By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A federal judge in Washington, D.C., yesterday denied a motion by the Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA) to block the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s latest attempt to declare parts of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore critical habitat for wintering piping plovers. U.S. District Chief Judge Royce Lamberth […]
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NCDOT reports historic number of comments on Bonner Bridge Replacement
By IRENE NOLAN A historic number of citizens – more than 3,800 people – sent comments regarding the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement project to the N.C. Department of Transportation during the public comment period that ended Aug. 9. About 95 percent of those comments favor replacing the 48-year-old bridge immediately with the short bridge […]
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The ‘old Hatteras’ in photographs
Some of my earliest and most treasured memories are of visits to Hatteras Island. My first vacation on the island was when I was 2 years old, back in 1977. I’m 35 now, and Cape Hatteras is still my favorite place on earth, and I vacation and fish on the island once or twice a year. This […]
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Hatteras islander will run 50 miles to raise money for beach access and cancer patients
The Run for Hatteras Challenge is now underway. Hatteras Island resident Bob Spangler has challenged himself to run 50 miles on Friday, Nov. 26. The run will begin at the south end of the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet and end at the Hatteras Ferry Docks. Spangler’s goal in attempting this grueling effort is twofold. […]
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Edward ‘Buddy’ Farrow
BUXTON– Edward “Buddy” Farrow, 51, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 in Norfolk,Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va. he was the son of Rose Anne CullipherDuRose of Haines City, Fla., and the late Perly L. Farrow, Jr. Inaddition to his mother, Buddy is survived by a son, Dylan Farrow ofBuxton; two sisters, Patricia Leigh Wolfe of New […]
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Dennie Milton Sutherland
DennieMilton Sutherland, 64, of Warrenton, Va., died on Aug. 15, 2010 inHatteras village. Hewas born on May 29, 1946 in Wytheville, Va., a son of Shirley GrubbSutherland and the late John Milton Sutherland of Wytheville, Va. Dennieworked for many years as the manager of The Paint Shop inWarrenton. He was currently serving as […]
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Hatteras islanders have a stake in occupancy tax increase to fund beach nourishment
While Hatteras Island residents and visitors have been preoccupied this year with public hearings on ORV rulemaking and the Bonner Bridge replacement, folks on the northern beaches of Dare County have been having a robust debate about beach nourishment. Specifically, they have been debating the pros and cons of a proposed 1 percent increase in […]
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Guest Column: ‘Breast cancer’ doesn’t have to be an ugly phrase
Don’t confuse all the talk about “Get Pinked” with being tickled pink. There’s a world of difference. For the next 12 weeks, readers of the Outer Banks Sentinel and other local media will learn why being involved in The Outer Banks Hospital’s Development Council’s Get Pinked campaign isn’t just about women who deal with the […]
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Maryland man drowns at Ocracoke beach
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The body of a 19-year-old man from Gloucester, Va., was recovered about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach near Ramp 4 on Bodie Island, a day after he disappeared while swimming off the same beach on Wednesday morning. According to the National […]
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Three rescued from burning shrimp boat in Pamlico Sound
Good Samaritans rescued three crew members from a burning shrimping vessel near the Bluff Shoal in the Pamlico Sound on Friday, Aug. 6. Crew members from the fishing vessel Lady Susie II safely removed all three crew members from the 75-foot vessel, First Chance, after Coast Guard watchstanders received calls at approximately 3:45 p.m. from the […]
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