An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville has been temporarily closed due to a string of “human and bear interactions,” the National Parks Service announced.
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2024 @ 7:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rugged, rocky and if you like hiking; a whole bunch of scenery.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2019 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dangerous conditions from Hurricane Florence have already claimed three lives and Governor Roy Cooper is urging people to remain vigilant by seeking safe shelter and heeding warnings from emergency officials
Published: Friday, September 14th, 2018 @ 11:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Since I and other Republicans gained control of the General Assembly in 2011, the Assembly has championed the philosophy of cutting taxes - thus a lower sales tax rate, personal income tax rate and corporate tax rate on North Carolina families and businesses, while raising the standard deduction for
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 3:07 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a new leadership team for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 6:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Pat McCrory and Department of Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III announced today that visitor spending has increased in all regions of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 11:57 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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State parks seeing record attendance in 2016
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 8:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 2:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Goose Creek State Park will present "Swamp Life Discoveries" on April 23rd at 2:00pm at the park's visitor center. "Swamp Life Discoveries" is an official event of the 2016 North Carolina Science Festival presented by the Biogen Foundation.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that attendance at North Carolina's state parks set a new record in 2015. More than 17.3 million people visited the state's 39 parks, up from 15.6 million the previous year, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2016 @ 11:18 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory encourages North Carolinians to ring in the New Year by visiting one of our treasured state parks to participate in a First Day Hike.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2016 centennial of North Carolina's state parks system will launch at Goose Creek State Park with a First Day Hike on Jan. 1, an opportunity to begin the New Year with exercise, family adventure and a reconnection with nature, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed and issued a proclamation at William B. Umstead State Park in Raleigh today celebrating March 3 as the 100th anniversary of legislation authorizing Mount Mitchell as North Carolina's first state park.
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 @ 11:02 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Found in Yancey County, Mount Mitchell is the largest mountain in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2014 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 6:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One needs to take a break from time to time. If you are having trouble finding the time to get away, please take some time to take a peak at our favorite places to vacate.
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2011 @ 1:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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