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Mike Parker After attending the awards ceremony honoring winners of the Lenoir Soil and Water Conservation District on May 12, I left the ceremony with a desire to learn more about the practice of conservation and its history in North Carolina. Despite the push for many years to add industrial and manufacturing facilities to our state economy, the Number 1 industry in North Carolina is still agriculture. Conservation efforts generally focus on traditional agriculture and natural resource concer...

The Depression-era Indy 500 champ was banned from the track for his heinous crimes, but his name lives on in unexpected places.

Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of historically documented murders. " " Ed Gein (right), aka "The Plainfield Butcher," was the real-life inspiration for iconic horror film characters like "Psychos" Norman Bates (left) and "The Silence of the Lambs" Buffalo Bill. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images/HowStuffWorks Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of historically documented murders. Ed Gein was, by any civilized cultures definition, a sicko. Here was a ma...

Eric Powell MBE and Consultant Urologist Andrew Bayles A STOCKTON man who was a former patient returned to the NHS health team that treated them and gave them a specially designed medal. Eric Powell (MBE) was diagnosed with cancer and spent several weeks at the University Hospital of North Tees during his procedure. Mr Powell presented the specially designed medal to the urology unit at the hospital to show his appreciation for the treatment he received during his stay. The medal is a c...

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MARSHALL, Texas - The Marshall City Council has approved a water/wastewater rate increase plan for the next five years after a presentation on a study conducted by New Gen Strategies and Solutions. The rate increase is the city’s first since 2018, and was necessary to continue funding the program, according to the study. Final approval for rate increases saw a jump of 13.98% in July 2021, then a raise by about 3% in January 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Along with the rate increase, councilme...

WIN ANTHRAX AMONG THE LIVING GRAPHIC NOVEL SUPER DELUXE SET! Anthrax and Comic books have ALWAYS gone together!  Well, they are about to unleash something truly KICK ASS on the world in the form of the Among The Living Graphic Novel!! Anthrax & Z2 Comics invite you to explore the album like never before with this original anthology graphic novel! Each song on the album is given an original story by an amazing creative team, along with extra content and the introduction of the new zombie ‘No...

Apr. 24—When it comes to police reform, the question should be "what keeps communities safe ?" not "what works in policing ?" That's according to James Nolan, a professor and chair for West Virginia University's Department of Sociology & Anthropology. Nolan spent 13 years in law enforcement working what he calls the policing game, which incentivizes locking people up over building a community ...

April 18, 2021 By CUNEYT DIL Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginias coronavirus vaccination drive is slowing down as fewer people come forward to get shots, the governor said Friday. The administration rate of vaccine supply in the state is about 85%, down from higher figures early in ... April 18, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Eight public schools in four West Virginia counties have been targeted for closing, contingent on those counties receiving state funding to c...

Camden the Bear was also featured in Powells 2019 book, "Camden and the Lightning Bug." Both books are available on Amazon.com. Phaedra Trethan has been a reporter and editor in South Jersey since 2007 and has covered Camden since 2015. Shes called South Jersey home since 1971. Contact her with feedback, news tips or questions at ptrethan@gannettnj.com, on Twitter @By_Phaedra, or by phone at 856.486-2417. Help support local journalism with a Courier-Post subscription.