Island Free Press photographer Don Bowers did a great job of looking back on 2011 in his photos. You can find his essay and slide show, ?2011: The photos of the year,? on the Features Page. He is correct that 2011 will be defined by Hurricane Irene, which came ashore south of Hatteras and […]
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Kyle Williams
Williams BUXTON– Kyle Williams, 47, of Buxton passed away on Dec. 28, 2011. Shewas born in Springfield, Va., and was the daughter of Patricia Hensonand the late John Morton Henson. She was the owner of TheMunchkin Academy and served on many Child Advocate Boards. Shewas a graduate of East Carolina University with a RNBSN degree, was aGirl […]
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2011: The photos of the year….WITH SLIDE SHOW
By Don Bowers As I went through my files from 2011, it was apparent that Hurricane Irene, which made landfall just south of Hatteras and Ocracoke on Aug. 27, was by far the biggest event of the year. It was also the top Google search for 2011. So, of course, the bulk of my slide […]
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Roger Dean Barger
AVON– Roger Dean Barger, 42, died on Dec. 24, 2011 at Pitt County MemorialHospital in Greenville, N.C. A memorial service will be held onHatteras Island at a later date. Arrangements will be made by WilkersonFuneral Home and Crematory in Greenville, N.C. Comments and condolences can be made to the family on the funeralobituary page guest […]
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Long-vacant Coast Guard housing has a new owner
Long-vacant housing units at former Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras in Buxton have been sold to a Virginia Beach family-owned partnership that plans to fix them and rent them. After a nearly two-month Government Services Administration online auction, a $2,625,000 bid was accepted on Dec. 20 from Lee Pontes of Virginia Beach, manager of the […]
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Most ferry routes will run abbreviated schedules over the holidays
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division announces it will have fewer departures at its Cedar Island-Ocracoke route from Dec. 28 through Feb. 29, 2012. The decision to offer fewer runs is based on traffic data from previous years and is intended as a cost savings measure. The schedule will be: • Departing […]
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Merry Christmas from the Island Free Press
Never a Christmas morning,Never an old year ends, But somebody thinks of someone;Old days, old times, old friends–Author Unknown This was one of my mother?s favorite Christmas sayings, and it was printed on several of our family Christmas cards when I was growing up. It came back to me as I was contemplating the topic […]
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UPDATE: Beach nourishment off the table for long-term Highway 12 fix
Beach nourishment has been essentially taken off the table as a permanent fix at two temporary repairs on the northern end of Highway 12 on Hatteras Island. But a dramatically different alternative that materialized out of the blue is now being considered. At a Dec. 15 meeting of a team of state and federal agency […]
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Jones requests action on fisheries reform bills
In two separate letters sent last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., urged the House Natural Resources Committee to quickly move several fisheries reform bills through the committee and on to the House floor. These bills include Congressman Jones’ H.R. 2753 – the Fishery Management Transparency and Accountability Act, in addition to other bills that […]
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UPDATE: Group narrows options for long-term Highway 12 repair
The North Carolina Department of Transportation met on Thursday, Dec. 15, with representatives of state and federal agencies to discuss which design options NCDOT should continue to study as viable, long-term solutions for the Highway 12 breaches on Pea Island and in Rodanthe. The group, called the Merger Team, reached a general consensus to narrow […]
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