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Comprehensive News Feed for Badin, NC.

Results 1 - 20 of 119 in Badin, NC

  1. New Study Reports Significant Environmental Problems Involving The Yadkin ProjectRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | USPRWire

    Dr. Rodgers found that the available data clearly indicate that Badin Lake, a 5,300-acre reservoir that empties into the Yadkin River through the Narrows Dam, and the area downstream have significant human, ...

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  2. Area - Alcoa support state study of water issuesRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | Salisbury Post

    ... renewal process. Opponents contend that Alcoa Power Generating Inc., since the shutdown of its aluminum plant in Badin, no longer operates in the public interest. They have cited economic, environmental and water rights concerns. Alcoa officials ...

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    Related Topix: North Carolina State University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Stanly County, NC

  3. Alcoa Welcomes Study of Water Issues Along Yadkin RiverRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | PR Newswire

    ... on the Yadkin watershed. Signatories include the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the town of Badin, and the city of Albemarle, the largest water user on the Yadkin River and environmental interest groups such as American Rivers ...

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    Related Topix: North Carolina State University, North Carolina School of the Arts

  4. Tony Garitta Cleveland enjoys noodling despite the dangers

    Friday Jul 11 | The Dispatch

    ... could come and go as they pleased." The NCWRC viewed the boxes as legal fish habitat, so Cleveland now has 60 boxes at Badin and High Rock lakes submerged in 8 to 12 feet of water and anchored with rocks. He locates them with shoreline indicators, ...

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  5. Alcoa asks federal officials for permission to cut downstream releases from Yakins lakes

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Salisbury Post

    ... that will be included in Alcoa's new license for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, including High Rock, Tuckertown, Badin (or Narrows) and Falls reservoirs. Although a new license has yet to be issued, Alcoa is voluntarily following many of the ...

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  6. Gaines, Philip W. "Shug"Read the original story

    Sunday Jul 6 | News & Record Syndication Feed

    ... 631 East Florida St., Greensboro. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Philip was born on August 17, 1927, in Badin, North Carolina, in Stanly County, to Anna Gaines and Erving Gaines. Philip grew up in Badin and Greensboro, North Carolina. He ...

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  7. Scouts spend week at Camp BarnhardtRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Salisbury Post

    ... been able to do otherwise. "They make memories that'll last their lifetime." The camp sits on about 1,000 acres near Badin Lake. Campsites, a pool, climbing center, fields, forests, biking and a newly renovated shooting range made with wood from the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Swimming

  8. Who should control the Yadkin?Read the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | Independent Tribune

    ... its authority to recommend the takeover of a project against the wishes of an incumbent licensee. Many in and around Badin, one of the last company towns built in America, resent their neighbors' efforts and don't want to imagine life without ...

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    Related Topix: Stanly County, NC

  9. Mount Olive sets sights on limits for golf cartsRead the original story

    Sunday Jun 29 | Goldsboro News-Argus

    ... are ahead of the game instead of trying to catch up." Brown has contacted other town managers, including the one in Badin, to see how the issue is being handled in other towns. The Badin manager said it "works great for us," Brown said. Some people ...

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    Related Topix: Duplin County, NC, Faison, NC, Mount Olive, NC

  10. Outdoors report: Boaters need to use cautionRead the original story

    Jun 24, 2008 | Salisbury Post

    ... of Swearing Creek to Crane Creek. Fishermen are pulling in striped bass and hybrid bass from High Rock, Tuckertown and Badin lakes. Key in on points and underwater humps in the early morning and late evening. Live bait such as shad or large shiner ...

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  11. Missing man's body found in lake

    Jun 23, 2008 | News 14 Charlotte

    Authorities say a fisherman discovered the body of man that went missing more than a week ago Monday in Badin Lake.

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    Related Topix: Stanly County, NC

  12. Man missing after tubing on Badin LakeRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | Charlotte.com

    Crews are searching again today for a man who has been missing since Saturday afternoon on Badin Lake in Stanly County.

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    Related Topix: Stanly County, NC, Albemarle, NC

  13. Crews search for man in Badin Lake

    Jun 16, 2008 | News 14 Carolina

    Rescue teams from five counties are helping in the search for a man who may have drowned this weekend in Badin Lake. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Stanly County, NC

  14. Crews Plan To Resume Search For Missing Swimmer MondayRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | Charlotte Channel 9

    Crews plan to return to Stanly County Monday morning to continue searching for a man last seen swimming in Badin Lake.

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  15. Possible drowing investigated in Stanly County

    Jun 15, 2008 | WCNC-TV Charlotte

    The Stanly County Sheriff's Department is looking for a person that went missing on Badin Lake Sunday.

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  16. Annie J. Nelson, 108Read the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | The Baltimore Sun

    ... 1932. Six years later, she married James Peterkin, also an Alcoa worker, who died in 1979. She lived for 50 years in Badin, N.C., before moving to Baltimore in the early 1970s. Mrs. Nelson had been an active member of John Wesley AME Zion Church in ...

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  17. A Two-Way StreetRead the original story

    Jun 6, 2008 | Alexandria Gazette-Packet

    ... ls and KEEN volunteer Theona Price, and her son, Darrius 6. Photo courtesy of Suzheila Reyes-Bunnag KEEN Athlete Brett Badin, 20, from Olney was one of nearly 500 KEEN athletes, volunteers and family members that came to the

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  18. Badin triathlon supports Charlotte Rescue Mission

    Jun 1, 2008 | Salisbury Post

    Badin helps Charlotte Rescue Mission The Historic Badin Triathlon on June 7 will raise money for the Charlotte Rescue Mission, a 120-day recovery program for men and women overcoming drug and alcohol ...

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  19. N.C. commissioners oppose Alcoa 50-year license for Yadkin River projectRead the original story

    May 26, 2008 | Pittsburgh Business Times

    ... not the company. Alcoa expects a long-term license to be issued in several months. Last year, the company closed its Badin Works smelting plant in Stanly County that at its busiest employed 1,000 workers. Meanwhile, Alcoa subsidiary Alcoa Power ...

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    Related Topix: Alcoa, Mining, Stanly County, NC

  20. Iredell commissioners oppose 50-year license for AlcoaRead the original story

    May 26, 2008 | Charlotte Business Journal

    ... not the company. Alcoa expects a long-term license to be issued in several months. Last year, the company closed its Badin Works smelting plant in Stanly County that at its busiest employed 1,000 workers. Meanwhile, Alcoa subsidiary Alcoa Power ...

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    Related Topix: Alcoa, Mining, Stanly County, NC