Blue mold found in Haywood and Macon barley tobacco fields
North Carolina researchers report blue mold from an airborne fungus detected in barley tobacco fields in Haywood and Macon counties. Officials believe infected plants from a Georgia greenhouse were shipped in without a required free import permit, despite prior Georgia inspection.
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Raleigh
Haywood
Macon
State Agriculture Department
South Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Suzanne Spencer
NCDA
Spencer
Attorney gets support in battle with judge reforming misconduct case
Raleigh-Durham attorney Mary Mendini reports about 100 calls of support as she sues Wake County District Court Judge Susan Renfer over an alleged assault in chambers. Mendini filed a complaint with the Judicial Standards Commission and a misdemeanor summons followed. The dispute has sparked collegial tension at the courthouse.
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Raleigh — Durham
Mary Mendini
Wake County District Court
Mendini
Susan Renfer
Judicial Standards Commission
Seashell gas station in Greensboro fades from glory
Greensboro landmarks once hailed as world first, the 16 foot seashell Shell station on the south side of Winston-Salem is boarded up, graffiti stained, and out of service. Authors Jakle Sculle and Vieyra praise its vernacular genius while noting a vanishing era of quirky roadside architecture as corporate blandness spreads.
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Greensboro
Winston-Salem
America
John A. Jakle
Keith A. Sculle
Daniel Vieyra
Jakle
Sculle
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Coastal panel seeks ferrying funds to dredging fight
North Carolina officials weigh creative ideas to replace in federal dredging and erosion control funding cut. Gene Tomlinson and Joan Altman proposed a coastal development impact fee on new structures to fund beach access and erosion projects, with funds locally controlled. A July study and a bridge toll idea for Wrightsville Beach were floated amid inlets rule changes and Bird Island bridge plans.
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Washington, N.C
North Carolina
Congress
State Coastal Resources Commission
Gene Tomlinson
Southport
Long Beach
Joan Altman
Morehead City
Wilmington Morning Star
Tomlinson
Barrier Islands
Wrightsville Beach
Commission
Tim Thornton
Bird Island
Barrier
Brunswick County
Mad Inlet
Thornton
Pasquotank County
Greensboro
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American Board
Pediatric Surgery
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New Bern
Western Blvd
Jacksonville
Brody
Carolina East Mall
the Plaza
Twin Rivers
Carolina East Mi
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Aigner
Tom Fernandez
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