JACKSONVILLE– Dalton Davis Williams, 81, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, inJacksonville. Mr. Williams was born in Avon and was a memberofSaint John’s United Methodist Church. Hewas the son of the late Isaac Stanley and Louisa Price Williams. Survivingare his brother Oliver Linwood Williams of Lancaster, Calif., andseveral nieces and nephews. Mr. Williams was predeceased byhistwo […]
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Update on Swan Quarter and Cedar Island ferries
Update on Swan Quarter and Cedar Island ferries The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division announces that its maintenance staff has repaired the Motor Vessel Pamlico. The Ocracoke-Cedar Island schedule is: • Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. • Departing Cedar Island at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter schedule […]
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Audubon solicts scientists to support closure
BY SANDY SEMANS SENTINEL STAFF BY SANDY SEMANS SENTINEL STAFF Approximately five dozen scientists have signed on to a letter drafted by Audubon North Carolina which solicited signers to add their support in asking the National Park Service to adopt the “highest degree of protection” listed in the US Geological Survey’s management protocols that include […]
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Dare County access Web site posts interviews with Mike Berry
Dare County’s Web site, www.preservebeachaccess.org has posted a special, five-part series of interviews with Dr. Mike Berry of Chapel Hill on such issues as the “fiasco” of the consent decree, the lack of science involved in off-road vehicle rulemaking, and why the so-called “best available science” cited by environmental groups and the Park Service just […]
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Access groups charge that DEIS on ORV rule may not be complete
Has the Park Service dropped the ball again on ORV rulemaking? We are literally on the eve of having the Park Service unveil its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and preferred alternative for ORV regulation on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Seashore superintendent Mike Murray says he expects the Notice of Availability of the DEIS […]
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It was a girl, and then another girl! Two Hatteras babies born in latest coastal storm
It was a girl, and then another girl! Two Hatteras babies born in latest coastal storm By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The latest in a never-ending series of coastal storms that have brought rain, high winds, and ocean and soundside flooding to Hatteras and Ocracoke since November brought more misery and […]
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Ocracoke Child Care earns five-star rating
Ocracoke Child Care earns five-star rating The ladies of the Ocracoke United Methodist Women met in the church’s renovated Rec Hall in late December to fill bags with candy, fruit, and peanuts for the distribution on Christmas Eve. Despite the frigid temperatures outside, it was toasty warm in the Rec Hall because of recent repairs […]
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Ocracoke Child Care earns five-star rating
Ocracoke Child Care earns five-star rating Ocracoke Child Care earned five stars – the highest rating – for the first time, after its recent state licensing inspection by the North Carolina Division of Child Development. The center is inspected and given a star rating every three years, and the last score they received was a […]
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Outer Banks fishermen are heading to Washington, D.C.
Even if the day breaks plum perfect and the fish are running, don’t expect to find many Outer Banks fishermen heading out to sea on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Commercial and recreational fishermen from Dare County are planning to take part in a rally in Washington, D.C., that day calling for reform of the Magnuson Stevens […]
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La Fogata is coming to Hatteras Island
After months, if not years, of speculation and rumors, it’s now official. La Fogata, the popular authentic Mexican restaurant with two locations in the northern Outer Banks, will be coming to Hatteras Island. Tony Fernandez , one of five partners who own the restaurant, says the plan has been to open a Hatteras Island location […]
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