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8047
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INDEPENDENT WKKELY's band of the month is Raleigh's Big City Reverie. The band was formed in an unusual way. Pete Wilson, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, was looking to form a new group of like-minded, experienced players in a certain age group. His solution was to use the Internet as a recruiting tool. Cornell talks with the group about their work.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 23 Issue 30, Aug 2006,
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9513
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Results of the 1977 Saltwater Fishing Tournament reveal that two of the catches set state records, and one tied a state record. New state records were set for black bass and tarpon while the record for spot was tied. A chart lists the species, minimum qualifying weight, largest fish, catch location, winner, and state record.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 5, May 1978,
p22-23, il
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9518
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Report Number 16 covers the 1991-1992 hunting season and lists statistics by counties for game harvests of black bear, white-tailed deer, wild boar, and wild turkey.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 7, July 1992,
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9519
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Report Number 17 covers the 1992-1993 hunting season and lists statistics by counties for game harvests of black bear, white-tailed deer, wild boar, and wild turkey.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 7, July 1993,
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9634
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North Carolina's records for freshwater fish are listed along with photographs of and comments by the fishermen who caught them.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 7, July 1979,
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10011
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Through the efforts of State Representative John W. Umstead of Orange County, the 1943 General Assembly added a ninth month to the public schools. Educators feel that the longer term is a more efficient means of educating students and that the cost of re-teaching retarded pupils would be substantially reduced.
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10013
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This is the first in a series of articles about women who have played dramatic and interesting roles in the history of North Carolina. The author describes an incident in the Revolutionary War when Gen. Nathanial Greene, weary, despondent, and lacking money for his troops, arrives at the Salisbury inn of Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell Steele. Mrs. Steele, an ardent patriot, gave the general two bags of gold and silver, her entire life savings, so that he and his men could continue the fight for independence.
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Road building held a low priority in North Carolina until the beginning of the 20th-century. The article presents a brief history of the development of the state's road system up to 1943. At that date the highway system covered 60,000 miles of public roads, with about 12,000 miles being hard-surfaced.
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10018
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The article provides short, biographical sketches of the North Carolina's Congressional delegation of 1943.
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10030
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Each year Preservation North Carolina Honor Awards recognize individuals, groups, and organizations active in the preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of the state's architectural environment. The winners for 2007 are Old Orchard Creek Farm (Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Preservation Award); Self-Help Ventures Fund, Durham (L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Business Award); Louisburg College (Stedman Incentive Grant); Dan Becker (Robert E. Stipe Professional Award); and DeWayne Anderson (Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award).
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historical preservation. The 2007 winners of Awards of Merit include Mary Betty Kearney of Snow Hill; Hoggatt House in High Point; the Single Sisters House in Old Salem; and the town of Apex.
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10032
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during November that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. One of the earliest was the death of the pirate Blackbeard on November 22, 1718. Revolutionary War and Civil War activities, as well as the arrival of the Moravians in what is now Forsyth County in 1753, were among other events.
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10033
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during December that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. Among the events are the naming of Philip Ludwell as North Carolina's first governor on December 5, 1689; the arrival of General Nathaniel Greene in Charlotte on December 2, 1780, to take charge of demoralized and defeated Revolutionary War soldiers; and the bombardment of Fort Fisher near Wilmington on December 25, 1864, during the Civil War.
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10035
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during January that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. Among the events are the beginning of the state's transportation system for railroads and highways, Reconstruction, and the opening of the state's first public school in New Bern.
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10038
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during February that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. Among the events were the birth of Calvin Henderson Wiley, who was the first State Superintendent of Common Schools; the passage of legislation establishing the Fayetteville Normal School for Negroes; and the Battle of Roanoke Island during the Civil War.
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