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Several parking areas in DuPont State Recreational Forest will be closed the next few months due to N.C. Forest Service maintenance and repair project. ....
Volunteers are wanted to help track nature’s calendar in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with virtual training sessions planned for 6:30 to 8. ....
Child pornography arrests made in Macon Two investigations and subsequent arrests in cases that were first initiated in Fall 2020 has Macon County Sheriff’s Office detectives continuing their extensive investigations. On Oct. 16, 2020, detectives from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit received an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Cyber Tip. The Special Victims Unit is also part of the NC State Bureau ICAC Task Force and receives information in reference to crimes of possession, manufacture and distribution of child pornography. Because of this tip, detectives made contact with the suspect and an investigation began and soon expanded to other states. ....
To the Editor: In January 2020, Virginia became the 38th and final state needed for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). First introduced in 1923, the ERA finally received bipartisan congressional approval in 1972. It then went to the states for ratification. The required three-quarters of the states (38) have finally ratified, making the ERA qualified to become the 28th Amendment. Now it sits on the desk of the National Archivist, who was instructed by the previous administration not to certify Virginia’s ratification stating the “deadline had expired.” Congress extended the deadline for the ERA in 1978. Congress can do it again. Despite the delay, ERA proponents expect our new pro-equality administration to publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment in 2021. ....
Several land acquisitions, including for the Wilderness Gateway State Trail, have allowed the N.C. State Parks system to grow to more than 250,000 acres. Donated photo The N.C. State Parks system has crossed the 250,000-acre mark thanks to recent acquisitions at Deep River and Salmon Creek. In recent years, several land acquisitions were made possible by the authorization of new state trails and natural areas by Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. General Assembly, funding from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, and strong partnerships with land and water conservation organizations and donors across the state. Recent acquisitions include 230 acres for the Deep River State Trail and 300 acres for the Salmon Creek Natural Area. ....