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How Airbnb lodging site is changing SC’s tourism industry | The State

A year after she listed her Sea Pines home on the website Airbnb, Tuzy Wall was ordered to stop renting to guests. Sea Pines Community Services Associates, which runs the neighborhood, said she could not live in her home and

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How The West Was Won, The Transformation of Western North Carolina

Railroads have always been important to the economic development of North Carolina, but for many years the western part of the state was left out of the equation. The intense, mountainous terrain deterred companies from developing in the area around

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N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper has been asked to investigate allegations of …

Samantha Cole, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Attorney General’s Office, says the N.C. Department of Justice has not received any complaints from consumers regarding resort fees. But she says the department’s Consumer Protection Division is always concerned if undisclosed or

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Move Over Munich – World Record Beer Garden Opens In USA – Forbes

Think “craft beer” and hot spots like Bend, Oregon, Fort Collins, Colorado or pretty much all of Vermont come to mind. But down in North Carolina, Raleigh has been quietly carving out a top spot in the still growing craft

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How The West Was Won, The Transformation of Western North Carolina | WCQS

Railroads have always been important to the economic development of North Carolina, but for many years the western part of the state was left out of the equation. The intense, mountainous terrain deterred companies from developing in the area around

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City Council to vote on their stance for offshore drilling – WECT TV6-WECT.com … – WECT

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Since the Obama Administration has proposed opening up the southern Atlantic coasts to offshore drilling, many environmental groups are speaking out and want city leaders to stand behind them. The Cape Fear Chapter of the Surfrider

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How The West Was Won, The Transformation of Western North Carolina | WUNC

Mission To Save African-American “School of Hope” In Western North Carolina 7 months ago

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Family spokesman: Mental issues dogged shooter who killed 5 | The Sun News …

A Kuwait-born man who shot and killed five service members in Tennessee suffered from depression since his early teen years and also fought drug and alcohol abuse, spending time in Jordan last year to help him clean himself up, a

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Military history draws tourists to museums, historic sites

Fort Bragg is a military powerhouse, home to several key commands and roughly one-tenth of the armed forces. But the rest of North Carolina is no slouch either, when it comes to military history. There are several sites around the

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Charleston Gazette-Mail | Shark attacks leave Outer Banks waters emptier

If it weren’t for an unusually empty ocean at the Outer Banks, Haley Withrow might not have known about a recent series of incidents which have been taking place in the waters. While the media has been reporting a string

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