This exchange of letters speaks for itself. The exchange is between Bob Eakes, owner of The Red Drum Tackle Shop in Buxton and a member of the federally appointed negotiated rulemaking committee that failed in its mission to formulate an off-road vehicle rule for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and the National Park Service?s Director, […]
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Locals and visitors strut their stuff for feral cats ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Despite the hot temperatures, about 67 locals and visitors turned out for the Second Annual Cat Walk 5K on Wednesday, June 1, at the Kinnakeet Shores pool area in Avon. Participants in the 5K could walk, run, or bike the course that wormed around the paved streets behind Food Lion. The price of admission was […]
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Avon water rescues call attention to rip current threat to ocean swimmers
Avon water rescues call attention to rip current threat to ocean swimmers By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad responded to four calls from the beach at Ocean View Drive in Avon on Wednesday, June 1, and assisted 12 swimmers in distress. The troublesome area yesterday and today, […]
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Charging a toll for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry under discussion in Raleigh
UPDATE: Ocracokers win another round in keeping tolls off Hatteras Inlet ferry By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke Island has apparently won the fight to keep tolls off the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry. In the budget unveiled Tuesday, May 31, by the North Carolina State Senate Appropriations Committee, exemptions for tolls for both […]
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No fireworks for Hatteras or Ocracoke, but there will be July 4 celebrations
No fireworks for Hatteras or Ocracoke, but there will be July 4 celebrations By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN There will be no fireworks again this year on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, but there will be celebrations of the July 4 holiday. In past years, fireworks were a tradition in the villages […]
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