Weather Service needs volunteer backyard weather observers By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., is looking for citizens to volunteer to measure precipitation and to serve as SKYWARN spotters. “We are in need of new observers across the entire state and would like to emphasize rural […]
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Islanders get their heads shaved to raise money for cancer research ….WITH SLIDE SHOW By ERICKA VILLALOBOS By ERICKA VILLALOBOS By ERICKA VILLALOBOS When Ginger Wojciechowski went to work at Frank and Fran’s tackle shop in Avon on Saturday morning, March 12, she had no idea that, by the end of the day, she would […]
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Ocracoke News Roundup: Noise ordinance, fireworks, ABC store By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH The Hyde County commissioners expect to have a noise ordinance in place before the summer. Now in its third draft, the ordinance will focus on allowable decibel levels and time frames for outdoor music on Ocracoke and the […]
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UPDATE: NCDOT gives companies an extra 30 days to submit Bonner Bridge proposals The N.C. Department of Transportation is taking advantage of a critical opportunity to save money on the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge Replacement Project in Dare County, which is estimated to cost $300 million. NCDOT is giving the design-build teams competing for the […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN We first introduced you to George Brown and his stunning photographs of Ocracoke in February, 2009. The retired family therapist and social worker, who had been taking photos for only a few years, and his wife were spending the winter on Ocracoke, after having discovered the island the summer […]
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Between your beach closures and proposed ferry fees, why don’t you just hang a sign that says, ?Tourists or visitors not welcome here!? You have allowed your treasured seashore to be turned into a wildlife refuge where only birds are welcome, other animals trapped or shot and killed, and humans not allowed. Shame on you! […]
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Charging a toll for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry under discussion in Raleigh By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Charging a toll for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry and raising rates for the sound ferries may be a reality before June if the North Carolina General Assembly demands it. Hyde County Manager Mazie Smith reported on this […]
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Charles May FRISCO — Robert Charles May died March 10, 2011. Bob was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Orange, N.J., to Charles H. May and JaneHargy May of Northern Ireland. He graduated Orange High in ‘49 and attended the Missouri School ofMines and Metallurgy in Rolla, Mo. There he met Betty, hisdearwife of 57 years. […]
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Hatteras and Ocracoke gain in 2010 census with the greatest increase in Hispanics By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Hatteras and Ocracoke both saw an increase in population last year, according to 2010 figures released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau, and the greatest percentage increase was in the Hispanic population. […]
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Bodie Island Lighthouse needs more funds to continue renovation BY SANDY SEMANS BY SANDY SEMANS BY SANDY SEMANS The future is not looking good for completion of the repairs needed for Bodie Island Lighthouse so that the historic structure can once again be opened to the public. A massive restoration project was begun in December, […]
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