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Utility woes endanger NC’s small towns

By Colin Campbell What would you do if your utility bill for water and sewer increased to $500 per ...

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What’s in a name? Help us decide

I’m excited to officially announce that The Coastland Times will soon launch a new lifestyle magazine chronicling life ...

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Column: Be a clown, but not Pennywise 

Memories and Musings column  GENE GALLELLI  Be a clown, but not Pennywise  Just to set the record straight, I’m ...

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Column: Resilience in the wake of Hurricane Florence 

By Ronnie Sloan It’s been said times like these bring out the best in people. I know that ...

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Column: Evacuation isn’t for cowards

For the first time in the 40-plus years I have called the Outer Banks home, I evacuated as ...

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You Decide: How is state’s economy at mid-year?

The state unemployment rate also fell – which is good – and is very close to four percent. ...

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The Nature Corner: My 10 best hikes

What makes a “great hike”? There are many criteria.

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Memories and Musings: Hometown melody

Notice I’ve capitalized Hometown, and I know only proper nouns deserve that honor, but if the town where ...

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Memories and Musings: Hand drying 101

By Gene Gallelli Washing hands is pretty much a no-brainer: hands plus soap, plus water, plus scrubbing, then ...

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The Nature Corner: Kids encountering nature

I introduced them to a few hazards to be met with in nature, things hands-off rather than hands-on. ...

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