Race organizers donate $35,000 to nonprofit organizations CARY, N.C., June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last March, a sell-out crowd of 3,300 runners enjoyed their first taste of spring at a brand new marathon on the American Tobacco Trail, and the trail itself will be all the better for their efforts. Recently, Tobacco Road Marathon organizers and the race's signature sponsor, Duke Medicine, presented checks totaling $30,000 to two beneficiaries: The Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy and the Wounded Warriors Project.

By Sheilal Farmer The Anne Arundel Fairgrounds will present its demolition derby at 7 p.m. today. The gates will open at 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12. Participants will not be allowed to take coolers or alcoholic beverages onto the grounds.

By Philip Marcelo The walkway through reclaimed wetlands and nesting areas is part of a new, one-mile section of the bikeway in Cumberland.

By Philip Marcelo; Journal Staff Writer By the end of this year, the path for pedestrians and cyclists along the Blackstone River will be four miles longer.

By Joe Miller, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 15--Jim Suiter in Chapel Hill writes: "I'm wondering what the plans are, if any, to bridge across two creeks on the American Tobacco Trail south of I-40.