By Mark Taylor mark.taylor@roanoke.com 981-3395 Sunset Saturday brought to a close Virginia's 2008 spring gobbler season. Despite a number of wet and windy days, it appears the state's turkey hunters had a pretty solid season.

By Tim Flach, The State, Columbia, S.C. Apr. 23--This spring, Peggy Tober is watching minnows swim in the pit where her family usually lights bonfires at their Lake Murray getaway. The lake is nearly a foot higher than usual -- a level shoreline group leaders say hasn't been reached in 40 years.

By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 12--In a move that clashes with South Carolina's don't-tell-me-what-to-do mentality, a coalition of fishing guides, tourism officials and anglers is pleading with the Legislature to place more restrictions on catching striped bass.

By Lezlie Patterson, The State, Columbia, S.C. Dec. 25--Most people tend to hibernate away from Lake Murray during the winter. But that doesn't mean there's not a lot of swimming, floating and fishing going on.

By Tim Flach, The State, Columbia, S.C. Oct. 8--Efforts under way to set Saluda level limits Jack Richardson blames poor planning for low water in the Lake Murray cove on which he lives.