Fall weather is pumping up the red drum bite. There has been a good red drum bite from both pier and surf, with Avon Pier producing numerous citations over the past week and the surf producing red drum of all sizes. As I write this, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s Red Drum Tournament is […]
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UPDATE: We’ve picked two names for the bridge, now you choose
Readers have been voting on a name for our temporary bridge on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge for a week now. We?ve had comments on the blog and Facebook page and in e-mails ? in addition to folks telling me what they think when I am traveling around. Our Island Free Press panel, mostly folks […]
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Damaged Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station working to reopen soon
In Rodanthe sits the oldest and most complete life-saving station on the East Coast, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site. Still standing following the tremendous soundside flooding caused by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27, this historic gem suffered from the high waters that knocked the 1897 boathouse off its foundation and infiltrated all eight buildings […]
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NCDOT begins developing long-term solutions for Highway 12
NCDOT begins developing long-term solutions for Highway 12 The North Carolina Department of Transportation has started the process of developing permanent solutions for the sections of Highway 12 south of the Bonner Bridge severely damaged by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27. Department staff met on Tuesday, Oct. 18, with representatives from a dozen state and […]
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Post-hurricane business picking up on Ocracoke
Business on Ocracoke is returning to about what people expect at this time of the year. Many business owners report that they have seen more customers since Highway 12 reopened on Hatteras Island on Oct. 11, though not in the numbers they had before Hurricane Irene came through seven weeks ago. “This was the best […]
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Hatteras Coast Guardsmen spent countless hours aiding hurricane victims BY ANNE BOWERS
Hatteras Coast Guardsmen spent countless hours aiding hurricane victims BY ANNE BOWERS BY ANNE BOWERS BY ANNE BOWERS United States Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet demonstrated incredible commitment to the communities of Hatteras Island following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011. Thirty-two men and women volunteered tirelessly to help the […]
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Hatteras woman dies in dive accident off Wrightsville Beach
Amy Pieno of Hatteras village died late Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, in a diving accident off Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Pieno owned Outer Banks Diving in Hatteras village with her husband, John. The two were well known in the diving community. Lt. Chuck Mellor, chief of investigations at U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, told the […]
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UPDATE: Hurricane Irene flood insurance hotline opens
North Carolina survivors of Hurricane Irene with questions about flood insurance claims can now find help by calling a new toll-free hotline. The Hurricane Irene Flood Insurance Claims Hotline is open to help North Carolina residents in the 38 counties included in the presidential disaster declaration following Hurricane Irene. The hotline number is 855-336-2002. The […]
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Charles E. Todd
E. Todd GREENWOOD,S.C. — Charles E. Todd, 64, of 4408 Highway 25 South, husband ofGeraldine Brown Todd, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at his home. Bornin Abbeville, S.C., he was a son of the late Charles Strong Todd, Jr.and Winnie Mae Todd. He was a graduate of Greenwood HighSchool,received his B.A. degree in English from […]
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Jones cosponsors fisheries rebuilding flexibility bill
Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., has joined New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone in introducing bipartisan legislation to give federal fisheries managers increased flexibility in rebuilding U.S. fisheries. The bill – H.R. 3061, the Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act – was introduced in late September. H.R. 3061 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery […]
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