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The Big Loop: Back Side Takes Us Down the Outer Banks
- The Fin and Feather Hotel hunkers down on the causeway on U.S. 64 from Manteo to Nags Head. It’s right at the top of what I call The Big Loop, a circuitous ride from Southern Pines out to the Outer Banks and home again ...
- pilot.com
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- 7/14/2010 6:18:07 AM
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Hot stuff
- Assams are strong and best enjoyed earlier in the day to get you going. 8:30 a.m. Saturday and July 24. $10. TeaGschwendner, 419-B Daniels St., Raleigh. 834-9000. www.carolinateatime.blogspot.com . Taste Carolina Food ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/13/2010 11:01:28 PM
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Sunday bowhunting to be allowed in fall
- It will be only with a bow and on private lands or via falconry on public or private land, but there will be hunting on Sundays this fall. The North Carolina General Assembly adjourned Saturday morning without having ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/13/2010 10:54:19 PM
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UNC-TV Flap Brings Circus To Raleigh
- It was a rare day at the North Carolina General Assembly. The circus came to town. The ringmaster was a Republican state senator from Cabarrus County, Fletcher Hartsell. He had his hands full, trying to tame corporate ...
- pilot.com
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- 7/13/2010 10:04:12 PM
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Meeting to help plan future of Tar-Pamlico River basin
- People will get a chance to discuss their thoughts on the Tar-Pamlico River’s future on Thursday during a public meeting hosted by the N.C. Division of Water Resources. The meeting, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 7/13/2010 7:05:15 PM
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Local news briefs for July 13
- LUMBERTON — Four members of he East Howellsville Fire Department this weekend attended a fire officer certification seminar at Robeson Community College. They are Steven West, Terry Parker, Jeanie West and Jerry ...
- Robesonian
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- 7/13/2010 9:32:35 AM
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Charlotte finally delivers
- A few weeks ago (June 26 to be exact), I attended the debut Uptown Jazz Festival at the N.C. Music Factory — and, I'm happy to say, it was a great experience. The venue was lovely, the weather was great, and the ...
- creative loafing
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- 7/13/2010 6:12:09 AM
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When it's more than a fish tale
- JACKSONVILLE - Sometimes it’s more than a fish tale. That’s when knowing the saltwater and freshwater citation opportunities available in North Carolina comes in handy. The first step to getting documented bragging ...
- Times-News
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- 7/13/2010 5:36:22 AM
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Thomasville may join High Rock restoration
- THOMASVILLE – Thomasville officials may join an effort with several other local governments to improve water quality in High Rock Lake. The Thomasville City Council on Monday night will consider a memorandum of ...
- High Point Enterprise
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- 7/12/2010 9:22:26 PM
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Kids' stuff: July 14
- Area libraries will have summer story hours through the end of July. Carver Branch Library, 618 W. 14th Ave. Call 329-4583. 10:45 a.m. Mondays and 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays, story hour for ages 6-8 9:45 a.m. Wednesdays and ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 7/12/2010 9:08:07 PM
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Lumber River Day is Saturday
- LUMBERTON — The Lumber Chamber of Commerce, along with the Lumberton Visitors Bureau, is hosting Lumber River Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Lumber River State Park. The public is invited out to celebrate the ...
- Robesonian
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- 7/12/2010 8:43:40 AM
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Rare wolf species faces growing threat
- EAST LAKE — It’s been 20 years since the nearly extinct red wolf was reintroduced to North Carolina and still the animals number just about 120, making them some of the rarest mammals on the planet. The Charlotte ...
- Rocky Mount Telegram
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- 7/11/2010 8:19:12 PM
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Red wolves hunted illegally in N.C.
- EAST LAKE -- Two decades after a grand experiment began to restore nearly extinct red wolves to their North Carolina homeland, far deadlier predators - people - are killing them again. The gunshot toll among wolves in ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/11/2010 8:30:32 AM
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Miss Lumbee 2010
- PEMBROKE — During a week full of Lumbee Homecoming activities, five Robeson County residents were crowned Miss Lumbees, a title that will make them ambassadors for the Lumbee tribe this year. Naveah Victoria Locklear ...
