The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s 11th annual spring dance on Saturday, March 19, brought about 125 islanders and visitors to the Hatteras Village Civic Center to raise money for cancer patients. This year’s theme was “Crusin’ to Calypso.” The surreal tropical decor gave everyone a feeling that the cold, windy winter was gone and spring […]
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In the 2008 consent decree that ended a lawsuit against the National Park Service by environmental groups, park officials were required to complete an off-road vehicle management plan by Dec. 31 and to have a final special regulation implemented by April 1. As we all have probably noticed by now, in the three years since […]
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Owners of the Hatteras-based Citation are taking their fight to a higher court in an effort to regain more than $1 million in winnings denied them in the 2010 Big Rock Marlin Tournament. An appeal was filed this week in Carteret County to challenge the March 14 ruling in Superior Court that upheld The Big […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will continue to run its abbreviated schedule on its Ocracoke-Cedar Island route through Tuesday, April 12. In addition, the Ferry Division will cancel runs to Swan Quarter on Wednesday and Thursday, March 30 and 31, and on Wednesday, April 6. The Motor Vessel Silver Lake is currently […]
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Changes and progress are on the horizon for health care in Ocracoke and Hatteras By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Cheryl Ballance sat at a conference table outside her office at the Ocracoke Health Center on a warm late winter day to talk about changes and progress that are on the horizon […]
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UPDATE: Hatteras waterman hurt in boating accident will have slow recovery By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Graham Harrison, the 20-year-old Hatteras watermen who was injured when a charter boat ran hard aground near Oregon Inlet on Monday, is home from the hospital, but his mother says his recovery will be slow. […]
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I have been so excited for my first-born child this week. Each milestone as you watch your child grow is sure to set off fireworks inside a proud parent from the very first infant smile to school graduations. On Friday, February 25, Soren became a first-time homebuyer! I must have texted this “Yahooo!” message 10 […]
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They?re back. We knew they would be. Groups such as the Coastal Conservation Association and the Coastal Fisheries Reform Group are making another brazen attempt to reserve three of North Carolina?s most sought after fish for recreational anglers only. A bipartisan group of representatives in the North Carolina General Assembly introduced House […]
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Cape Point closes to off-road vehicles Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials today closed Cape Point to off-road vehicles. Deputy Superintendent Darrell Echols made the announcement, which he termed a “temporary” ORV access closure of the popular Cape Point area in accordance with the requirements of the consent decree. On March 18, 2011, just south of […]
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UPDATE: Outer Bankers are uniting to oppose tolls on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Outer Bankers are uniting against the prospect of tolling the Hatteras–Ocracoke ferry, but the question of whether it is even legal under current state law remains unanswered. In response to a presentation made on March […]
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