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Permanent protection for Alcoa lands at Tuckertown: Conservation partners announce land purchase and name change
RALEIGH — In the Piedmont of North Carolina lies Tuckertown Reservoir, an impoundment of the Yadkin River known for its recreational opportunities and as a vital water resource for North Carolinians. Adjacent to Tuckertown are the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Alcoa Game Lands.
May classes are cooking up at Pechmann Fishing Education Center
FAYETTEVILLE — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville has released its May class schedule, including two workshops dedicated to learning to cook game and fish harvested while recreating outdoors.
COLUMN: A season for everything
The Bible tells us there is a season for everything; a time to plant and a time to reap; a time to be born and a time to die.
COLUMN: The ones that got away
I’ve enjoyed the sport of hunting since I was a kid. During this time, I kept several types of hunting dogs. To me, there is just something missing when you don’t have a good dog along.
Outdoors, Epicenter cited for Richmond County tourism growth
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County saw the sixth-largest increase across the state in visitor spending for 2018, according to a study announced Thursday.
Reading and Crafts Highlight Camp-In at Rockingham's Leath Library
ROCKINGHAM — A handful of kids got a dose of the great outdoors while indoors at Leath Memorial Library Wednesday night.
The sounds of crickets chirping and a fire crackling filled the Little Room, which featured a reading tent, craft table and campsite with hay bales and tents for the library’s Camp-In for Family Literacy Night.
