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Changes in N.C. budget could mean cuts for parks
The reason One state official said he can only guess that budget writers were grabbing money from wherever it could be found to balance the budget.
Local historic sites holiday hours
All 27 N.C. State Historic Sites will be closed Friday, July 3, for the state holiday but will be open Saturday, July 4. Several state historic sites will also be presenting special Independence Day programs over the holiday weekend including Historic Halifax, the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo and ...
Regulators angle for feedback on tuna quotas
Fish catch at risk Some scientists say bluefin tuna stocks in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean are being overfished, depleting stocks in the Western Atlantic.
After seeking tax increase, Perdue slumps in polls
Maybe North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue should consider joining South Carolina Gov.
All N.C. plastic bag ban needs is governor's signature
The Outer Banks is set to become the first community on the East Coast to banish those wispy plastic bags.
Park service asks for volunteer Outer Banks beach watchers
MANTEO The National Park Service is recruiting volunteers for a program of beach watchers to help prevent crime and vandalism along North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Free Things to Do in Outer Banks, North Carolina
The outer banks are a beautiful place to visit especially in the summer. There are miles of beaches that are breathtaking and there is always something that you can do there.
Wachovia Conference Cup final standings
A A A A A A A A A A A Wachovia, a Wells Fargo company, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the final standings in the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2008-2009 sports season.
Institute buys land for new Croatan Sound facility
When the goal is to build an innovative facility to study coastal processes, ideally it should be located on water.
NOAA holding meeting in N.C. on swordfish, bluefin tuna fishing
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service will hold several meetings this summer to talk about potentially changing fishing for bluefin tuna and swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean.
North Carolina's Outer Banks surely would be a source of pride and joy even if a young David Stick hadn't wound up living there and becoming fascinated with his surroundings.
ECBH plans series of meetings next week
The New Bern-based agency that will be replacing Albemarle Mental Health Center as the manager of area mental health services starting July 1 also plans to replace the agency's name.
Experts sift data on storm water pathogens in N.C.
The construction of a bacteria-catching filter at an ocean outfall here is on hold, but a study of eight Outer Banks outfalls is overflowing with information on the water traveling through the storm drains.
Several sea creatures are back where they belong thanks to caring hands in Eastern Carolina.
Documentary about NC breweries set for premiere
A movie about North Carolina's breweries is opening this week. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that seven people took along video cameras when they visited 27 breweries in nine days last year.
What's the secret of N.C.'s successful weeklies?
Permit me to disabuse you of the notion that all newspapers are failing. Sure, we all know that many major metro dailies were already in a dismal state prior to the economy tanking last fall, due largely to investor greed and corporate owners taking on too much debt.
Are you longing to get away from the hustle and bustle of our busted, dog-eat-dog economy? You aren't the only one.
Outer Banks beach driving restrictions start
MANTEO, N.C. Summer beach driving restrictions near villages along the North Carolina Outer Banks are going into effect.
NC Visitor Spending Rises To Record $16.9B In 2008
Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that domestic visitors to and within North Carolina spent a record $16.9 billion in 2008, an increase of 2.1 percent from 2007 and higher than the previous record of $16.5 billion, set in 2007.
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