lodging Section of the Brunswick County Health Department presented the ninth annual Golden A awards to ... via Brunswick Beacon
Tenn. lawmakers target NC papermill that dumps in Pigeon River
“It will enable us to get a clear picture of the pollution flowing into Tennessee from North Carolina, before it is diluted by tributaries.”
Published: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. Tennessee lawmakers want to stiffen water quality monitoring on the Pigeon River where a North Carolina ... via StarNewsOnline.com
Confirmed Tornadoes on March 15th
Submitted by Sonya Stevens on 20 March 2008 - 11:23am. After surveying Saturday night's damage, the local National Weather Service did confirm that two tornadoes touched down, one in Columbus County and one in ... via WWAY-TV Wilmington
Not losing our forests or our tree canopies
“No other native evergreen in the southern Appalachians will likely fill the ecohydrological role of eastern hemlock if widespread mortality occurs”
"I THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree." - Joyce Kilmer In Brooklyn, N.Y., where I was born, our native tree was called a telephone pole, with a smattering of Dutch Elms thrown in every here ... via HendersonvilleNews.com
Rally protests pollution in Pigeon River
“It's not jobs versus the environment. It's just a matter of political will.”
More than 100 people marched around the sprawling paper mill Saturday in protest of the waste the plant releases into the Pigeon River. via The Asheville Citizen-Times
Snow Hill - Mounds of dirt pushed up by giant machines mark this once flat farmland.
“There will be more money lost and more cursing here”
Mounds of dirt pushed up by giant machines mark this once flat farmland. Evergreen trees dot the landscapes, as a concrete path snakes around the property. via Kinston Free Press
Woman Accidentally Shot in Head at Holiday Party
A Columbus County woman is fighting for her life after deputies say she was shot in the head at a holiday party. via WECT-TV Wilmington
“Dedicated to those who gave us Peace, liberty and freedom And to those who have Preserved it.”
The Report Card issues grades A through F, and incompletes where necessary, to a variety of news items in this space. via The Asheville Citizen-Times
NC STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina Cooperative Extension Johnston County Cooperative Extension Service Agricultural Building 2736 NC 210 Highway Smithfield, NC 27577 919.989.5380 Johnston County HOME ... via Kenly News
“And it's about their little chicks hatching and learning how to fly. It's very comical. ... They just kind of climb up out of their little nest, and they fling themselves 12 feet below into a lake.”
Green on the silver screen by Rebecca Bowe in Vol. 14 / Iss. 12 on 10/17/2007 The wastewater-discharge permit for the Evergreen Packaging Group's paper mill in Canton, N.C., expired nearly a year ago. via Mountain Xpress