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The North Carolina Division of Water Quality is seeking public comments on a proposed sewer plant near Morehead City.

“It's a way to show people how to serve others, and it's also an outreach”

Bright orange, yellow and purple flowers will be planted with little hands today as some of the youngest members of Cape Carteret Baptist Church join in a one-day blitz of mission work in communities across ... via Jacksonville Daily News

Hurricane Katrina and other massive tropical storms have taught valuable lessons to state and county emergency planners along the coast. via Island Gazette

“We can't afford any longer to have these formulas discussed in isolation”

A legislative study committee on Wednesday recommended taking $32.5 million from the lottery reserve fund and giving it to 57 counties to use for school construction. via The Gaston Gazette

“Hiring Mr. Purtell is an important milestone for the Military Growth Task Force”

A director has been hired for the task force set up last October to plan for military-related growth in Eastern North Carolina. via Jacksonville Daily News

A rainy week has dramatically improved drought conditions across North Carolina, according to a report issued Thursday. via Wral.com

“I am honored to have been elected as state president”

A Carteret County woman was selected as the President the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professional recently at the association's 57th annual conference held at the Koury Convention Center ... via WNCT-TV Greenville

During the past two months, Alcohol Law Enforcement agents charged 47 store clerks in nine counties with selling tobacco products to a minor. via Sun Journal

North Carolina is planning to practice next month its new hurricane evacuation measures. via Rocky Mount Telegram

Stacy A. Jones and Ricky West, both of Richlands, will exchange wedding vows on April 19 at Sandy Plain Baptist Church in Pink Hill.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Curtis and Valorie Jones of Richlands. via Jacksonville Daily News

“We owe it to our citizens to have a plan at the state level so we can assist the counties and their folks to make sure they are safe.”

North Carolina emergency response officials will rehearse the state's new hurricane evacuation plan, which includes areas most at risk for flooding from storm surge, next month. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

EMERALD ISLE, BEAUFORT, CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- While early spring weather curbs beachside activities in other destinations, the Crystal Coast -- North Carolina's southern Outer Banks -- ... via Earth Times

“We're looking for grave sites ... anything.”

After a winter hiatus, more than 50 volunteers resumed their ground search Saturday for a suburban Chicago mother who went missing last fall. via HendersonvilleNews.com

The Craven Community Concert band will perform its spring concert in the Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday. via Sun Journal

“What it allows us to have is a pool of skilled employees who have graduated with the essentials for a culinary career”

Summer jobs clearing tables and washing dishes at local restaurants gave Carteret County native Jerry Frivance a first glimpse at a career that has put him among the area's top chefs. via Jacksonville Daily News

Yancey County is one of eight North Carolina counties that received a $7,500 Ready Schools grant. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

“I am the first one to stand up for them and say their work here is great”

While you're hard at work, you expect the people you trust to look after your children are working just as hard to keep them safe. via WNCT-TV Greenville

“But we are not going to go and target them to get their money.”

There's no need to pay to receive stimulus tax checks from the government. Free tax services are available for people who need to file to qualify for the government's one-time rebates. via Sun Journal

A portion of N.C. 101 was closed Thursday after a dump truck veered off the road and struck a power pole around 9:45 a.m.The road remained blocked for about seven hours as crews worked to fix two power poles ... via Jacksonville Daily News

“We had some good rain the last few weeks, but that does not mean that we now have plenty of water”

Gov. Mike Easley today asked citizens throughout North Carolina to continue their water conservation efforts since the latest federal drought map shows that 97 of the state's 100 counties are still in some form ... via WNCT-TV Greenville