BUXTON — Leonard Larkin “Lee”Browning, Jr. 90, passedaway at his residence on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Lee was bornMarch 28, 1921 in Birmingham, Ala., son of Leonard and Ada ReddBrowning. A graduate of Georgia Tech, he took time out from college toserve in the Pacific Theater as an army signal corps officer duringWorld War II. […]
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UPDATE: DOT says it has adequately addressed concerns raised by lawsuit and will continue work as planned
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Despite a last minute lawsuit seeking to stop the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement project, work will continue as planned unless a federal judge says otherwise, a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation said on Wednesday. “We’re going to stay on our timeline,” said Greer Beaty, DOT’s director […]
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Public Comments: The public comment period will be open from today until Sept. 6. Comments must be received on or before midnight (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The NPS says that it does not anticipate extending the public comment period beyond Sept. 6 because of the court deadline for completing the final rule. You may submit comments on the Proposed Rule, identified by the Regulation Identifier Number: (RIN) 1024-AD85, by any of the following methods:
Park Service publishes proposed ORV rule; public comment period is open By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the management of off-road vehicles at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was published today in the Federal Register. The publication initiates 60 days of public comment […]
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Ocracoke Real Estate: Moving forward on travel trailers as residences
By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL It was 5:30 p.m. when I pulled into the very crowded parking lot of The Ocracoke Community Center. The meeting for The Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board had been advertised with the topic for discussion being travel trailers as residential structures. I’ve been part of the board for five or […]
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Environmental groups sue to stop Bonner Bridge Replacement Project
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Defenders of Wildlife and the National Wildlife Refuge Association, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, today filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to stop the Bonner Bridge replacement project. The lawsuit challenges last year’s decision by state and U.S. […]
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