PINE KNOLL SHORES — The death of one more sea turtle will no longer mean the automatic end to a beach nourishment project along Bogue Banks. At the request of project leaders, the state has eased permit restrictions that would ...
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Tobacco Growers Push For Quota Buyout 
RALEIGH — U.S. tobacco growers will find it increasingly difficult to compete with foreign leaf without a federal buyout of the quota system, a panel told members of a tobacco marketing group. The high cost of leasing land associated with ...
Read More »State Environmentalists Seek Regional Air Plan 
WASHINGTON — As the Senate debates national energy legislation, a coalition of Southern environmentalists came together to tout a regional plan specifically aimed at cleaning up the air in the South. The group called on policy makers to shut down ...
Read More »Randleman Dam Ruling To Be Clarified 
RALEIGH — A lower court judge who rejected a challenge of the Randleman Dam construction must provide more information on his decision, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The ruling was largely procedural and will not stop construction of ...
Read More »Motorcycle Rally Runs Into Opposition 
ETOWAH — A proposed motorcycle rally that organizers say would attract $3 million in spending is being opposed by Henderson County commissioners and some residents. The county board of commissioners last month said it opposed the rally proposed for 125 ...
Read More »Real Property: Unplugged Pipe Pumping Untreated Sewage For Years 
Thousands of gallons of untreated sewage each day have been pumped into a nearby swamp, perhaps for years, because of an unplugged sewage pipe in the Northampton County town of Rich Square, state officials say. As much as 14,000 gallons ...
Read More »Pittsburgh Company Files Your Paper Documents Onto CDs 
An entrepreneur is cashing in on the desire to convert records into compact discs — and he isn’t talking about Frank Sinatra. Docuscan of Pittsburgh eliminates the need to sort through bulky piles of paper by transferring office records, such ...
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