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N.C. Officials Give OK to 117-Site Campground
Person County, N.C., commissioners, in a split vote, gave their approval to plans for a new RV park just outside Roxboro that could eventually be home to as many as 117 RV and cabin sites, according to The Courier-Times. The plans drew complaints from surrounding...Fla. Officials Nix Plan for Beach Hotel, RV Park
The Santa Rosa County (Fla.) Commission on Thursday (Oct. 25) unanimously rejected a requested lease amendment that would have allowed development of a hotel, RV park and other facilities on Navarre Beach, according to The Northwest Florida Daily News. The request...HOF Adds Conestoga Wagon & ‘Eagle One’ RV
Two new additions have been added to the museum collection at the RV/MH Hall of Fame (RV/MHHOF), including a Conestoga-style wagon and a motorhome called “Eagle One.” “The old wagon has been restored to a beautiful condition and we believe it to be circa 1885,”...Oregon Park Closing For Winter, Tree Removal
The Crescent Ranger District of Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest will be closing Sunset Cove Campground and Day Use area for the winter season and to allow for the removal of hazardous trees, officials said Saturday (Oct. 27), according to KTVZ. The...Public to Hear About 60-Site N.Y. Park Proposal
The Catskill (N.Y.) Town Planning Board scheduled a public hearing for Tiny Tines, a proposed campground development, for Nov. 27, according to Hudson Valley 360. The proposed 60-site campground, managed by rustic vacation rental company Getaway, will be located on...Marrs, Mo. RV Industry Advocate, Passes Away
Scott Marrs, the principal lobbyist and representative in the state capitol for various organizations throughout the southwest Missouri region, passed away late Friday (Oct. 26) night after a brief illness. Marrs represented the City of Springfield, Missouri State...Calif. Officials: Need Plan for Post-Fire Floods
Authorities say Californians are now at greater risk of flooding and debris flows during this winter’s storms because of the many wildfires that have scorched vast areas of land, according to the Ventura County Star. Federal, state and local officials issued the...Thousands of Private N.C. Wells Contaminated
Don’t drink the well water. That might well be the warning notice left by Hurricane Florence, according to the News Observer. Contamination of private water wells in North Carolina has spiked in the aftermath of the storm, whose flood waters spread raw sewage, farm...Yellowstone Head Not Considering Visitor Cap
The new superintendent of Montana’s Yellowstone National Park says he won’t consider capping the number of visitors to the nation’s first national park, which is on pace to attract more than 4 million visitors for the fourth consecutive year,...2 Ill. Parks To Expand By Thousands of Acres
A pair of iconic state parks in Illinois will soon become much larger as Gov. Bruce Rauner announced a huge land acquisition from a private company, according to NBC Chicago. On Thursday (Oct. 25), Rauner announced that the state of Illinois had acquired over 2,600...33-Acre Mass. Campground To Hit The Market
When the Grade 5 through 12 school building in Westport, Mass., opens in 2021, it will not be able to incorporate the adjacent campgrounds, which will soon be put on the market, according to southcoasttoday.com. Campground Evaluation Committee and School Committee...
