I have been so excited for my first-born child this week. Each milestone as you watch your child grow is sure to set off fireworks inside a proud parent from the very first infant smile to school graduations. On Friday, February 25, Soren became a first-time homebuyer! I must have texted this “Yahooo!” message 10 […]
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Changes and progress are on the horizon for health care in Ocracoke and Hatteras
Changes and progress are on the horizon for health care in Ocracoke and Hatteras By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Cheryl Ballance sat at a conference table outside her office at the Ocracoke Health Center on a warm late winter day to talk about changes and progress that are on the horizon […]
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Cape Point closes to off-road vehicles
Cape Point closes to off-road vehicles Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials today closed Cape Point to off-road vehicles. Deputy Superintendent Darrell Echols made the announcement, which he termed a “temporary” ORV access closure of the popular Cape Point area in accordance with the requirements of the consent decree. On March 18, 2011, just south of […]
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Killing fish for fun instead of for food, Part II
They?re back. We knew they would be. Groups such as the Coastal Conservation Association and the Coastal Fisheries Reform Group are making another brazen attempt to reserve three of North Carolina?s most sought after fish for recreational anglers only. A bipartisan group of representatives in the North Carolina General Assembly introduced House […]
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UPDATE: Outer Bankers are uniting to oppose tolls on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry
UPDATE: Outer Bankers are uniting to oppose tolls on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Outer Bankers are uniting against the prospect of tolling the Hatteras–Ocracoke ferry, but the question of whether it is even legal under current state law remains unanswered. In response to a presentation made on March […]
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Weather Service needs volunteer backyard weather observers
Weather Service needs volunteer backyard weather observers By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., is looking for citizens to volunteer to measure precipitation and to serve as SKYWARN spotters. “We are in need of new observers across the entire state and would like to emphasize rural […]
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Islanders get their heads shaved to raise money for cancer research….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Islanders get their heads shaved to raise money for cancer research ….WITH SLIDE SHOW By ERICKA VILLALOBOS By ERICKA VILLALOBOS By ERICKA VILLALOBOS When Ginger Wojciechowski went to work at Frank and Fran’s tackle shop in Avon on Saturday morning, March 12, she had no idea that, by the end of the day, she would […]
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Ocracoke News Roundup: Noise ordinance, fireworks, ABC store
Ocracoke News Roundup: Noise ordinance, fireworks, ABC store By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH The Hyde County commissioners expect to have a noise ordinance in place before the summer. Now in its third draft, the ordinance will focus on allowable decibel levels and time frames for outdoor music on Ocracoke and the […]
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UPDATE: NCDOT gives companies an extra 30 days to submit Bonner Bridge proposals
UPDATE: NCDOT gives companies an extra 30 days to submit Bonner Bridge proposals The N.C. Department of Transportation is taking advantage of a critical opportunity to save money on the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge Replacement Project in Dare County, which is estimated to cost $300 million. NCDOT is giving the design-build teams competing for the […]
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Winter on Ocracoke: A visual feast…..WITH SLIDE SHOW
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN We first introduced you to George Brown and his stunning photographs of Ocracoke in February, 2009. The retired family therapist and social worker, who had been taking photos for only a few years, and his wife were spending the winter on Ocracoke, after having discovered the island the summer […]
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