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The lobsters fetched 28 cents a pound on the docks when she first starting trapping them 90 years ago; today, the price is 15 times that.

"I like doing it. I like being along the water," Virginia Oliver said. "And so I’m going to keep on doing it just as long as I can."

More than 14,000 special tiles are being fitted to the roof of Oxburgh Hall to give the historic building's resident bats a helping hand.

Hospice awards return after lockdown break Some of the 10-year winners, from left – Wayne Gray, Pat Torrington, Diana Lints (staff), Margaret Hill, Ann Hatwell, Kathy Anderson and Ellie Gaskin. Right, Yvonne Jennings has been a familiar face at the Ōrewa Hospice Shop for 20 years. Five year volunteers included, back row, from left, Andrew Green, Marilyn Erne, Dora Mak, Lesley Osbourne, Yvonne White, Irene Sanders and, in front, Trish Francis-Stead, Mary Whorskey, Christine Howard, Roger Spra...

Make our roads a priority Make no mistake, the Democratic-led state transportation and green initiative bill is a flurry of fees and expenses that directly attack your pocketbook. Our state has an approximately $35 billion budget with an additional $6 billion coming from the Washington, D.C., printing press. The fact is, our state already has money for roads, but the Democratic majority refuses to use it for infrastructure. The question remains, how many billions of dollars can our state compil...

NAGS HEAD Calvert Duvall liked his solitude. He liked it enough to build his own little place in the middle of a maritime forest. Known informally as the Yellow House, the tiny cabin has been a fixture in Nags Head Woods Preserve for decades. But now the abandoned cottage has become a target for vandals and partying teenagers rather than a refuge for visitors from the bustling beach.

Read Article A hunter dressed in camouflage gear sets his sights on a turkey. In his lap are turkey calls. Portland Press Herald file photo As they’ve sought unsuccessfully for half a century, hunters are pushing for Maine to revise or abolish its ban on Sunday hunting. It’s a controversial issue. For advocates such as state Sen. Jeff Timberlake, a Turner Republican who is sponsoring a measure to allow Sunday hunting on private land with its owner’s permission, lawmakers have a chance ...

35 people arrested in drug roundup in Hardin County, Tennessee Its all part of a year-long drug investigation targeting the trafficking of methamphetamine and other illicit drugs. Author: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation News Release Published: 1:15 PM CST December 10, 2020 Updated: 6:14 PM CST December 10, 2020 HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Savannah Poli...

WBBJ TV December 9, 2020 SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Dozens of people are in custody in a West Tennessee county following a drug investigation. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation joined the Savannah Police Department and Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, targeting drug sales in Hardin County. “We had several warrants, dozens of warrants on individuals for the sale of narcotics and we decided to do a joint operation today with the help of the TBI, Savannah Police Department and Hardin Cou...