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- NPS
Weekly Resource Management Report and NPS Weekly Table of Miles
Open/Closed.
At the top of the Beach Access and Park Issues Page.
- Outer Banks Angler: June is jumping. On Fishing Page.
- Buxton girl wins prestigious award at Salem Academy. On Community News and Commentary Page under News and Business Briefs.
- Senate committee passes substitute version of bill to overturn ORV plan. On Beach Access and Park Issues Page.
- NPS offers full moon lighthouse climb on June 23. On Community News and Commentary Page under Event Planner.
- SBA programs reviewed during free session on July 2. On Community News and Commentary Page under Event Planner.
- Carey Fest 2013 will be July 11. On Community News and Commentary Page under Event Planner.
- Sports, school, and college physicals available. On Community News and Commentary Page under Event Planner.
- Sky Blue Summer Concert Series at REAL Watersports. On Community News and Commentary Page under Event Planner.
- Hatteras Fever II wins the 55th annual Big Rock Tournament. On Fishing Page.
- UPDATE: More area closed for plover chicks at the beaches in Buxton. On Beach Access and Park Issues Page..
- Two are rescued from sailboat off Ocracoke. On Local News Page
- Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry returns to its original route. On Local News Page.
- EDITOR'S
BLOG: More than just a circle of stones. On
“Shooting the Breeze” above and on Beach Access and Park Issues.
- Buxton and Cape Point area now closed to ORVs. On Beach Access and Park Issues Page.
- Summer programs are underway at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. On Features Page under Excursions.
- Explore national wildlife refuges with summer programs. On Features Page under Excursions.
- Scenic Byway Pathway: Pushing Forward. On Local News Page.
- Connecticut reigniting the controversy over who was first in flight. On Features Page under Island History.
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NEW....06.19.2013 12:00 pm NPS
Weekly Resource Management Report and NPS Weekly Table of Miles
Open/Closed
NEW....06.18.2013 2:30 pm Senate committee passes substitute version of bill to overturn ORV plan
NEW....06.17.2013 4:00 pm UPDATE: More area closed for plover chicks at the beaches in Buxton
NEW....06.13.2013 5:20 pm Buxton and Cape Point area now closed to ORVs
Stanley Austin named Southeast Regional Director 06.04.2013 1:10 pm
Editor's
Blog: A conversation with the seashore superintendent 05.31.2013 6:10 pm
UPDATE:
Bill to
overturn ORV plan brings
“spirited” discussion to the Senate 05.16.2013
4:25 pm
UPDATE:
Bill to overturn Park Service’s ORV
plan will go to House for a vote 05.15.2013
4:50 pm
Climbing
fee for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse increases 04.22.2013
4:10 pm
Cape
Point closes to off-road vehicles 04.09.2013 1:00
pm
Court
approves scheduling on CHAPA lawsuit to stop park’s ORV plan 02.26.2013
5:45 pm
NPS
releases 2012 protected species reports 02.12.2013 5:15 pm
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NEW....06.16.2013 3:50 pm Two are rescued from sailboat off Ocracoke
NEW....06.16.2013 2:10 pm Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry returns to its original route
NEW....06.12.2013 9:10 am Scenic Byway Pathway: Pushing Forward
Ocrafolk Festival has a good crowd despite threat from Andrea…..WITH SLIDE SHOW 06.11.2013 5:10 pm
Four seniors get diplomas at Ocracoke School’s 2013 graduation 06.11.2013 1:30 pm
34 seniors receive diplomas at Cape Hatteras graduation….WITH SLIDE SHOW 06.10.2013 3:30 pm
Prestigious Milton Jewell scholarship goes to Hatteras valedictorian 06.10.2013 3:30 pm
Tropical Storm Andrea was windy but uneventful on the Outer Banks 06.07.2013 6:15 pm
Andrea will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Outer Banks 06.06.2013 12:40 pm
Beach nourishment at S-curves not likely until late summer or early fall 06.07.2013 2:15 pm
Army Corps of Engineers changes dredging plan again 06.06.2013 3:45 pm
More dredging operations get underway in Hatteras ferry channel 05.31.2013 3:00 pm
UPDATE:
Another dredge will try clearing sand out of ferry channel 05.07.2013
6:30 pm
Visitor drowns in rip current on Ocracoke 06.05.2013 4:50 pm
It’s official: County employees to receive raise 06.03.2013 4:40 pm
State Senate and House are slugging it out on ferry tolls 06.03.2013 3:20 pm
State Senate takes axe to Ocracoke Center for teachers 05.29.2013 4:45
Dr.
