By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A raid yesterday, Feb. 3, led law enforcement officers to about 150 marijuana plants in Waves and another 150 in Southern Shores. According to a release from The Dare County Sheriff’s office, county deputies, assisted by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement, found 150 marijuana plants and other products related […]
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Advocates of more reasonable beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are anxiously waiting for the National Park Service?s proposed rule for off-road vehicles at the seashore. They are probably going to have to wait a while longer. The Park Service released its 2010 annual reports this week, as it is required to do under […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK A three-prong road project starting this month at the north end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore will involve traffic rerouting and lane closures on Highway 12, but officials expect minor inconvenience to drivers. ‘There really won’t be any delays, other than they’re going to have to drive a little […]
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Three members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation are pushing the secretary of the Department of the Interior and the director of the Office of Management and Budget to decide on a “more appropriate” balance between public access and environmental stewardship in the proposed rule for off-road vehicles at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. On Jan. […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation Chief Operating Officer Jim Trogdon has announced that 20 contracts totaling $159 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina, including one project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and $1.9 million for resurfacing roadways in Dare County. NCDOT awarded the contracts to […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Park Service has released the Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2010 annual reports for protected species and a report on the status of its off-road vehicle management. The following 2010 reports have been posted on the park planning (PEPC) website under the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy project: Piping […]
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BUXTON – Leon Edgar Jennette Sr., 76, passed away at Wilson MedicalCenter on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. He was the son of the lateJunius L. Jennette Sr. and the late Leona Gaskins Jennette. Leonloved his family very much. He was well known in thecommunityand was always eager to lend a helping hand. Mr. Jennetteproudlyserved his country […]
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In the years of discussion of off-road vehicle rulemaking for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, have you ever heard anyone utter the words, ?seabeach amaranth?? Have you heard anyone talk about seabeach amaranth at a public meeting, public forum, public comment session, or negotiated rulemaking committee meeting? Have you seen anyone railing against protections for […]
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CAPE HATTERAS — MarjorieMidgette Banks,went to be with our Lord on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at Pitt MemorialHospital. She lived in Norfolk 69 years before coming to live with herson in Frisco. She was the daughter of Joshua D. Austin and Elizabeth“Lizzie” Willis. She was a homemaker and caregiver and enjoyed her children andgrandchildren. She […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The North Carolina Department of Transportation is used to scraping sand off the roads of Hatteras and Ocracoke. However, over the weekend, maintenance crews had a rare chance to try their hand at clearing snow and ice. And most islanders give them high marks for their work. “DOT deserves […]
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