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Staff Reporter LAPLACE The St. John Council has voted unanimously to reject advisory base flood elevation maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with the hope of getting approval of updated maps used by insurance companies for flood insurance premiums.
All of Georgias public lands open to hunting are mapped out, and now easily accessible online. Search online at www.georgiawildlife.com for maps by region or alphabetically for any Wildlife Management Area, Natural Area or Heritage Preserve open for hunting.
It took almost five years, but it looks as if the Pennsylvania Game Commission is finally making good on a promise to produce a set of maps that shows the locations of private properties enrolled in the agency’s public access programs.
The federal government will map out the oil, gas and mineral resources in Canada’s North in an attempt to boost the economy and defend arctic sovereignty, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday.
RALEIGH The North Carolina Flood Mapping Program has extended the deadline until Nov. 19 for all comments on revised floodplain maps for Black Mountain.
Soothing fears or an encyclopaedia for crooks?
A new analysis estimates that a magnitude 5 earthquake in or around New York City occurs on average once a century.
Fissures are large, gaping holes in the earth that open after water is sucked from deep below, most often due to farming. A tiny crevice forms under the surface and when it rains, it slowly makes its way to the top.
Whitfield Countys 10-year recreation master plan is now available for public view online and is expected to soon be considered by county commissioners.
When the polls opened at 7 a.m. today for the Altus Municipal Special Election, there were people waiting at the door to vote at some locations.