The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division announces that several runs at the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke routes will be cancelled Monday, July 19, and Tuesday, July 20, for necessary repairs to the Motor Vessel Pamlico. The ferry will be moved to the N.C. State Shipyard in Manns Harbor. Once it is […]
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After lying hidden under sand and water for centuries, a recently discovered and very historically important North Carolina shipwreck will soon be on the move again, heading south via Highway 12 from Corolla to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras. The museum announced that plans have been set to move the 12-ton wooden […]
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By SUSAN WEST By SUSAN WEST Paul Dunn runs his commercial fishing boat, the Shannon D., out of Hatteras village on any day when the twin stars of fish behavior and weather align to promise a good catch. Dunn fishes year round, gillnetting for Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and other fish, and trolling for king mackerel. […]
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By B.J. OELSCHLEGE By B.J. OELSCHLEGE This commentary is a partial reprint of an article I wrote several years ago. At the time, the column was a response to what I felt was a neighbor’s lack of understanding of the complexities of starting a business. With the flood of tourists each summer, it looks easy […]
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?Write a record of decision, and let?s roll.? That is what Warren Judge, chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, had to say over the weekend about the 20-year effort to replace the aging Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. The comment is Judge?s message to the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal […]
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By IRENE NOLAN Monday is the last day for the public to comment on the Environmental Assessment of the Bonner Bridge replacement project that was released in May. The North Carolina Department of Transportation conducted public comment meetings in Dare County in early July and will close the comment period on Aug. 9. Details on […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The east side of Cape Point reopened to pedestrians yesterday, July 7, and the area could be open to off-road vehicles in two weeks. Access for pedestrians is via a corridor that begins about 100 meters south of Ramp 44. Although the piping plover chicks in the area east […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Ocracoke islanders and visitors celebrated Independence Day with most of the usual activities and programs, including square dancing, a sand sculpture contest, and the much loved Old Time parade. The only thing missing this year was the annual fireworks display. For a number of reasons, the Ocracoke Civic and […]
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AVON– Clayton Tuttle Brothers Jr., 85, passed away at the Outer BanksHospital on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Born in Wanchese, he wastheson of the late Clayton T. Brothers and the late Achsa WilliamsBrothers. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased byhiswife, Holland Brothers; a son, Clayton T. Brothers III, and infantHolland Brothers. Mr. Brothers […]
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CHAPELHILL, N.C. — Lucy Luffman Dearing, cherished wife, sister, mother andgrandmother died July 5, 2010 after a long illness at Duke Hospice inHillsborough. She was born May 28, 1934 to Winfrey andButriceLuffman of State Road, N.C., the youngest of three sisters. Fromthe beginning, Lucy was always a champion for anyone that needed helpand was the […]
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