- Robesonian
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- 7/11/2010 2:54:05 AM
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Red Cross volunteer keeps bags packed
- EDEN — Dennis Caillouet, 50, keeps a bag packed at all times, with enough clothing and personal items for three weeks. When he gets a certain call, he has to be ready to leave in four hours. Caillouet is an American ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 7/10/2010 11:55:08 PM
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Red wolves hunted illegally
- EAST LAKE -- Two decades after a grand experiment began to restore nearly extinct red wolves to their North Carolina homeland, far deadlier predators - people - are killing them again. The gunshot toll among wolves in ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/10/2010 10:57:52 PM
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Mountains' majesty: Memories made on the Parkway
- Pull off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Bluffs Coffee Shop and you’re likely to find Ellen W. Smith waiting on customers there, as she has since 1949. The tall, thin woman smiles in the cool afternoon light, remembering the ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 7/10/2010 9:10:30 PM
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Volunteer flights keep doctor well-grounded
- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - About once a month, John Kihm takes off from the Person County Airport in his six-seat Piper Mirage plane and lands on Ocracoke Island. But it's not the island's charms that draw the doctor from ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 7/10/2010 8:56:11 PM
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NC Engineers hold open house for new lock project
- WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding an open house in North Carolina to unveil construction plans for a lock and dam project on the Cape Fear River. The Corps of Engineers Wilmington ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 7/10/2010 5:18:27 AM
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Rep. Frank backs off call for oceans chief to quit
- Congressman Barney Frank on Friday backed off his call for the nation's oceans chief to resign after the Obama administration assured him the fishing industry's problems would have "the highest priority." Frank said ...
- Dispatch
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- 7/9/2010 9:11:41 PM
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Rep. Frank backs off call for oceans chief to quit
- BOSTON (AP) - Congressman Barney Frank on Friday backed off his call for the nation's ocean chief to resign after the Obama administration assured him the fishing industry's problems would have "the highest priority ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 7/9/2010 3:35:14 PM
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Mass. Rep. backs off call for oceans chief to quit
- BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has backed off his call for the nation's ocean chief to resign after assurances that the Obama administration would give the fishing industry's problems "highest priority." The ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 7/9/2010 12:36:17 PM
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How they voted
- How Alamance County members of the North Carolina General Assembly voted for the week ending July 9. House roll call HB80: Ban Sweepstakes Games (Concurrence Vote): Bans the use of electronic machines and devices for ...
- Times-News
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- 7/9/2010 9:01:32 AM
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Capital Correspondence: What are your legislators up to?
- HB80 - Ban Sweepstakes Games (Concurrence Vote): Bans the use of electronic machines and devices for sweepstakes purposes. Adopted 86-27. Sent to the governor for approval. HB1403 - Collect DNA Sample on Arrest: Requires ...
- Shelby Star
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- 7/9/2010 5:55:25 AM
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Denton's Benton starts fall team events
- Denton's Carl Benton, well-known for his team tournaments under the Yadkin Enterprises umbrella, will offer anglers another bass fishing trail beginning this July and concluding this December. Benton's Fall Team ...
- Dispatch
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- 7/9/2010 2:06:21 AM
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Environment needs an assist
- Since the horrific Gulf of Mexico oil disaster began, the talk about going green to help save the environment seems ramped to new heights. Outdoors enthusiasts have a vested interest in clean water and pristine wildlife ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/7/2010 10:54:16 PM
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DMF issues stock report
- morehead city — After three years of recovery, the spiny dogfish fishery has been declared rebuilt by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). The spiny dogfish has been moved from “recovering” status to ...
- Carteret County News
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- 7/7/2010 12:02:52 PM
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Freeze column: Escaping the heat by bike
- One recent Saturday, a friend and I needed to find a place to try out her new bike. Since the temperatures were projected to be in the mid to upper 90s here, it seemed like a great time to go to the mountains. As far as ...
- Salisbury Post
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- 7/6/2010 8:46:36 PM
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A setback for serious reporting
- Journalism is having a tough enough time as it is without the kick in the gut the profession sustained when UNC-TV management rolled over and complied with a subpoena issued by a state Senate judiciary panel. The move ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/6/2010 4:57:32 PM
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Little seafood, big taste
- Chef Tony Ro doesn’t understand why more people don’t cook shrimp at home. Shrimp are easy to cook, adaptable to a variety of dishes and good served plain or with seasoning and sauces, said Ro, manager-owner of ...