Beach chooses Buxton Beach as No. 8 on Top 10 list 05.24.2013
2:40 pm
Senate
budget includes tolls on all ferries—again – but not by July 1 05.23.2013
8:30 pm
NOAA
predicts active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season 05.23.2013
5:30 pm
Provision
in Senate budget proposes that state try to acquire Oregon Inlet 05.23.2013
9:10 am
The
Dare County Budget: Separating the wheat from the ‘shaft’ – Part 1 05.22.2013
3:30 pm
The
Dare County Budget: Separating the wheat from the ‘shaft’ – Part 2 05.22.2013
3:30 pm
Budget
and tax rate inching up in Dare County 05.15.2013
6:00 am
Refuge
seeks public comment on CHEC proposal to move transmission lines 05.21.2013
4:40 pm
Ocracoke
still reeling two weeks after visit from state troopers 05.17.2013
5:00 pm
Two
state troopers choose busy weekend for Ocracoke patrol, get vehicles
vandalized 05.06.2013
4:45 pm
Annual
ceremonies honor British seamen buried in Ocracoke and Buxton….WITH
SLIDE SHOW 05.13.2013
2:45 pm
Shipwreck
museum presents first plans for exhibit design 05.13.2013
10:15 pm
UPDATE:
Hatteras
Island Meals to resume meal delivery on May 13 05.09.2013
4:55 pm
First-ever
Hatteras Storytelling Festival is a smash hit….WITH SLIDE
SHOW 05.09.2013
5:35 pm
Community
is enthusiastic about Emergency Response Teams 04.18.2013 10:20 am
Bonner
Bridge replacement project awaits federal judge’s decision 03.29.2013
1:50 pm
New
report says ferries still not an option for access to Hatteras Island 02.19.2013
4:30 pm
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Community News
The Event Planner...UPDATED 06.18.2013
News and Business Briefs ...UPDATED 06.18.2013
Crime
Reports from Dare
Sheriff’s Office ...UPDATED 06.12.2013
Free
Classified Ads ...UPDATED 06.03.2013
Obituaries ...UPDATED 06.03.2013
Commentary & Guest
Columns
Guest
Column: It’s just a hobby for them 05.09.2013
12:30 pm
Guest
Column: Property Revaluation 101 02.21.2013
5:20 pm
Guest
Column: Some good questions about ferry tolls need answers 01.15.2013
3:30
Guest
Column: The best path to a safe bridge and reliable highway 11.21.2012
5:30 pm
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Featured
Articles
Lynne Foster of Hatteras is Dare County’s Citizen of the Year 06.07.2013 4:45 pm
Fair Haven United Methodist Church: Beaten but not defeated 06.05.2013 11:55 am
Tales to Tails: Therapy dogs help youngsters with their reading skills at Hatteras Library 05.31.2013 12:15 pm
Ocracoke
pony herd welcomes a new colt 05.24.2013
2:30 pm
A
celebration of the restoration and relighting of the Bodie Island
Lighthouse….WITH SLIDE SHOW 04.19.2013
3:00 pm
Riding
out the storm: Avon couple faces down cancer in Chapel Hill
04.16.2013 2:50 pm
Bodie
Island Lighthouse’s long path back to glory had many twists and turns…WITH SLIDE SHOW 04.11.2013
1:50 pm
Food
& Dining
Dee Callahan: A homegrown
Hatteras Island professional cook 05.14.2013
4:30 pm
Our
Coast's Food: Keeping It
Simple 04.04.2013
10:30 am
Excursions
NEW....06.13.2013 1:30 pm Summer programs are underway at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
NEW....06.13.2013 9:45 am Explore national wildlife refuges with summer programs
Frisco Native American Museum offers summer programs for families 06.04.2013 11:45 am
National Park Service summer programs include something for everyone 06.04.2013 9:45 am
Roaming
Ocracoke Inlet and Portsmouth Island 05.15.2013
1:30 pm
Bodie
Island and Hatteras lighthouses open for climbing on April 19 04.11.2013
11:30 am
First
phase of Hatteras Island Ocean Center set to open this spring 03.12.2013
