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State air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in western North Carolina on Tuesday as smoke from the Dobson Knob wildfire in McDowell County impacts the region.

State air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in western North Carolina on Wednesday as smoke from the Dobson Knob wildfire in McDowell County is expected to impact the surrounding area.

Local Advisory Committees for four coastal reserves will meet in April. The meetings are open to the public.

New size and bag limits will go into effect May 1 for the recreational cobia fishery in North Carolina waters.

Twelve lucky fishermen won $100 each in a recent N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Multi-Species Tagging Program yearly drawing.

RALEIGH — The N.C. Division of Coastal Management is extending the deadline until April 21 to apply for grant funding for projects during fiscal year 2017-18.

The. N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council will hold its annual meeting April 6 in Raleigh to discuss the state’s dry conditions and what North Carolinians could expect in the coming months.

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel will meet March 29 in New Bern to review inlet shoreline change rates and to discuss methodologies used to update inlet hazard areas.

Federal, state and local officials will meet in Mebane this week for a workshop aimed at finding ways to help improve the quality of life in economically disadvantaged communities.       

Several State Government Complex buildings were impacted by the five-alarm fire in downtown Raleigh on the night of March 16. Affected buildings are expected to resume normal operations on Monday, March 20.