We are celebrating one year of newsgathering on the islands!
See the editor's column and the Year in Pictures slide show.
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The Island Free Press celebrates its first anniversary
with more readers, more content, and more advertisers --
With a slide show of the pictures of the year
September 5, 2008
On Wednesday, Sept. 5, of last year, The Island Free Press made its debut online.
The news story that we were covering on that day was the approach of Tropical Storm Gabrielle.
Ironically, a year later on this first anniversary, we are covering the approach of another storm – Hanna.
In fact, we are looking at Hanna, Ike, and Josephine, all lined up
across the Atlantic and heading this way – at least for now.
We hope we will be as fortunate as we were with Gabrielle. Read more....
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- Hanna causes a shortened Hatteras village tournament. WITH SLIDE SHOW. Click on Fishing Page.
- Tropical Storm Hanna brought wind but few problems. Click on local news page.
- House subcommittee plans hearing on bill to set aside consent decree. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- The Island Free Press celebrates its first anniversary. WITH SLIDESHOW. Click on Shooting the Breeze above.
- Hanna threatens Hatteras and Ocracoke with high winds and rain. Click on Local News Page.
- Maryland man is seashore’s first drowning victim of the year. Click on Local News Page.
- Committee members favor continuing negotiated rulemaking. Click on Beach Access Issues Page
- NPS Releases Park Administrative History Document. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Friends of the Library pledges $4,500 to Ocracoke School classrooms. Click on Local News Page.
- Ocracoke EMS gets new ambulance and equipment. Click on Local News Page.
- A
summer of surfing for Hatteras Island’s youngsters. WITH SLIDE
SHOW. Click on Places to Go and Things to Do under Watersports.
- Negotiated rulemaking committee will meet Sept 8-9 in Avon. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Park Service announces plans for night beach driving permit. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Bodie Island spit has re-opened to ORVs. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Avon Cinema 4 is closing for the season Sept. 2. Click on Local News Page.
- Ocracoke Youth Center provided a summer of fun….WITH SLIDE SHOW. Click on Local News Page.
- Fourth annual Day at the Docks will be Sept. 20 in Hatteras village. Click on Local News Page.
- Island People….The weird world of Big Wave Dave. Click on local news page.
- Waterspout surprises Buxton residents and visitors. Click on Local News Page.
- Bonner Bridge project may face yet another delay. Click on Local News Page.
- Guest
Column: Science and the consent decree, the need for public review, and
the case for ending negotiated rulemaking. Click on Beach Access
or Commentary page.
- Three rod-and-reel combinations will cover most surf fishing situations. Click on Fishing page.
- Remembering Carey: A scholarship fund honors a beloved friend and health care provider . . .WITH SLIDESHOW. Click on Local News Page.
- Outer Bankers who worked on film will get a preview of “Nights in Rodanthe.” Click on Local News Page.
- Commercial fishermen looking to a future with local, sustainable seafood. Click on Fishing Page.
- Ocracoke’s South Point opens again. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Five Hatteras turtle nests have been vandalized. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
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New....09.05.2008 3:45 pm House subcommittee plans hearing on bill to set aside consent decree
New....09.03.2008 2:45 pm Committee members favor continuing negotiated rulemaking
New....09.03.2008 1:45 pm NPS Releases Park Administrative History Document
New....09.01.2008 11:45 am Negotiated rulemaking committee will meet Sept 8-9 in Avon
New....08.29.2008 4:15 pm Park Service announces plans for night beach driving permit
New....08.28.2008 3:25 pm Bodie Island spit has re-opened to ORVs
New....08.25.2008 11:45 am Guest Column: Science and the consent decree, the need for public review, and the case for ending negotiated rulemaking
New....08.20.2008 2:45 pm Ocracoke’s South Point opens again
