People told me, when I left the newspaper to go to law school, that being a writer would be a huge help in law school. They were wrong.
The state of North Carolina, a land-conservation group and the heirs to a piece of waterfront property once used as a retreat for black teachers and their families closed on a real estate deal Thursday that will add crucial acreage to the mainland section of Hammocks Beach State Park and clear the way for a new camp for disadvantaged youths.