- Rocky Mount Telegram
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- 7/6/2010 2:41:32 PM
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Family travel five: Take a classic American vacation
- As we celebrate our nation's heritage, plan a classic American holiday for your family. 1. Take a road trip. A concept often parodied on television and in the movies, the family road trip continues to be a source of ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/6/2010 5:08:52 AM
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Tourism industry has to market a moving target
- Tourism leaders in the mountains agree they’ve got to re-invent their marketing tactics over the next decade to stay competitive. Apparently, there are a multitude of opinions on how to do that. When we ran a story in ...
- Smoky Mountain News
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- 7/5/2010 4:58:44 PM
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Ship in Boston Harbor runs aground, is evacuated
- A tour boat headed on a whale watch with 174 people on board was evacuated Saturday after it ran aground on a rocky ledge in Boston Harbor and began taking on water. No one was seriously hurt in the accident, which was ...
- Dispatch
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- 7/4/2010 5:07:04 PM
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At N.C. beaches, recession takes a holiday
- With July Fourth upon us, the beach is beckoning this year - good news for North Carolina's coastal tourism industry. AAA Carolinas predicts a 12 percent increase over last year in Fourth of July holiday travel. And ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/2/2010 1:20:23 PM
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing man
- WILMINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 54-year-old man who fell overboard off the North Carolina coast. The Coast Guard said Friday that its crews searched 3,210 square nautical miles for ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 7/2/2010 1:13:13 PM
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Fishing for a long July 4th weekend
- This is one of those years where the printed calendar and the holiday calendar conspire to spread the Fourth of July holiday across two weeks. Today is July 2, and I would consider this to be the July Fourth weekend ...
- Carteret County News
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- 7/2/2010 12:01:38 PM
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Independence Day 2010 festivities and closures
- • Weldon’s annual fireworks celebration starts at 5 p.m. at River Falls Park off of Rock Fish Drive. Expect an evening of food, live music and family fun. Activities for kids and lawn chairs and/or blankets are ...
- Roanoke Daily Herald
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- 7/2/2010 10:28:35 AM
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Boat of missing NC man washed ashore in SC
- MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Authorities are searching for a 55-year-old North Carolina man whose boat washed ashore near Myrtle Beach. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Ryan Rhodes said Friday that Thomas "Andy" Richmond of Ocean Isle ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/2/2010 9:02:41 AM
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Challenge to NC fishing tourney goes to court
- MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. -- Two lawsuits have been filed over the $900,000 in prize money for a record-breaking marlin caught and then disqualified in a North Carolina fishing tournament. Multiple media outlets reported the ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/2/2010 8:34:03 AM
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Lawsuits, motions cast in Big Rock dispute
- MOREHEAD CITY – A dispute over the disqualification of an 883-pound catch at last month’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament has led to legal action by both sides. Crystal Coast Tournament Inc., which operates the Big ...
- Havelock News
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- 7/2/2010 6:25:12 AM
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UNC-TV tapes are sought
- State senators want UNC-TV to hand over unaired footage for a planned series about the aluminum company Alcoa, saying it contains information important to a debate over control of the Yadkin River. Sen. Fletcher Hartsell ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/2/2010 1:38:52 AM
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Big Rock wants court to back ruling
- The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament's board of directors filed a legal action Wednesday in Carteret County Superior Court asking the court to back up their decision to disqualify a record-breaking catch in last month's ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 7/1/2010 10:54:14 PM
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Free Fishing Day
- Ever wanted to give local fishing a try? Consider July 4 for a test run. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will sponsor ‘Free Fishing Day’ in all public waters — including coastal waters — from 12 ...
- Kinston Free Press
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- 7/1/2010 8:16:45 PM
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Big Rock operators file complaint
- BEAUFORT — We’re right, you’re wrong. That’s basically what the operators of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament are asking a local court to do after filing a civil complaint Wednesday against the owners and ...
- Carteret County News
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- 7/1/2010 6:36:32 PM
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Big Rock operators file civil complaint
- BEAUFORT — We’re right, you’re wrong. That’s basically what the operators of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament are asking a local court to do after filing a civil complaint Wednesday against the owners and ...
- Carteret County News
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- 7/1/2010 1:50:12 PM
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With Gulf spill, seafood buyers swap out supply
- At the Carioto Produce and Seafood warehouse, shrimp from India and Vietnam stock the freezer, while a refrigerated aisle is stacked with bags of clams from Rhode Island, cockles from New Zealand, a fresh 5-pound fillet ...
