RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Commercial flounder season closed for mobile gears in southern waters * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries has closed flounder harvest for gill nets, gigs and other mobile gears in the Mobile Gear Southern Management Area. The Division closed these waters Oct. 9 by Proclamation FF-39-2025 as landings approache  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee to meet Oct. 20 * The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet at 5 p.m. on Oct. 20 via webinar. The committee is scheduled to select candidates for the obligatory seat for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The committee's recommendations will be forwarded to the Marine Fisherie  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * North Carolina Farmers "Face Financial Crisis" Thanks To Whatley-Backed Tariffs WRAL: "President Donald Trump's trade war is rippling through the U.S. agriculture industry, and North Carolina farmers say they're feeling the impact." New reporting from WRAL shows just how much North Carolina families and farmers are feeling the pain of the chaotic trade war, championed by DC insider Michae  more