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Monthly Archives: April, 2011

Are ferry naming opportunities to raise revenue in our future?

Editor's Blog Irene Nolan -
We may have dodged the bullet that aimed to place a toll on the free Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry. Democratic Rep. Tim Spear managed to...

Walking Ocracoke’s beach with Henry David Thoreau:  Part 4

Local News Pat.Garber -
“I wished to see that seashore where man's works are wrecks...where the ocean is land-lord as well as sea-lord, and comes ashore...

Hatteras Island’s Scenic Byway gets $1.95 million federal grant

Local News Staff Reporter -
A $1.95 million federal grant announced today will provide 7.9...

Charging a toll for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry under discussion in Raleigh

Local News Connie Leinbach -
UPDATE: House committee passes budget proposal that excludes tolls on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry ...

Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site celebrates its centennial year

Local News Staff Reporter -
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site has opened for the season and is also celebrating the centennial year for the 1911 station. ...
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Avon fireworks display will launch at 9:15 p.m. on July 4

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Dare County announces Independence Day closures; No changes to trash schedule

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‘Smoking gun’ evidence of Lost Colony’s relocation to Hatteras Island makes international news

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