New....08.20.2008 1:45 pm Five Hatteras turtle nests have been vandalized
New....National
Park Service weekly resource management
summary
New.... National Park Service weekly
beach access report
New.... National Park Service ORV
access mileage report
Negotiated rulemaking resumes
on Sept. 8 and ORV access route proposals are on the table 08.13.2008
2:15 pm
Turtles, eggs, and nesting: A
simple primer 08.13.2008 10:00 am
Sea turtles are nesting on the
seashore in record numbers 08.12.2008 3:30 pm
Park Service launches new ORV
information brochure with partners 08.11.2008
11:00 am
Commentary. Virginian-Pilot
editorial slams legislation: What they said and what we say 08.04.2008 7:30 pm
Looking at reaction to Senate
hearing and assessing chances for legislation to pass 08.01.2008
9:45 am
Park Service reports sixth
violation of resource protection area 07.31.2008
4:15 pm
National Park Service does not
support a return to interim plan 07.30.2008
8:00 pm
Another violation of a
protected area increases buffer at Ramp 27 07.28.2008
3:00 pm
The little oystercatchers that
could: An update
07.24.2008
2:45 pm
Guest Column: The case for
passing legislation that returns management of the seashore to the Park
Service 07.01.2008
11:00 am
Vandalism and trespassing
brings another buffer expansion 06.26.2008
12:30
pm
A collection of dispatches from
the beachfront
Legislation seeks to nullify
consent decree and reinstate interim plan on ORV use 06.11.2008
6:00 pm
Guest column: A critical look
at designating critical habitat for wintering piping plovers 06.02.2008
11:30 am
Seashore updates its ORV
brochure 05.30.2008
1:00 pm
Guest Column: The consent
decree is a classic example of bad public policy 05.23.2008 10:00 am
Background
information on establishment of the national seashore 05.12.2008 10:00 am
Judge Boyle signs the
consent decree; Beaches remain open but with more restrictions
04.30.2008
5:00 pm
Three popular areas closed to
ORVs under consent decree 05.05.2008
7:30 pm
What Island Free Press readers
say about beach access issues. 03.21.2008
4:30 pm
The
beach driving crisis and how we got here 09.05.2007 3:00 pm
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New....09.06.2008 6:15 pm Tropical Storm Hanna brought wind but few problems
New....09.03.2008 8:15 pm Maryland man is seashore’s first drowning victim of the year
New....09.02.2008 12:50 pm Friends of the Library pledges $4,500 to Ocracoke School classrooms
New....09.02.2008 11:50 am Ocracoke EMS gets new ambulance and equipment
New....08.27.2008 4:50 pm Avon Cinema 4 is closing for the season Sept. 2
New....08.27.2008 2:00 pm Ocracoke Youth Center provided a summer of fun….WITH SLIDE SHOW
New....08.26.2008 3:30 pm Fourth annual Day at the Docks will be Sept. 20 in Hatteras village
New....08.26.2008 2:45 pm Island People….The weird world of Big Wave Dave
New....08.25.2008 1:30 pm Waterspout surprises Buxton residents and visitors
New....08.25.2008 12:30 pm Bonner Bridge project may face yet another delay
New....08.22.2008 2:15 pm Remembering Carey: A scholarship fund honors a beloved friend and health care provider ...WITH SLIDE
SHOW
New....08.21.2008 3:15 pm Outer Bankers who worked on film will get a preview of “Nights in Rodanthe
Graveyard Museum director
Schwarzer faces challenges in new role 08.18.2008
12:00 pm
Your vote could help in the restoration of Bodie Island Lighthouse 08.01.2008 3:15 pm
Diving on sunken German subs
off the Outer Banks for history’s sake 07.30.2008
11:00 am
Hatteras volunteer firefighters
helped douse the mainland wildfire 07.29.2008 4:15 pm
Much more than offshore
drilling could be in the future for coastal waters 07.17.2008 1:30
pm
New
island skate park
is a labor of love and faith – and a big hit with young
folks..WITH SLIDE
SHOW 06.24.2008
2:30 pm
Hatteras Cancer Foundation is
expanding its role with more support and information 06.20.2008 2:30
pm
A reminder that all fireworks
are illegal on the islands and seashore beaches 06.19.2008
12:00 pm
The Only on Hatteras or
Ocracoke Photo Corner
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News and Events
National
Park Service News
Obituaries
Engagements
and Weddings
Celebrations
Free
Classified ads
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Letters to
the Editor
New....09.01.2008 10:15 am
