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Swimming advisory: Sound-side site in Dare County

MOREHEAD CITY – An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards. 

The advisory affects waters at Jockey’s Ridge sound-side access in Nags Head, where test results taken on May 15 indicate levels that exceed the state and federal action levels of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water for Tier 1 high usage sites. Swimming areas are classified based on recreational use and are referred to as tiers.

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Update: York County 12-year-old found safe

Update: According to the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, the missing 12-year-old has been found and is safe at home. 

He was located on the property of a family member that lives in the area. No one knows where he was the entire time until that point, but investigators are talking to him. 

Police believe that he may have run away. 

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The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office has suspended its search for a 12-year-old boy this evening due to the weather. 

Linnie “Trey” Cain, III was last seen in the front yard of his home on Big Bethel Road, in the Tabb area of York County.

Gov. Perdue to Honor DOT Employees at N.C. State Capitol

 

Gov. Bev Perdue today will meet with employees form the N.C. Department of Transportation Wayne County Maintenance Yard who helped save the life of their coworker as he was having a heart attack on April 23.

 

Glenn Massey and Fred Allen rushed to the aid of their coworker, Shawn Strickland, as he was having a heart attack on April 23 while at work. Massey and Allen performed CPR until Emergency Medical crews arrived to transport Strickland to Wayne Memorial Hospital. NCDOT maintenance crews and field staff are trained in CPR regularly as part of their safety training.

 

What:              Gov. Perdue to meet with Wayne County Maintenance Employees

Who:               Gov. Perdue and DOT Employees

New frozen beverage will help cut calories

Watching calories is getting easier when it comes to Slurpees.

7-Eleven is introducing the Slurpee Lite.

A spokesman says the drink will have half of the calories of a regular Slurpee.

The first low-cal flavor to go national – Fanta sugar-free mango.

Eight ounces equals 20 calories.

According to USA Today, 7-Eleven will hand out free samples on Slurp-free Day on May 23.

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Activist speaks out against N.C. gay ban amendment

Like many in the gay community, David Miller is furious North Carolina passed Amendment One, which bans gay marriage.

Miller says, “It should be our right to get married. It is as simple as that. We should be able to get married.”

But instead of just sulking about it, he is working with other gay rights activists, channeling their energy on planning this year’s OBX Pride Fest.

They hope to spread the word that the gay community isn’t going anywhere.

Miller adds, “This is not the end, it’s just the beginning. It’s even more important now, that we come together, that people come to North Carolina to spend their money here, letting people know there’s more of a reason to come together to fight this in the future.”

Alert: Highway Advisory Radio moves to 1680AM

 

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)’s Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) station in Hampton Roads has moved to a new station. Traffic information is now airing on 1680AM. 

Previously located at 610AM, the Highway Advisory Radio station advises the public of current traffic conditions on Hampton Roads highways, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The transition to 1680AM began early last week and was completed by Friday, May 4, on the Southside and the Peninsula.

“VDOT is always looking for ways to improve upon the traffic and travel information system. The change to a higher frequency could potentially improve the sound quality of the broadcasts,” said Dwayne Cook, VDOT Regional Operations Director, Eastern Region.

N.C. Students Celebrate Bike to School Day May 9

N.C. Students Celebrate Bike to School Day May 9