The fourth part of our report on The Island Free Press Survey: Hurricane Irene Response focuses on visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke. Some 623 of them took the time to fill out the survey and to send us their comments ? 39 pages of their comments can be read by clicking on the link at […]
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Rodanthe resident’s wedding photo is a winner
Melinda Baker of Rodanthe was named a winner in the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks–based Village Realty. Baker’s photo won the top prize in the “I Do” category. The photo her sister and her husband on the beach at the Rodanthe pier following their June 18, 2011, wedding. As winner in […]
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Hatteras and Oregon inlets have shoaling problems — again
When the dredge Currituck pulled out of Oregon Inlet last Thursday, Nov. 10, the navigational channel under the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge was easily 9 feet deep. By Saturday afternoon, it was about 3 feet, a stunning rate of shoaling even for the notoriously volatile waterway. “I don’t know what happened,” said Roger Bullock, […]
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Hurricane Irene survey, Part 3: Non-resident property owners respond to the stormâs aftermath
For the most part, non-resident property owners on Hatteras and Ocracoke are happier with the preparation for and response to Hurricane Irene than residents said they were. The major points of contention with the non-resident owners were the length of time before they were allowed on the islands, especially Hatteras, to inspect their properties and […]
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Hatteras Island Ocean Center is a new project that would be a fishing pier – and much more
If all goes the way that Eric Kaplan sees it going, Hatteras Island may have a new fishing pier in the near future. Kaplan is the driving force behind the just recently conceived Hatteras Island Ocean Center, which would be a fishing pier for southern Hatteras Island – and much more. Kaplan’s idea is that […]
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Ocracoke park ranger Kenny Balance receives regional award
Ocracoke park ranger Kenny Balance receives regional award Long-time National Park Service Outer Banks Group employee Kenneth C. Ballance has received the 2011 NPS Southeast Region Harry Yount Park Ranger Award. The peer-nominated honor, named after the first known national park ranger, recognizes excellence in the field of “rangering.” Every year each of the […]
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Hatteras artists and young people create ornaments for National Christmas Tree display
Studio 12 in Avon has been chosen to design and create the ornaments for North Carolina’s tree for the 2011 National Christmas Tree display in President’s Park in Washington, D.C., the National Park Foundation announced recently. A local artist and local youth were selected from each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia to […]
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Refuge manger reminds the public about closed areas around Pea Island Inlet
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Manager Mike Bryant reminds people that the area around the Pea Island Headquarters/Maintenance/Storage/Intern House at the new Pea island Inlet is closed to the public. “This site has been closed to the public for years — since NCDOT relocated the highway to the west of our buildings and built the […]
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MV Swan Quarter joins the NCDOT ferry fleet
The North Carolina Department of Transportation christened a new sound-class ferry, the Motor Vessel Swan Quarter, on Monday, Nov. 7, in Manns Harbor. State Transportation Secretary Gene Conti was joined by other state and local officials at the special ceremony. Betsy Conti christened the vessel. “This new ferry will help us further carry out […]
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Annual Anglers Club Tournament yielded few fish….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Participants in the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club 54th Annual Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament on Nov. 3-5 faced difficult weather conditions as severe wind and waves battered the coast from a deepening low pressure system that eventually became Tropical Storm Sean. “The east facing beaches were just awful for catching fish,” said Larry Hardham, president of […]
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