- Dispatch
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- 7/1/2010 1:14:24 PM
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Jindal agrees to shift reef dollars
- Over an objection from one of his cabinet secretaries, Gov. Bobby Jindal has agreed to let lawmakers tap into an artificial reef fund to pay for their pet projects. Jindal signed the legislation by Sen. Sherri Cheek, R ...
- Dispatch
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- 7/1/2010 10:15:27 AM
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Our nation’s independence celebrated in the mountains
- The green mountains of western North Carolina will be gilded in national pride and lit up with fireworks of every color during the Fourth of July weekend. The red, white and blue of Old Glory will fly high above ...
- Macon County News
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- 7/1/2010 2:58:48 AM
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Black Landowners Fight to Reclaim Georgia Home
- HARRIS NECK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Ga. — When the managers from the federal Fish and Wildlife Service talk about this 2,800-acre preserve of moss-draped cypress, palmetto and marsh, they speak of endangered wood ...
- Dispatch
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- 7/1/2010 2:08:41 AM
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Boaters encouraged to be safe this weekend
- RALEIGH, N.C. (June 29) – “Boat Safe, Boat Sober” is a timely message for this July 4 holiday weekend, expected to be a busy time on waterways. Operating a recreational vessel while under the influence of an ...
- Fuquay-Varina Independent
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- 6/30/2010 3:31:36 PM
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Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier turns 50
- EMERALD ISLE — For the past 50 years, Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier has drawn fishermen, families and friends to its 1,000-foot stretch over the ocean. While no big plans have been made to celebrate the pier’s golden ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/30/2010 12:04:00 PM
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Short Orders: Depot gets a coffee shop
- Since reopening in 2003, the J. Douglas Galyon Depot has become a quintessential downtown transportation hub, buzzing with city and long-distance buses arriving and departing all day, passenger trains making stops at ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 6/30/2010 12:01:01 AM
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Speak out for an oil-free N.C. coast
- KILL DEVIL HILLS -- It's been more than a year since the April 2009 hearing at which the federal Minerals Management Service took public comments on expanding petroleum exploration off the East Coast. Every state from ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/29/2010 11:39:33 PM
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Historian sinks teeth into state
- David Cecelski insists he's not a food writer. But he lives by the food writer's creed: Eat and tell. Cecelski's real title is historian. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard, he teaches sometimes at Duke University, and he ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/29/2010 10:56:36 PM
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Erin Brockovich speaks for Riverkeeper
- WINSTON-SALEM — Activist Erin Brockovich denounced Alcoa’s environmental record Tuesday and spoke in support of a public trust to control the Yadkin River’s dams. During a press conference at Wake Forest University ...
- Salisbury Post
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- 6/29/2010 9:45:01 PM
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Students Enjoying Sights, Experience in China
- Students from Moore County are exploring one of "the last wild places" as part of a Hunan Province-sponsored summer camp in China. The Zhangjiajie Mountains will look familiar to moviegoers, as they were the model for ...
- pilot.com
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- 6/29/2010 9:02:04 PM
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Thomasville firefighters rescued off coast
- THOMASVILLE – Three Thomasville firefighters were rescued off the coast of North Carolina after their boat overturned Tuesday morning. A 24-foot Coast Guard shallow water rescue boat and a crew from a boat towing ...
- High Point Enterprise
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- 6/29/2010 6:31:44 PM
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Mr. and Mrs. Watts 50th anniversary
- L. Wayne Watts and Mary C. Watts of Dallas celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a family cookout. They have two children, Tim Watts and wife Michele and Kim Watts Spencer and husband David. They also have ...
- Gaston Gazette
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- 6/29/2010 11:22:15 AM
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Wake Forest hires new police chief
- WAKE FOREST -- Wake Forest has hired a native son and veteran law officer to serve as its new police chief, town officials announced today. Jeff Leonard has been serving as the town's interim police chief since Jan. 1 ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/29/2010 10:53:37 AM
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Hurricane may help break up oil of our coast
- Having a hurricane take dead aim on the North Carolina coast is something coastal residents have faced often, but this year, with the slight possibility that tens of millions of gallons of oil are poised to enter the ...
- Havelock News
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- 6/29/2010 10:46:27 AM
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Kids stuff June 29
- Carmike 12, 1685 E. Fire Tower Road, will have a summer kids series, featuring $1 movies for children at 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 10. Discount concession items will be sold. This week’s feature is “Ice Age ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/28/2010 8:56:06 PM
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Great white shark spotted off Massachusetts coast
- This Saturday, June 26, 2010 photo released by Bruce Sweet shows a juvenile great white shark swimming in the Atlantic Ocean about 20 miles off the coast of Gloucester, Mass., in the rich fishing ground known as ...
