A revised rule expanding the winter commercial bluefin tuna season by up to two months was filed on Tuesday, Nov. 29, by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The rule, which will be effective in 30 days, allows bluefin to be caught off North Carolina through March 31, or until the January sub-quota is gone. With […]
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The National Park Service has pushed back its target date to implement a final special regulation for off-road vehicles on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore until Feb. 15. The date has been pushed back numerous times as the Park Service, local governments, pro-access groups, islanders, and visitors try to come to terms with the contentious […]
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AVON– Veda Gray Merrill, 68, died on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 in aChesapeake, Va., hospital. Mrs. Merrill, a native of Avon,was amanager for the Outer Banks Motel and a member of St. John’s UnitedMethodist Church. She was the daughter of the lateBurgessand Amanda Gray. She was also preceded in death by a son,Darrell“Buddy” Merrill, Jr., […]
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As we enter the holiday season, it is a time of the year when our thoughts frequently turn to appreciation for the many things for which we are grateful. With the spirit of the season in mind, I recently looked at the island’s real estate market to see what good news there might be to […]
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Frank Jakob of Salvo was fishing on the beach in the tri-villages about mid-afternoon on Thanksgiving Day when he came across a group of beachgoers trying to help a stranded dolphin back into the water. Jakob called Dare County Communications, which said it would notify the National Park Service and the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, […]
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FRISCO– Ila Matson Smith (1927 – 2011) passed away peacefully, in her sleep,at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born inPittsburgh,Pa., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Shields Matson and thelate Ila Elizabeth McBurney. She is also preceded in death byherhusband, Raymond Charles Edward Smith. A resident of HatterasIsland since 1978, she […]
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The weather has not been all that fantastic since my last report. Most of the time, the wind has been hard and the current has been strong. However, when conditions have allowed, the fishing has been fair. And lately, weather conditions have improved a little. A wide variety of fish have been caught from Coquina […]
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If you eavesdrop on conversations among Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders, you will hear some variation of the question, ?How did it get to be the holidays already?? It seems as if one day we were in the homestretch of a hot, steamy summer, and now Thanksgiving is tomorrow with a plethora of holiday events just […]
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The National Flood Insurance Program announced on Tuesday that the deadline for policy holders to file proof of loss statements related to Hurricane Irene has been extended in North Carolina and 14 other states, as well as the District of Columbia. The new deadline is Jan. 23, 2012. The extension was granted because NFIP policyholders […]
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On Saturday morning, Nov. 19, the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton was an unusually busy place. On one side of the school grounds, heavy equipment was being unloaded, and inflatable rides were being set-up, as volunteers and fair workers carried tables and chairs to the football field. And on the other side of the […]
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