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Fiddling Around

Seen in the marsh on Pea Island Refuge, this small (2″) but menacing acting Fiddler Crab, held its place as a companion sunk into the ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:46 pm

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Fire hazard claimed to old building

Columbia officials have declared this former barber shop and adjacent dwelling house on South Broad Street a fire hazard and nuisance, and Jamillah Finley of ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:43 pm

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Canadian geese return

These Canadian geese have returned time and again to this field of newly emerged soybeans near Scuppernong River, often coming down in the 20-foot-wide drainage ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:42 pm

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New president of Sons of American Revolution

George Haislip of Columbia was recently installed as president of the Albemarle Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. From left are Robert Sigmon, ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:39 pm

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Ground fire caused by nature

Because peat soils are made up of a lot of organic material, they can actually burn when they dry out. When they do, it’s called “ground ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:21 pm

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Defining a pocosin

A pocosin is a wetland that occurs on peat, a high organic content soil that develops under wet conditions. Unless altered by ditching and draining, ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:17 pm

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Swamp on a hill

Pocosin is a native American term that means “swamp on a hill”. Pocosins are found on ever so slight peat “domes” that built up over thousands ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:14 pm

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Swamp Rose in bloom

Swamp Rose is a native wetland shrub that grows on Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge on the edges of forests and in open areas. It is ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:11 pm

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Doves at Pea Island

Maybe one or two White-winged doves a year are seen in the area. This bird, seen on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, might otherwise be ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:09 pm

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Increased flooding plagues Tyrrell County

This article first appeared in Coastal Review Online on May 28 and is printed here with permission. By Catherine Kozak ALLIGATOR — It was a full house ... Read more

by Scuppernong Reminder, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 11:26 am

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