- Dispatch
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- 6/28/2010 2:22:23 PM
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N.C. is prepared if oil washes ashore
- AP - If Gulf Coast crude washes up on North Carolina beaches and state emergency workers mobilize, the battle plan will be a familiar one, even if the enemy is not. "Unfortunately, North Carolina has lots of experience ...
- Kinston Free Press
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- 6/28/2010 5:18:21 AM
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N.C. is prepared if oil washes ashore
- RALEIGH -- If Gulf Coast crude washes up on North Carolina beaches and state emergency workers mobilize, the battle plan will be a familiar one, even if the enemy is not. "Unfortunately, North Carolina has lots of ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/28/2010 2:05:05 AM
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If oil comes, we're ready
- RALEIGH -- If Gulf Coast crude washes up on North Carolina beaches and state emergency workers mobilize, the battle plan will be a familiar one, even if the enemy is not. "Unfortunately, North Carolina has lots of ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/27/2010 10:58:58 PM
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Dominion gives eels a lift on river trip
- ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (AP) - For more than 60 years, American eels have wiggled their way up the Roanoke River only to be blocked here - at a 100-foot-tall dam that creates electricity and curbs flooding on the Virginia ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/27/2010 8:57:17 PM
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Volunteer flights keep doctor well-grounded
- About once a month, John Kihm takes off from the Person County Airport in his six-seat Piper Mirage plane and lands on Ocracoke Island. But it's not the island's charms that draw the doctor from Durham. It's patients ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/26/2010 11:57:25 PM
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Dam repairs forced fish kill
- A bass lies aground among hundreds of other dead fish at Bear Creek early Friday morning. The creek was just recently drained on reports that the state of North Carolina was seeking to replace the earth dam with a new ...
- Goldsboro News-Argus
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- 6/26/2010 10:38:41 PM
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Kids' Stuff: July
- Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 Evans St., will host Storyteller Ron Jones at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday in the children’s program room. The performance is designed for ages 3-12. Call 329-4581. Sheppard Memorial ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/26/2010 8:08:21 PM
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KING: Another Father's Day on the water
- This morning, the sea is calm and perfectly peaceful. A gentle southwest breeze is pushing the swells, and only tiny waves are lapping lazily at the shoreline. Last night storms formed over the mainland and the ...
- Rocky Mount Telegram
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- 6/26/2010 7:18:15 PM
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Miss Wellman becomes the bride
- Mary Caroline Wellman and Justin Evans Stanton were married on June 26, 2010, at four-thirty in the afternoon at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. Justin Evans Stanton (Mary Caroline Wellman) The Rev ...
- Roanoke Daily Herald
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- 6/26/2010 5:09:24 PM
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Legislative Tally
- Note: House Speaker Joe Hackney is not obligated to vote except to break ties. MODERNIZE THE STATE ABC SYSTEM: (House Bill 1717) Updates the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control System to ensure the integrity of the ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/25/2010 10:54:11 PM
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I’ll never warm up to the idea of hot weather
- The heat wave recently engulfing this area has reminded me of how much I despise hot weather. I don’t care if we did have a bad winter this year, I would be glad to do it all over again just to escape what we’re ...
- Mount Airy News
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- 6/25/2010 7:48:04 PM
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TAKF welcomes 600 kids
- MOREHEAD CITY — For the 22nd year, hundreds of children dropped their lines in Crystal Coast waters this week for their first fishing opportunity. The Take A Kid Fishing (TAKF) Foundation welcomed 600 children from 17 ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/25/2010 12:02:47 PM
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Where is the honor when a million dollars is at stake?
- Is there any honor when a million dollars is at stake? It’s a question that begs to be answered in the wake of one of the biggest sports stories that ever came out of Morehead City. That’s in reference, of course, to ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/25/2010 10:01:05 AM
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Cherished Moments: Summer Magic
- “All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and somebody who believes in them.” -- Ervin “Magic” Johnson For some families, summer is a time for doing things together. When I was a girl we spent our summers ...
- Laurinburg Exchange
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- 6/25/2010 6:12:01 AM
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July 4: The one day folks can fish for free in North Carolina
- RALEIGH -- The public can fish for free in all public waters -- including coastal waters -- on July 4 from 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. While everyone, residents and non-residents, can fish in public waters on this date ...
