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The newly opened Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum in downtown Kinston features a restored 1922 American LaFrance fire truck, a Browden life-saving machine, and other fire-fighting accessories.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 7, July 1993, p12, por

Fire stations--Kinston; Museums--Kinston; Kinston--Fires and fire prevention

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The Belhaven Memorial Museum is an eclectic assemblage of items collected by Eva Blount Way, who died in 1962 at age 92. Occupying one floor of the town hall, it includes 30,000 buttons, a whale skull, and photographs of hurricanes.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 12, Dec 1995, p6, il

Museums--Belhaven; Belhaven Memorial Museum (Belhaven); Way, Eva Blount, 1870-1962

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Hurricane Bertha, which struck the eastern part of the state in July, 1996, left her mark on a number of towns, including Emerald Isle, New Bern, Southport, Beaufort, and Wrightsville Beach.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 46 Issue 8, Aug 1996, p4-5, il

Hurricanes; Hurricane Bertha, 1996

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A number of citizens are carrying the Olympic flame on its journey through the state, June 22-26, 1996. They include Tommy Forney (Shelby), Alex Brown (Washington), Greg Lawson (Roanoke Rapids), and Michael Longmire (Raleigh).

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 46 Issue 5, May 1996, p3, il

Olympic torch relay

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The Buy Back the Hill Task Force, a Chapel Hill committee created to stem the proliferation of guns in the town, recently bought back over 100 guns using money collected from fund raisers.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 6, June 1994, p10, il

Gun control--Chapel Hill

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Opened February 1, 1995, the New Charlotte Convention Center is the largest public building project in state history. The center, with a price tag of $148 million, is among the nation's twenty largest in terms of total exhibit space.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p12, il

Charlotte--Economic conditions; Charlotte--Buildings, structures, etc.; Convention facilities--Charlotte

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Concerned citizens in Charlotte have created a committee to fight parole for violent criminals and to lobby the parole board on behalf of the citizenry.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 5, May 1994, p5, il

Parole--Charlotte

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Community leaders have begun to recognize the value of historic theaters as catalysts for downtown revitalization, and have commissioned renovation projects to restore these theaters. Humphries features three theaters in Durham, Goldsboro, and Wilson.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 5, May 1994, p10-11, il, por

Theaters--Conservation and restoration; Theaters--Durham; Theaters--Goldsboro; Theaters--Wilson

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North Carolina cities and towns have various ways of honoring longevity in the work force.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 5, May 1993, p7, por

Bonus system

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Begun in 1994 in Greene County, the Community Work Program pays low-risk prison inmates for short, local government projects, like weeding and painting. Currently 17 prison units are providing 56 crews for work.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 9, Sept 1995, p10, il

Prisoners--Work release; North Carolina. Dept. of Correction--Community Work Program

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Carousels, with wooden horses fixed in galloping positions and music gaily playing, have entertained parents and children for generations. Today slightly over 170 of them remain. Five reside in the state. Burlington's and Raleigh's are on the National Register of Historic Places. Shelby has just registered its carousel and is seeking registration.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Jan 1999, p8-9, il

Merry-go-round--Burlington; Merry-go-round--Raleigh; merry-go-round--Shelby

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Begun in Southern Shores, Project Blue Sky seeks to develop safer building practices and materials to withstand natural disasters. Now involving federal and state agencies, together with educational institutions, it has become a national pilot program.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 8, Aug 1995, p4-5, il

Building, Stormproof; Buildings--Protection; Buildings--Natural disaster effects

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A number of cities, including Charlotte and Raleigh, have introduced bilingual programs, such as bilingual utilities policy manuals, bilingual emergency dispatch operators, and language programs for municipal employees, in an effort to accommodate and assist Spanish speaking citizens.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 2, Feb 1993, p11, por

Bilingualism

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The Fox Creek Nature Lab, a fifty-two acre outdoor learning project in Louisburg, Franklin County, features a trail with learning stations on water quality, living wetlands, wildlife enhancement, and forestry management.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 47 Issue 8, Aug 1997, p6-7, il

Environmental education; Fox Creek Nature Lab (Louisburg); Outdoor education--Franklin County

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Cornerstone, a joint effort between the state and federal governments, is a single facility that provides transitional housing and services for the homeless in Raleigh.

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 7, July 1994, p12-13, il

Shelters for the homeless--Raleigh; Cornerstone (Raleigh); Social work with the homeless--Raleigh