OCRACOKE– William Harrison Jemison, 78, CEO of Heyco Inc., passed away at hisresidence on Sunday, May 30, 2010. Born in Elizabeth, N. J., he was theson of the late Leroy Jemison and the late Leonie Perrot Jemison. Inaddition to his parents, he is predeceased by his two brothers, Roy andLee Jemison, and one grandson, Cord […]
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Park Service opens two of three lifeguarded beaches on the seashore
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN During the summer months, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore provides three lifeguarded beaches. The beaches are usually open Memorial Day through Labor Day. This year, the lifeguarded beaches at Coquina Beach on Bodie Island and the Ocracoke Day Use Are will open on Saturday, May 29. Paul Stevens, the […]
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Dr. Beach says Cape Hatteras is No. 4 for 2010
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The beach at Cape Hatteras has moved up a notch on Dr. Beach’s Top Ten list of America’s best beaches for 2010. This year the lifeguarded beach near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse ranks No. 4 on the list – up from No. 7 last year and No. 8 in […]
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Frisco Pier unlikely to open this season
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Owners Tod and Angie Gaskill had hoped to re-open part of the damaged Frisco Pier this season, but it seems unlikely now that will happen. In April, there was a lot of activity around the area, as the owners and their family members and friends worked to clean up […]
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Park Service leader talks about DEIS comments and outlines the road ahead
Cape Hatteras Seashore Superintendent Mike Murray said yesterday at a meeting with reporters that the National Park Service received 31,000 public comments on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for off-road vehicle rulemaking. He said about 15,000 of those comments sent by individuals have been accepted by the Park Service and are being catalogued and organized. […]
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National Park Service has a wide variety of summer programs for all ages
National Park Service summer programs at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore will start on Friday, May 28. A wide variety of programs will be offered daily through Labor Day. Also, on May 28, the visitor centers at those three parks will begin summer hours of 9 […]
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A common sense approach to managing sea turtles
Two Hatteras islanders have gotten together to write a blueprint for the National Park Service?s sea turtle management on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It?s entitled ?Sea Turtle Management ? A Common Sense Approach for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.? The 51-page document was submitted by the Outer Banks Preservation Association as part […]
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Guest column: Where is the truth on sea turtle nesting success?
After the 2008 sea turtle nesting season, Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the National Audubon Society, and Defenders of Wildlife (DOW) first started claiming that the consent decree had improved sea turtle nesting at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area (CHNSRA). I got upset because I had naively expected the whole truth and nothing but […]
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Ferry runs aground in Hatteras Inlet
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A ferry traveling from Ocracoke to Hatteras ran aground early this afternoon on a shoal between Hatteras Inlet channel markers 8 and 9. The incident happened about 12:27 p.m. in an area in the channel that is apparently shoaling, according to Lucy Wallace, communication officer for the North Carolina […]
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Virginia O’Neal Meekins
BUXTON– Virginia “Ginger” O’Neal Meekins, 60, passed away at her residenceon Sunday, May 23, 2010. Born in Wanchese, she was thedaughterof the late James Bristo O’Neal and the late Alice BrothersO’Neal. She is also predeceased by one brother, RandallO’Neal. Mrs.Meekins is survived by her husband, Stanley E. Meekins, of theresidence; three daughters, Crystal Rose Meekins […]
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