- Times-News
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- 6/25/2010 6:04:52 AM
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Big one gets away
- Here’s a fish story — and it’s true. Last week Andy Thomossan, fishing aboard the Citation captained by Eric Holmes, caught an 883-pound blue marlin, and his timing could not have been better, as he hooked the ...
- Robesonian
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- 6/24/2010 3:45:52 PM
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Help for most helpless victims
- EMPORIA — A steady stream of oil continues to bleed into the Gulf of Mexico from the crippled BP Deepwater Horizon oil well. People watch in awe and sadness as wildlife in the gulf struggles to move out of the way and ...
- Roanoke Daily Herald
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- 6/24/2010 12:03:58 PM
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Citation mate said he was never told he needed fishing license
- The mate who cost Citation more than $900,000 and the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament championship because he didn’t have a fishing license said Wednesday he was never told he had to have one. Other than that, however ...
- Havelock News
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- 6/24/2010 9:47:57 AM
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Click a photo to enlarge
- Carmon Braxton, 11 (left), constructs a maze with her group during a summer camp at Port Discover in downtown Elizabeth City, Tuesday. The maze was made so the children could watch a rat navigate its way through it ...
- Daily Advance
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- 6/24/2010 8:43:32 AM
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State collecting fish, shellfish samples
- Scientists are collecting samples of fish and shellfish to use for baseline background comparisons for seafood harvested in North Carolina if contaminants from the Gulf oil spill reach our state. “We still believe ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 6/24/2010 7:03:19 AM
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Editorial: Vacation destinations are close to home
- Residents of the Triad don’t have to go far or leave the state to enjoy a great summer vacation. Mountains and coast wait just a few hours away. The higher elevations offer cooler temperatures, spectacular views and ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 6/24/2010 12:00:59 AM
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House votes to lift liability cap for BP spill
- The state House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would place no limit on the amount of damages the state could recover if oil from BP's Gulf of Mexico spill reaches North Carolina. A previous version of the bill would ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/23/2010 10:56:33 PM
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Isner-Mahut smashes records; Federer, Roddick advance at Wimbledon
- Towering American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut will take their historic longest-ever tennis match into a third day, while six-time champion Roger Federer and three-time runner- up Andy Roddick were a pair of ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/23/2010 2:56:57 PM
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Broken rule disqualifies winning Big Rock catch
- morehead city — The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Board of Directors has confirmed that the Citation ’s fairy-tale ending to the 52 nd annual event was just that, a fairy tale. The tale ended woefully for the boat ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/23/2010 11:58:00 AM
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Moon snail onslaught devastates Maine clam flats
- Out on the mud flats in the easternmost nook of the United States, generations of clam diggers have dug deep into the muck for tasty soft-shells to satisfy New Englanders' cravings for steamers and fried clams. Click to ...
- Dispatch
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- 6/23/2010 3:22:36 AM
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No permit, no prize for Big Rock boat
- One little mistake cost one boat big money in the Big Rock. What would have been the winning blue marlin, worth more than $1.2 million in last week's fishing tournament, was disqualified Tuesday when Big Rock Blue Marlin ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/22/2010 10:50:35 PM
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Lack of license costs Big Rock crew $1.2M
- One little mistake cost one boat big money in the Big Rock. What would have been the winning blue marlin, worth more than $1.2 million, in last week’s fishing tournament was disqualified today when Big Rock officials ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/22/2010 3:12:27 PM
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Anglers should buy license before heading to the Coast
- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding beach-bound anglers, particularly those headed to the coast for the popular and busy July 4 week, to purchase their saltwater fishing license before they leave home and ...
