Cosimo Calabrese Greece, Italy vary wildly on ferry missing numbers An injured passenger is being eased to a stretcher as she and some 40 of the survivors of the Norman Atlantic ferry fire, finally stepped ashore, in the port of…
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Onslow County looks ahead
Filling a vacancy Onslow County Board of Commissioners will start the year with a tough decision: appointing a successor for the seat vacated by the death of former commissioner Lionell Midgett on Nov. 23 after his battle with cancer. Commissioners…
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Our forests are in danger – Asheville Citizen
The land Management Plan for Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests is up for renewal now by the U.S. Forest Service . Under the proposed plan, 70 percent of forests areas, designated as “suitable for timber” will be open to logging.…
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Plane diverts as traveler appears to go into labor
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:39 pm | Updated: 1:46 pm, Thu Jan 1, 2015. Plane diverts as traveler appears to go into labor Associated Press | SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a pregnant passenger believed to have…
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ECONOMIC IMPACT – Annual high school basketball tournament positively …
By Mike McClure Aside from providing entertainment to local basketball fans, the Governor’s Challenge Basketball Tournament helps fuel the economy in a downtime for local hotels and restaurants. This year’s tournament drew 53 teams with around 1,000 players, infusing an…
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Rubio moving close to decision on presidential run
J. Scott Applewhite Rubio moving close to decision on presidential run FILE – In this Dec. 17, 2014 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the son of Cuban immigrants, expresses his disappointment in President Barack Obama’s initiative to normalize relations…
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Brochure touts Oriental as tourist destination
Posted: Thursday, January 1, 2015 12:05 am | Updated: 3:00 am, Thu Jan 1, 2015. Brochure touts Oriental as tourist destination Associated Press | ORIENTAL, N.C. (AP) — The Oriental Tourism Board hopes that a new promotional brochure that was…
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Top #9beer stories: The year in beer for 2014
It’s been a big year for Cincinnati beer fans, with a meteoric rise of local breweries and major expansions among the veterans who came before. Some of the stories #9beer covered this year affect not only the city and the…
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North Carolina Cuts Film Incentives To $10M Per Year
North Carolina will offer up to $10 million a year until 2020 to encourage video production companies to film in the state, as part of the new incentives package going into effect today. The state’s new grant program will give…
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Brochure touts Oriental as tourist destination
ORIENTAL, N.C. The Oriental Tourism Board hopes that a new promotional brochure that was developed during 2014 brings new visitors to the sailing village in 2015. The tourist group got help from college students in production of the brochure, which…
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