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Ocracoke shark victim in good condition releases statement – WAVY
Related Coverage OCRACOKE ISLAND, N.C. (WAVY) – A swimmer was bitten by a shark on Ocracoke Island Wednesday afternoon. Justin Gibbs with Hyde County EMS confirms the report was called in around 12:30 p.m. from a lifeguard stand. According to the National…
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Our view: Virginia’s opportunity
Posted: Sunday, August 2, 2015 2:15 am Our view: Virginia’s opportunity Opportunity is not knocking on Virginia’s door. But Virginia could go knock on Opportunity’s — depending on how we feel about the subject of tax credits to spur companies…
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Sales tax worries officials
RALEIGH — With the N.C. Senate and the House of Representatives reportedly miles apart on a 2015-16 budget and not yet even negotiating in earnest, local government officials still have no idea whether a controversial sales tax distribution makeover in…
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Syracuse football hybrid commit Moe Neal to enroll early, hopes to flip Penn …
Syracuse, N.Y. — For Moe Neal, his second visit to Syracuse was the clincher. Neal, a speedy, versatile athlete from Forestview (Gastonia, N.C.) High School, had checked out SU once before, but only briefly on a trip to see the…
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CCU leaders share insight on talks with Sun Belt Conference
Since the news spread fast and wide last week of the Sun Belt Conference’s interest in evaluating Coastal Carolina as a potential future member, the possibility of a league change and of the Chanticleers maybe making the jump to the…
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1) Tourism Resource Training for Local Businesses on Aug. 27
1) Tourism Resource Training for Local Businesses on Aug. 27 Visit North Carolina’s Tourism Resource Assistance Center (TRAC), a community-based training program designed to help small tourism-related businesses, will be here Thursday, August 27th from 10 am – 2 pm…
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Find great riches in nature, art in N.C. mountains
In Burnsville, N.C., both the only town and county seat of Yancey County, you won’t find a lot of the things that often come to wealthier places – high-rise buildings, avenues of McMansions, also gridlock traffic and the noise of…
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TDA requests submissions for 2016 Visitors Guide
ASHEBORO — Randolph County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) is seeking submissions for the 2016 Official Heart of North Carolina Visitors Guide. The visitors guide is the primary fulfillment piece provided to travelers to and within Randolph County, and is distributed…
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