- Fuquay-Varina Independent
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- 6/22/2010 10:26:07 AM
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Body of missing NC fisherman found in pond
- SEDALIA, N.C. -- The body of a North Carolina fisherman reported missing by his family has been found in a pond. The News & Record of Greensboro reported the body of 65-year-old Phillip Matthew Thomas was found in a pond ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/22/2010 6:51:22 AM
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Investigation continues in NC fishing tourney
- JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The board of directors of a North Carolina fishing tournament is continuing its investigation of the boat that may have lost the title and $900,000 in prize money because a crew member didn't ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/22/2010 6:01:16 AM
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Body of missing NC fisherman found in pond
- SEDALIA, N.C. (AP) - The body of a North Carolina fisherman reported missing by his family has been found in a pond. The News & Record of Greensboro reported the body of 65-year-old Phillip Matthew Thomas was found in a ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/22/2010 4:49:41 AM
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$1 million prize may be the one that got away
- The Big Rock marlin tournament usually lasts six days. Two days after the last fish was caught in this year's edition, the 52nd, tournament officials still hadn't named a winner. A record-setting blue marlin in line to ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/21/2010 10:58:56 PM
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BIG ROCK: No decision, yet (update)
- MOREHEAD CITY — Two days after the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament ended, an investigation continues as to a possible rules violation, leaving the tournament outcome in limbo. Tournament directors released a statement ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/21/2010 2:16:22 PM
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$15 mistake could sink $912,825 payday
- Marlin fishing is a big-money racket, from the multi-million dollar boats to the million-dollar-plus purse in tournaments like Morehead City’s Big Rock. Still, the deep-pocketed fishermen and hired hands aboard need ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/21/2010 12:57:38 PM
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Lack of license could cost fishing tournament winner $900,000
- MOREHEAD CITY — One crew member's lack of a fishing license may cost a boat more than $900,000 in prize money in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. Andy Thomossan, the fisherman who caught a record ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 6/21/2010 12:14:41 PM
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Small mistake could botch big pay day for giant marlin
- Marlin fishing is a big-money racket, from the multi-million dollar boats to the million-dollar-plus purse in tournaments like Morehead City’s Big Rock. Still, the deep-pocketed fishermen and hired hands aboard need ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/21/2010 10:34:28 AM
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Angler: NC boat stripped of $900,000 in winnings
- MOREHEAD CITY -- The lack of a fishing license for one crew member may have cost a boat more than $900,000 in prize money in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/21/2010 5:55:18 AM
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Angler: NC boat stripped of $900,000 in winnings
- MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) - The lack of a fishing license for one crew member may have cost a boat more than $900,000 in prize money in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. The Daily News of Jacksonville ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/21/2010 5:26:40 AM
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Rules violation costs boat record Big Rock win
- A rules violation has cost the Citation its record-setting win in the 52nd Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Angler Andy Thomossan, who caught the record-setting 883-pound blue marlin last week, said Sunday afternoon ...
- Havelock News
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- 6/21/2010 5:05:11 AM
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BIG ROCK: Angler says mate lacked license (update)
- MOREHEAD CITY — The 52nd annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament leader board could receive a shakeup like it has never seen before if alleged reports of disqualification over a rules violation are true. According to ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/20/2010 8:15:28 PM
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A superintendent, outside the box
- The ugly truth is that in some circles, "educator" is a term of contempt. Those circles on one extreme may harbor the grandees of college and university campuses, where without a gen-yoo-wine Ph.D. one is chopped liver ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/20/2010 1:31:37 AM
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Fisherman’s line snags piece of history in Dan River
- EDEN — The fish just weren’t biting on May 2. It was a sticky, hot Sunday afternoon. Jeff Overby, his wife, Jo-Lynn, and his cousin Jerry Chambers were doing what they usually do on weekends, casting their lines in ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 6/19/2010 11:08:27 PM
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Former Heel Reid wants to be coach
- CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- J.R. Reid has enjoyed the relaxed pace of retirement, but he said there's only so much fishing and watching television that he can do. Reid, 42, a former North Carolina and Charlotte Hornets ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/19/2010 10:54:08 PM
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Three Gulf Coast boats fish the Big Rock Tourney
- MOREHEAD CITY — The tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico has had far-reaching and devastating effects on the coastal communities of that region. The Outer Banks of North Carolina have so far been immune to the physical ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/19/2010 10:54:08 PM
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Former Heel Reid would like to be a coach
- CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- J.R. Reid has enjoyed the relaxed pace of retirement, but he said there's only so much fishing and watching television that he can do. Reid, 42, a former North Carolina and Charlotte Hornets ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/19/2010 9:42:33 PM
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Report focuses on coastal sites
- OCEAN — Tom Holland of Peletier stood in the water Friday just off the shore of Jones Island in the White Oak River while his three grandsons, Tyler, age 9, Brodi, age 4, and Mason, age 2, played in the tide and sand ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/19/2010 8:38:08 PM
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Ask the Aquarium: Little Green Lizards
- Q. We saw one of those little green lizards sunning on a railing at the aquarium. Its skin was falling off. Was it sick or something? A. It sure could have appeared that way, but chances are it was shedding its old skin ...
