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Thursday Jul 2 | Daily Advance

Hagan, Burr eye other blocking methods

The U.S. Navy's study of Camden and Gates counties for an outlying landing field is still very much alive after a U.S. Senate committee balked Friday at including a measure barring the airfield in the counties from a defense authorization bill.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Camden County, NC, Walter Jones, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, North Carolina

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

OLF issue hopefully winding down

Sometimes it pays to be a "pack rat"....especially when it comes to tracing the history of a particular issue.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Merry Hill, NC, Bertie County, NC, Walter Jones, US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

U.S. House blocks OLF

" What started two years ago as a small cry from rural northeastern North Carolina is now echoing as a loud roar through the halls of the U.S. Capitol.

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Related Topix: Walter Jones, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, G. Butterfield, North Carolina, US Military, US Navy, Camden County, NC

Sat Jun 20, 2009

PilotOnline.com

N.C. woman gives home to critters, just for a while

Loading... 1 of 3 The fawn may have been picked up by people who thought it was abandoned.

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Related Topix: Frisco, NC, Home Gardening, Home, Hatteras, NC

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Daily Advance

Dominion gives Community Care Clinic $10K

A $10,000 grant from Dominion Power - made possible in part by the generosity of the company's employees - will help the Community Care Clinic of Elizabeth City cover the cost of pharmacy services for low-income and uninsured patients.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth City, NC, Albemarle, NC, Tyner, NC, Chowan County, NC

Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Virginian-Pilot

In N.C., liquor sales rise - the cheap kind

As jobs disappear and bank accounts dwindle, North Carolinians are drinking more booze.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Dare County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Hyde County, NC

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Boat parade sends - No OLF' message

" Perhaps as local residents, we take for granted the natural beauty of the Chowan River.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Eure, NC

Mon Jun 01, 2009

The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

NC: Small prison stubbornly survives through prison labor and poltical clout

Small prison stubbornly survives The governor wants to close the 94-inmate facility to save money; it just won't go away.

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Related Topix: Union Correctional Center, State Prisons, Prison, Monroe, NC, Entomology, Science, CPU, Science / Technology

Mon May 18, 2009

The Virginian-Pilot

Jet landing field imperils economy, N.C. official says

A Navy airfield proposed for Camden County on two of the largest potato farms in North Carolina would irreparably damage the region's economy, Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler told farmers and officials Monday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Agriculture, Science

Wed May 13, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

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Steve Mitchell of The Marco Company, Gates County Farm Service owner Paul Askew and Ann Askew of the Gates County Chamber of Commerce , handle the ribbon-cutting duties as The Marco Company formally arrived in Gatesville on Monday morning.

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Mon May 11, 2009

Daily Advance

Troxler plans visit to county next Monday

North Carolina's top agriculture official will meet with Camden officials and farmers later this month to discuss their claim that a U.S. Navy airfield would have a significantly negative effect on the county's agricultural economy.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Camden, NC, Camden County, NC

Thu May 07, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Va. Beach

Severe T-storm warnings for Suffolk, parts of N.C. Posted to : News Weather Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for Suffolk and parts of northeastern North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, Hailstorm, Roduco, NC, Currituck County, NC

Tue May 05, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Texas comes to Gates

" A Texas-based manufacturer is expanding its business to Gates County. On Monday, the Gates County Board of Commissioners and the Northeast Commission jointly announced that The Marco Company of Fort Worth, Texas is locating a new distribution site in Gatesville.

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Sat May 02, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Prison closure leaves loss of labor

" The proposed closing of a minimum security state prison in Gates County could have a detrimental effect on local governments, according to officials.

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Related Topix: Hertford County, NC, State Prisons, Prison, US Governors, Sonny Perdue, Murfreesboro, NC

Thu Apr 30, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Child abduction ends safely

" A 15-year-old girl has returned safely to her Gates County home after being abducted Friday from Gates County High School.

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Related Topix: Angier, NC

Tue Apr 28, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Gates County - buzz' word - revaluation

As of the current moment, the roar in Gates County has nothing to do with the possibility of Navy aircraft practicing touch-and-go landings.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Beach man leads deputies on search

A Virginia Beach man sits behind bars in North Carolina Saturday after he led police on a seven-hour search in the woods of Gates County.

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Related Topix: Cashiers, NC, Hertford County, NC

Thu Apr 23, 2009

WRAL.com - Local News

NC legislation may not bar Navy landing field

Navy officials said a proposed state law in North Carolina that denies them permission to build a practice runway for fighter jets wouldn't stop the project.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, US Marine Corps, Camden County, NC, Elizabeth City, NC

Tue Apr 21, 2009

Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

Bill faces local opposition

Since the 1930's counties across the state have not been in the business of maintaining the roads within their respective borders.

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

Daily Advance

Legislation goes to Senate for action

The state House on Thursday unanimously approved legislation aimed at blocking a U.S. Navy outlying landing field in Camden and Gates counties.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Camden County, NC, Camden, NC, Gates, NC, Faison, NC

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