MOREHEAD CITY – An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards. 

The advisory affects waters at Jockey’s Ridge sound-side access in Nags Head, where test results taken on May 15 indicate levels that exceed the state and federal action levels of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water for Tier 1 high usage sites. Swimming areas are classified based on recreational use and are referred to as tiers.

Gov. Bev Perdue today will meet with employees form the N.C. Department of Transportation Wayne County Maintenance Yard who helped save the life of their coworker as he was having a heart attack on April 23.

Glenn Massey and Fred Allen rushed to the aid of their coworker, Shawn Strickland, as he was having a heart attack on April 23 while at work. Massey and Allen performed CPR until Emergency Medical crews arrived to transport Strickland to Wayne Memorial Hospital. NCDOT maintenance crews and field staff are trained in CPR regularly as part of their safety training.

What:              Gov. Perdue to meet with Wayne County Maintenance Employees

Who:               Gov. Perdue and DOT Employees

Watching calories is getting easier when it comes to Slurpees.

7-Eleven is introducing the Slurpee Lite.

A spokesman says the drink will have half of the calories of a regular Slurpee.

The first low-cal flavor to go national – Fanta sugar-free mango.

Eight ounces equals 20 calories.

According to USA Today, 7-Eleven will hand out free samples on Slurp-free Day on May 23.