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Army Corp of Engineers Wilmington District receives $27.6M for hurricane damage repairs
Wilmington, N.C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just announced it received about $27.6 million in emergency operations and maintenance funds to restore multiple coastal projects in North Carolina to pre-Hurricane Irene conditions.A A The fiscal year 2012 emergency supplemental funds allocated to the Wilmington District will be used for ... (more)
Anglers argue over NC's definition of gamefish
Commercial and recreational fishermen faced off before lawmakers on Thursday in a battle over whether commercial operations will be able to go after three species of fish in North Carolina's waters.
Manteo, N.C. man pleads guilty to receiving child porn
Raymond Keith Fitchett faces up to 20 years in prison with up to five years of supervised release when he is sentenced in May, a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of North Carolina said.
A governor from Charlotte? Imagine
Let's talk for a second about The Race That's Not Official Yet But Wow Would It Be Fun.
Call for Nominations: AASLH Leadership History Awards
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is seeking nominations of North Carolinians or North Carolina historical organizations that have excelled in the collection, preservation or interpretation of state and local history.
Newspaper editor to run for Dare commissioner
Sandy Semans, managing editor of the Outer Banks Sentinel, has announced she will begin a petition drive in an effort to appear on the November ballot as a candidate for Dare County Commissioner.
Outer Banks History Center Seeking Civil War Artifacts
The Outer Banks History Center is seeking letters, diaries, photographs and artifacts of from the Civil War for an exhibit that's part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the war.