- pilot.com
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- 6/19/2010 8:38:08 PM
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Reid learning the ropes of coaching
- CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The relaxed pace of retirement has been enjoyable for J.R. Reid, but there's only so much fishing and watching television that he can do. Reid, 42, a former North Carolina and Charlotte Hornets ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/19/2010 6:26:18 AM
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Fishing, weather turn red hot
- Welcome to the heat of summer. Unfortunately, it isn’t quite summer yet, so we can only imagine what the heat may be once we reach later July and August. The good news is the fishing is running a dead heat (no pun ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/18/2010 12:03:55 PM
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Recreational fishermen do their part in conservation
- I have to admit that even though I have been around fishing my whole life, it is always a pretty cool sight to see a massive blue marlin hanging up on the scales at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, or in any ...
- Carteret County News
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- 6/18/2010 12:03:55 PM
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Battery problems mean many towing calls
- BoatU.S. Towing Services reports that battery problems rank as a leading cause behind most calls for towing services by recreational boaters. "Boaters told us that they forgot to monitor their battery's charge level ...
- Dispatch
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- 6/18/2010 2:02:38 AM
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Arts and entertainment briefs
- Scott Meade, the Coolemee comedian, opens at the Inn Saturday at 8 p.m. concord — As part of its summer outdoor concert series, Union Street Live presents Mark Roberts and the Breeze Band from 6-9 p.m. tonight. This ...
- Salisbury Post
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- 6/16/2010 8:56:00 PM
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Short Orders: Southern Lights Bistro reopens on Lawndale
- Southern Lights Bistro has reopened. After months of anticipation, the restaurant held a soft opening Tuesday at 2415 Lawndale Drive in Greensboro. For almost 25 years, Southern Lights served a steady stream of delighted ...
- Greensboro News & Record
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- 6/15/2010 11:49:00 PM
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Dad the cook
- We asked for memories of your fathers manning the stove, firing up the grill or cooking over campfires, and you responded. Each of your stories illustrates how we express our love through food on special occasions, in ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/15/2010 10:58:53 PM
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Restaurant goes on oyster hunt
- Talk about bad timing. The sky blue paint was barely dry on the walls of Shuck 'Em Shack (1177 Timber Drive East; 772-7035), a new seafood restaurant and oyster bar in Garner, when the BP oil spill began wreaking havoc ...
- Raleigh News & Observer
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- 6/15/2010 10:51:44 PM
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Kolasa: Postrate cancer fighting tips
- Happy Father’s Day, a few days early. I hope you enjoy your Sunday and consider taking your kids or grandkids to the Town Common. The Food Bank is kicking off its Kids Summer Stock with a festival from 4 to 6:30 p.m ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/15/2010 10:37:25 PM
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Starlight Cafe offers summer menu
- StarLight Café, 104 W. Fifth St., has a new summer menu for lunch and dinner. Lunch fare includes Picnic Salad (grilled farmers’ market vegetables tossed with apple cider vinaigrette with Chevre) for $9.25 and Spinach ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/15/2010 8:57:12 PM
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Hot Dish: Starlight Cafe offers summer menu
- StarLight Café, 104 W. Fifth St., has a new summer menu for lunch and dinner. Lunch fare includes Picnic Salad (grilled farmers’ market vegetables tossed with apple cider vinaigrette with Chevre) for $9.25 and Spinach ...
- Daily Reflector
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- 6/15/2010 8:57:12 PM
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Wildlife Resources needs comments on proposed bird seasons
- I don’t think that it would ever be possible to set the migratory bird seasons so that all factions of the dove, duck, goose, swan, rail, woodcock and snipe hunters are happy. Someone is always going to complain about ...
- Fuquay-Varina Independent
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- 6/15/2010 2:52:07 PM
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Health department sees problems with roadside food vendors
- The Alamance County Health Department has received numerous complaints recently about illegal food stands in the county. On June 9, the health department shut down two men selling fried fish on the corner of Graham ...
- Times-News
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- 6/15/2010 2:30:39 PM
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Deadly weekend on county roads
- Troopers with the North Carolina Highway Patrol spent a portion of the weekend investigating two more deadly crashes that claimed the lives of Caldwell County residents, and speed is being blamed on both wrecks. A female ...
- News-Topic
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- 6/15/2010 8:04:06 AM