On Thursday, July 1, the U.S. Department of Commerce inspector general released what Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., called an “appalling” audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Fisheries Law Enforcement’s (OLE) Asset Forfeiture Fund (AFF). The audit is a follow-up to both the inspector general’s scathing January report that found “systemic […]
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One year later, Ocracoke remembers the horrific fireworks explosion that killed four people
It was a clear morning in Ocracoke. Breezes were light, and it was already near 80 degrees as workers bustled in and out of a white Ryder truck filled with fireworks near the south ferry docks in the village. Firefighters preparing for the July Fourth show planned for that evening were in good humor as […]
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Consent decree causes first sea turtle death by an ORV on the seashore
That sounds like a rather ludicrous statement, doesn?t it? Well, Southern Environmental Law Center and friends, as the proverb says, turn about is fair play. This statement is no more ludicrous than SELC?s media releases. SELC has sent out media releases since 2008, noting that bird and sea turtle nesting on the Cape Hatteras National […]
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Third annual Carey Fest will be July15 in Rodanthe …WITH SLIDE SHOW
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The weather was hot and sticky – really hot and sticky for Hatteras. The sun beat down unmercifully for most of the day on Friday, June 25, for the third annual Stand in the Sand, the Outer Banks Preservation Association’s annual fundraiser, at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. By mid-afternoon, thunder rumbled across Pamlico Sound, […]
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Outdoor markets bring local food and crafts to Hatteras Island ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
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No fireworks this year, but there will be other July 4 celebrations on the islands
New regulations coupled with lack of funding and a host of other factors have led to the cancellation of all three of the July 4 fireworks displays on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. However, there will be celebrations on both islands, including a military band concert in Rodanthe and Hatteras village and the annual Old-Time Parade […]
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Public comments will be critical for getting Bonner Bridge replacement project finally moving forward
If you thought you had done your civic duty submitting public comments on the National Park Service?s Draft Environmental Impact Statement on off-road vehicle rulemaking on the seashore, think again. In fact, 2010 might be the busiest year ever for making public comment on projects and issues that will have a profound effect on our […]
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Park Service seeking driver of ORV that crushed loggerhead on Ocracoke
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Mike Murray has denied a request by the Southern Environmental Law Center to expand night-driving restrictions after the death of a nesting loggerhead turtle last month on Ocracoke. The turtle was crushed by an off-road vehicle, probably in the early morning hours of June […]
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Big Rock still has no winner — with almost $1 million in first-prize money at stake
There is still no official winner in last week’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Almost $1 million in prize money is riding on whether a mate on the Hatteras-based Citation, the boat that caught a record-breaking blue marlin that should have taken the top prize, had a North Carolina recreational fishing license, which is required […]
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