?This is the most studied project in the history of U.S. transportation,? Jim Trogdon, chief operating officer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, said last week. He added that there are employees in the department who have been working on the bridge replacement since they were hired and they are now ready to retire. […]
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Several runs from Swan Quarter, Ocracoke, Cedar Island cancelled on July 27
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has cancelled several ferry runs at the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke routes on Tuesday, July 27, for necessary repairs to the Motor Vessel Cedar Island. The Ferry Division selected that date because it had the least number of reservations and would inconvenience fewer passengers. The […]
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(Catherine Kozak, a former reporter for The Virginian-Pilot in the Nags Head office, is now a freelance writer for The Island Free Press and other publications.)
BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK The fight over winnings in last month’s 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament continues after attorneys and representatives of the disqualified boat owners and the tournament locked horns and didn’t budge during an informal meeting this week. The fight over winnings in last month’s 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin […]
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There will be no lifeguarded beach on Hatteras this summer
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN It is very unlikely at this point that Hatteras Island will have a lifeguarded beach this summer, according to Paul Stevens, chief enforcement ranger for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. In an interview yesterday, Stevens said he had remained hopeful that the Park Service could make emergency hires to […]
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Cathy Lynn Burrus Smith
Memorial Service will be Aug. 28 for Cathy Lynn Burrus Smith A celebration of the life of Cathy Lynn Burrus Smith will be onSaturday, Aug. 28, at 1 p.m. at the Buxton United MethodistChurch. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Cory Oliverandthe Rev. Dwight Burrus. It will be followed by a committalservice with […]
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Cape Point re-opens to off-road vehicles
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service re-opened Cape Point to vehicles today, a full week earlier than last year. The east side of Cape Point is open to vehicles from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily. Night driving is prohibited from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. A pre-nesting closure west of […]
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Historic shipwreck moves to Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village…..WITH SLIDE SHOW
(Editor’s note: The shipwreck that was featured in this story can be seen at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village — on a concrete slab on the side of the building. The wreck, still believed to perhaps be the oldest found in North Carolina, is sheltered, but Joseph Schwarzer, the museum’s executive […]
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No money to Big Rock competitors until legal dispute is resolved, judge rules
BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK No money will be handed to any 2010 Big Rock Marlin Tournament competitors until a legal dispute about the prizes is resolved. A lawsuit was filed Monday in Dare County Superior Court by Big Rock Foundation, Inc. in answer to a July 1 complaint filed by the owners of […]
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Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescue three fishermen from sinking boat off Ocracoke
Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans rescued three fishermen after their fishing vessel began taking on water and sank Monday, July 19, in the Pamlico Sound northeast of the Brant Island Shoal. Crew from the good Samaritan fishing vessel, Miss Kelly, relayed a mayday call to Sector North Carolina watch-standers at 6:10 a.m. on Monday […]
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Soccer Moms, Hockey Moms, and now Bridge Moms
During the 1996 presidential campaign, we got the Soccer Moms. During the 2008 presidential campaign, we got the Hockey Moms. Now, as the 20-year campaign to get the aging Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet replaced drags on and on, we have the Bridge Moms. Just as the Hockey Moms and Soccer Moms did, the Bridge […]
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