4:50 pm
‘Hook,
Line, and Hatteras’ tells the history of charter fishing on the Outer
Banks 08.14.2012
4:45 am
Nature
& Environment
Feathered storm victims get new home in Buxton….WITH SLIDE SHOW 06.10.2013 11:00 am
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service maps wind farm concerns 04.16.2013
10:25 am
Opposition
is brewing to injection wells for wastewater from fracking 04.08.2013
5:00 pm
Citizen
science program needs your help observing the weather…WITH VIDEO 03.19.2013
9:40 am
Island
History
NEW....06.12.2013 4:45 pm Connecticut reigniting the controversy over who was first in flight
New
book details a horrific chapter in World War II history that unfolded
off the North Carolina coast 05.09.2012
4:25 pm
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NEW....06.18.2013 4:20 pm Outer Banks Angler: June is jumping
NEW....06.17.2013 4:30 pm Hatteras Fever II wins the 55th annual Big Rock Tournament
2012 commercial and recreational fish and shellfish harvests are released 06.04.2013 2:25 pm
Outer Banks Angling: Recapping Memorial Day Weekend 05.31.2013 3:25 pm
UPDATE: Settlement in Big Rock Tournament case leaves questions unanswered 05.29.2013 11:20 pm
UPDATE: Gamefish bill is dead in state legislature 05.29.2013 9:40 pm
Outer
Banks Angling: Red, brown, and green 05.23.2013
5:20 pm
Jones
continues to question endangered status for Atlantic sturgeon 05.22.2013
2:00 pm
24
boats compete for prize money in Hatteras Village Offshore Open 05.21.2013
3:20 pm
UPDATE:
Gamefish bill is alive and well in the legislature 05.17.2013
4:50 pm
Outer
Banks Angling: The wheels on the bus go round and round 05.09.2013
11:30 am
Anglers
battle relentless wind in Ocracoke Surf Fishing Tournament….WITH
SLIDE SHOW 05.06.2013
4:30 pm
Boats are back to using the main
channel in Hatteras Inlet 05.01.2013
5:00 pm
Jones
continues efforts to block catch-shares funding 04.19.2013
3:50 pm
The
very
best guide to charter fishing
on the islands….WITH SLIDE SHOW 04.21.2011
12:10 pm
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Ocracoke Real Estate: Demanding lower tax assessments 06.04.2013 9:20 am
Hatteras Island Real Estate: Conversations with buyers 06.03.2013 5:00 pm
Koru
Village named Outer Banks business of the year 05.09.2013
2:50 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate: Conversations with property owners 04.30.2013
9:30 am
Bills,
petition target increase in homeowners’ insurance rates 04.08.2013
3:45 pm
Homeowners’
insurance rate hike agreement will slam coastal counties 03.07.2013
12:40 pm
Hatteras
Island Business Association is reactivated 04.01.2013
4:40 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate: 2013 State of the Market Report 02.11.2013
2:10 pm
Hatteras
Recycle: Green business is good business 02.04.2013
4:40 pm
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Something
old, something new, something green 04.04.2013
12:15 pm
Island
Living: Getting married Hatteras-style 01.08.2013
12:30 pm
Island Wedding Stories: Danielle Smith
and Jonathan Burruss are wed in Avon…WITH SLIDE SHOW
Dare County officials have been
busy issuing marriage licenses 09.28.2012
10:40 am
A
classic Hatteras wedding with a surprise guest...WITH SLIDE SHOW
Wedding
planners advise Island brides to have a weather plan
Tying
the knot for Hatteras bridal couples is a labor of love for local
minister
Destination
wedding basics: 12
must-read destination wedding tips
Island
Weddings: Planning a ceremony at the beach
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