Hatteras Coast Guardsmen spent countless hours aiding hurricane victims BY ANNE BOWERS BY ANNE BOWERS BY ANNE BOWERS United States Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet demonstrated incredible commitment to the communities of Hatteras Island following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011. Thirty-two men and women volunteered tirelessly to help the […]
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Jones cosponsors fisheries rebuilding flexibility bill
Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., has joined New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone in introducing bipartisan legislation to give federal fisheries managers increased flexibility in rebuilding U.S. fisheries. The bill – H.R. 3061, the Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act – was introduced in late September. H.R. 3061 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery […]
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UPDATE: Hurricane Irene flood insurance hotline opens
North Carolina survivors of Hurricane Irene with questions about flood insurance claims can now find help by calling a new toll-free hotline. The Hurricane Irene Flood Insurance Claims Hotline is open to help North Carolina residents in the 38 counties included in the presidential disaster declaration following Hurricane Irene. The hotline number is 855-336-2002. The […]
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Charles E. Todd
E. Todd GREENWOOD,S.C. — Charles E. Todd, 64, of 4408 Highway 25 South, husband ofGeraldine Brown Todd, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at his home. Bornin Abbeville, S.C., he was a son of the late Charles Strong Todd, Jr.and Winnie Mae Todd. He was a graduate of Greenwood HighSchool,received his B.A. degree in English from […]
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Hatteras woman dies in dive accident off Wrightsville Beach
Amy Pieno of Hatteras village died late Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, in a diving accident off Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Pieno owned Outer Banks Diving in Hatteras village with her husband, John. The two were well known in the diving community. Lt. Chuck Mellor, chief of investigations at U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, told the […]
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Amy Sue Pieno
Sue Pieno HATTERAS– Amy Sue Pieno, 48, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 in Wrightsville Beach,N.C., following a Diving accident. Amywas born in Cannonsburg, Pa., on July 1, 1963, the daughter of the lateWalter Rybarski and Shirley F. Rybarski of Cannonsburg, who survivesher. She was the owner and operator of the Outer Banks Diving Shop onHatteras […]
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Let’s name the temporary bridge – and other loose ends
Island Free Press reporter Anne Bowers headed up the beach yesterday, a trip that she just could not wait to make after Highway 12 reopened. She reported that the trip was eerie and a little unsettling. She had spent countless days since Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27 in Rodanthe and at the site of the […]
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Commentary: NPS refusal to drain stormwater is a point of contention for islanders and visitors
Sometimes it seems as though if I sit back and wait long enough, the National Park Service will yet again create a situation, or allow a situation to occur, that boggles the mind. In fact, when it comes to how this region is managed by both NPS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at least […]
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Outer Banks Angling: Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines
Highway 12 has reopened, and fall fishing is in full swing. It’s time to get those rods and reels ready and head on down. And for those fishing the Capitol City Four Wheelers tournament this weekend or the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament next weekend, the reopening of the road and the […]
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UPDATED: Mystery of floating lights over the ocean off Avon is solved
Avon residents near the oceanfront saw quite a mysterious and unsettling sight over water Thursday evening. Not too long after dark, folks started noticing bright, orange circular objects drifting by soundlessly from south to north out over the ocean. There were lots of them, oceanfront resident Karen Tetreault reported in a phone call to The […]
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