First day of ORV permit sales is slow and quiet on Ocracoke By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH A handful of fishermen were in line at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the new trailer behind the Park Service Visitor Center at the southern ferry docks to be the first to purchase off-road vehicle […]
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Despite the overall effectiveness of a recent erosion-prevention project at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, scouring has become a concern in one section south of the channel span. Despite the overall effectiveness of a recent erosion-prevention project at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, scouring has become a concern in one section south of the channel […]
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After two years of no fireworks displays on Hatteras or Ocracoke islands, it looks like fireworks are on the horizon again — in Avon village for 2012’s Independence Day. After two years of no fireworks displays on Hatteras or Ocracoke islands, it looks like fireworks are on the horizon again — in Avon village for […]
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The National Park Service said today that the final off-road vehicle regulation and management will still be effective on Wednesday, Feb. 15, despite a lawsuit that beach access groups filed yesterday to stop it. The Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA) filed the complaint yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia […]
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The National Park Service has issued its annual reports on protected species and law enforcement. The reports, posted on the NPS park planning website detail how threatened and endangered species –piping plovers, sea turtles, and seabeach amaranth – fared this year on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Also included are reports on two other protected […]
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Access groups sue to stop Park Service’s ORV plan and final rule By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA) today filed a lawsuit against the federal government agencies in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an effort to stop the Park Service […]
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The inlet created at mid-Pea Island by Hurricane Irene has been on the move since the storm hit Hatteras Island on Aug. 27, almost six months ago. The changes at the inlet have been documented by Island Free Press photographer Don Bowers in a series of aerial photos that he has taken since two days […]
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It’s February and that time of the year again — bluefin tuna season. Overall, it has been a mild winter around these parts, but that hasn’t hampered the tuna season. Over the weekend, I had the chance to try my luck at some offshore fishing for the first time this year. While I am always […]
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The first month of the new trash collection system on Ocracoke has been relatively smooth, but many still have a wait-and-see attitude. The dump behind the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office has daily traffic to rival the post office next door. It is a place to take your trash and recyclables as well as visit with […]
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Theresa “Terry” Virginia (Nilsen) Wilcox , 64, of Wimauma, Fla., passedfrom this world into eternal rest on Feb. 3, 2012 in Sun City Centersurrounded by family. Theresa was born in Providence, R.I., on Oct. 10,1947. She resided in Rodanthe for several years where she worked atWaterfall Park. Theresa was predeceased by her parents Martin Nilsen, […]
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