Posted: Monday, January 26, 2015 6:37 pm Tourism breakfast participants talk social media strategies Jason Ruiter newsadvance.com The Lynchburg Department of Tourism held a breakfast for regional tourism stakeholders Monday morning at the Kirkley Hotel, with state and local tourism…
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Feds plan to lease waters off South Carolina for oil and gas exploration
What’s next The “Draft Proposed Program” announced Tuesday is just one of many steps in a long process toward the potential leasing of offshore areas for oil and gas exploration. A lease of areas off the South Carolina coast is…
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Zoo hopes for solution to miles-long traffic tie-ups
The N.C. Zoo in Asheboro is a jewel in the Triad’s tourism industry, one that’s home to home to more than 1,600 animals — including baby chimpanzee Ebi, seen here — and features five miles of walking trails spread across…
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Obama opens Atlantic coastline to drilling off Virginia, NC, SC, Georgia
WASHINGTON The Obama administration on Tuesday opened the door to oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in decades. The Interior Department announced it was moving toward holding a lease sale in the middle and…
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State of the Rivers luncheon held in Rockingham County
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — For many, the Dan River in Eden is still known as the location of Duke Energy’s coal ash spill. Almost one year ago, 39,000 tons of coal ash spilled into the Dan River. While water quality…
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Applause, concern greet move toward drilling off Carolinas
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Obama fires first in coming ‘battle royal’ over Atlantic drilling
Local News Beer with that burrito? Proposal aims to expand food-truck fare
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Obama administration proposes drilling off Carolinas coast
CHARLOTTE, NC (Bruce Henderson/The Charlotte Observer) – An Obama administration plan for drilling off the Atlantic coast could rekindle an old debate pitting the lure of oil and gas revenues against North Carolina’s environment and its tourist industry. The Interior…
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NC’s new Economic Development Partnership leader arrives amid incentives …
Local/State NBA draft pick Isaiah Austin kicks off National Catholic Schools Week in Raleigh
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Georgann Eubanks shares NC’s literary trails at library
Learn more: • North Carolina Literary Trails: www.ncliterarytrails.org. • Georgann Eubanks: www.georganneubanks.net. • Concord Friends of the Library Inc.: http://on.fb.me/188m2sX.
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