Readers write about the issues
facing Hatteras and Ocracoke
Commentary
Commentary. Virginian-Pilot
editorial slams legislation: What they said and what we say 08.04.2008
7:30 pm
The
Island Free Press is Here
Guest Columns
New....08.25.2008 11:45 am Guest Column: Science and the consent decree, the need for public review, and the case for ending negotiated rulemaking
Guest Column: Bring back the
night sky 08.14.2008
4:30 pm
Guest Column: The case for
passing legislation that returns management of the seashore to the Park
Service 07.01.2008
11:00 am
Guest column: A critical look
at designating critical habitat for wintering piping plovers 06.02.2008 11:30 am
Guest Column: The consent
decree is a classic example of bad public policy 05.23.2008
10:00 am
ORV
rulemaking was out of public sight, but the settlement is very visible. 04.18.2008
4:45 pm
More
Letters
Reader comments on The Island
Free Press
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Shipwreck
salvaging is a time-honored tradition on Hatteras and Ocracoke 07.28.2008
1:00 pm
PRECIOUS
MEMORIES....A collection of stories about spending summers in Hatteras
in the late 1940s. . . . WITH
PODCASTS
Now you can listen to the
children’s classic, ‘Taffy of Torpedo
Junction’ 02.12.2008
12:30 pm
The story behind 'Taffy of
Torpedo Junction,' and the Buxton girl who was the real-life Taffy
02.12.2008
12:30 pm
A
Fishing Trip to Remember ….A stormy night and a
dash over the Bonner Bridge – before it was finished
Solving
a wartime mystery: The search for the SS Chester Sun
The Battle for
Torpedo Junction
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Fisheries News
New....08.21.200810:30 am Commercial fishermen looking to a future with local, sustainable seafood
Higher shipping costs are
affecting the global seafood economy 08.14.2008
3:00 pm
Rep. Spear meeting with county
working watermen commission 08.07.2008 2:30 pm
State’s commercial
fishermen are being paid less for their catches 08.07.2008 2:15 pm
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senate meets with local watermen 08.07.2008 2:15 pm
The new fish house in Hatteras
is an investment in the future of the island’s heritage 08.07.2008 8:45 am
State funds to boost oyster
restoration efforts 08.01.2008
2:30 pm
Appraisals of waterfront
properties to be purchased by state are coming in below asking price 08.01.2008
2:15 pm
Rising fuel costs have
devastating impact on charter fishing industry 07.29.2008 3:15 pm
Bill would give commercial
fishermen help to offset high fuel prices 07.24.2008
Farm-raised tilapia may not
have benefits for heart health 07.24.2008
1:15 pm
Recreational
Fishing Features
New....09.06.2008 6:30 pm Hanna causes a shortened Hatteras village tournament WITH SLIDESHOW
New....08.25.200810:15 am Three rod-and-reel combinations will cover most surf fishing situations
Florida man hauls in potential
state record blue marlin 08.18.2008
10:45 am
Catching blues and macks from
the surf and from the pier 08.11.2008 9:45 am
Wading on the soundside is a
different fishing choice for anglers 06.05.2008
3:45 pm
Commercial Fishing Features
Fisheries Bulletin Board
Announcements,
meetings, and
other news
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Hatteras Island Real Estate:
Foreclosures revisited 08.07.2008
12:45 pm
Ocracoke Island Real Estate: Your first offer is usually your best
07.21.2008
1:15 pm
‘My House is Worth
What?’ TV
show is coming to Hatteras Island 07.07.2008
10:30 am
Hatteras Island Real Estate:
Residential Price Trends 06.23.2008
12:30 pm
Ocracoke Island Real Estate: A
wealth of resources 06.09.2008
10:00 am
Hatteras
Island Real
Estate: A market round-up 05.16.2008
2:00 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate: Is
it better to buy now or buy later? 03.06.2008
1:15 pm
Hatteras Island Market at a
Glance 05.15.2008 11:00 am
Getting more information
Business Briefs
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Turtles, eggs, and nesting: A
simple primer 08.13.2008
10:00 am
Sea turtles are nesting on the
seashore in record numbers 08.12.2008
3:30 pm
Baby sperm whale stranded on
Avon Beach 07.02.2008
9:15 am
Scotty’ the sea
turtle goes
home 06.24.2008 6:30 am
Villagers successfully rescue a
baby owl in Salvo 04.01.2008 2:45
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