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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 ...

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Crab boat fuel up

This 30-foot crab boat, Sherry Ann, operated by Jay Allen of Allen’s Seafood in Pantego, was being fueled ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Tyrrell teen charged in father’s death

Bryce Rose, 17, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his father, Hank Rose Jr. ...

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Building inspector reports permits issued

Building permits were issued in the July 2018 through April 2019 period for one stick-built, two modular, and ...

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Tyrrell commissioners oppose ban on wind farms

The Tyrrell County Board of Commissioners recently voiced unanimous opposition to a bill in the state Senate that ...

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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 ...

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