14+ hour, 30+ min ago  (179+ words) Changes to the state’s tax structure could put pressure on m… RALEIGH – The North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal is… The acre of land is in addition to the previous 210 acres that The Conservation Fund transferred to the National…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (112+ words) Watauga Democrat (Armando Ochoa Aguilar via SWNS) (Ryan Shan via SWNS) (Bronwen Gunning via SWNS) (David Sinclair via SWNS) Unlock the rest of the article with a subscription. Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (938+ words) Thousands of axolotls are being bought as pets before being dumped after their popularity exploded due to games like Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite, it has been warned. Rescue centers say they are seeing a worrying surge in salamanders being sold…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (318+ words) Smokers have been warned to avoid using a village hall ashtray — after it was taken over by a family of nesting blue tits. The birds picked the unusual spot to make themselves at home outside Astley and Dunley village hall,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (374+ words) Wild parrots quickly learn to eat new foods by copying their feathered friends, reveals new research. They grasp whether different types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, according to the findings published…...

4+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (1324+ words) The entrance to the Twins Rivers Community in Foscoe. FOSCOE — When a group of fishermen waded into a shallow stream running through a private community in Foscoe, they sparked a legal battle over who truly owns the ground beneath North…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) Watauga Democrat BOONE — The Children’s Council of Watauga County is being featured as a participating charity in the 2026 Truist ‘Birdies for Better’ contest through the 2026 Truist PGA Championship This partnership helps raise vital…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (251+ words) RALEIGH — The North Carolina Wildlife Federation recently named a Boone native the Wildlife Conservationist of the Year for the 61st Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards. Boone native Curtis Smalling, now residing in Garner and serving as the Executive Director of Audubon…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (224+ words) A red fox that managed to slip onto a US-bound ship in Britain was discovered by customs officers in the Port of New York, a zoo in the city has said. The animal that zookeepers believe to be around two…...

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