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Cleaning up Hurricane Irene’s mess at Mirlo Beach …WITH SLIDE SHOW BY CATHERINE KOZAK
Outer Banks Angling: What a difference a couple weeks make By ROB ALDERMAN
The incredible March weather has continued and it appears that it will push over into the beginning of April. The extended forecasts show warm weather for the next week or so. Over the weekend, the area saw some much needed rain and temps have been a little cooler the past couple of days, but we […]
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Charlotte Darlene Breeden
FRISCO — Charlotte Darlene Breeden (nee Hollenback), 51, passed awayunexpectedly at her residence on Monday, April 17, 2012. Born inNewfoundland, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Patrick MatthewHollenback and the late Tonia Sadie Belle Hollenback (neePalmer). She is also preceded in death her husband, JimmyBreeden. Charlotte attended Little Grove United Methodist Churchin Frisco. […]
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UPDATE: Lobbyists say fight to stop ferry toll increases isn’t over yet
TO READ MORE ON FERRY TOLLS Lobbyists rally support for no ‘ferry tax’ Governor aiming to block ferry toll increases Hyde County is gearing up to take on legislators over ferry tolls Ocracokers turn out in force to oppose increase in ferry tolls
Park Service establishes colonial waterbird pre-nesting areas
Park Service establishes colonial waterbird pre-nesting areas National Park Service has installed pre-nesting areas for colonial waterbirds, as required by the new off-road vehicle management plan for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The pre-nesting closure areas are based on the recent breeding history of the respective protected species at the seashore and the actual […]
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A bill hearing, ferry taxes, signs, and lawsuits
This is the week that Cape Point closed ?temporarily? to off-road vehicle and pedestrian access because a pair of piping plovers is courting in an area of the beach between Ramp 44 and the Point.The Park Service?s ORV plan requires a mandatory buffer of 75 meters around the birds, which has cut off access.There have […]
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Kathleen Karr Butcher
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Kathleen Karr Butcher,passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, April 12, 2012, at herhome, two weeks short of her 90th birthday. Kitty was born in Davis Run, Tyler County, West Virginia, was raised inDents Run, attended high school in Mannington graduating in 1941,graduated as a registered nurse from Fairmont General Hospital, classof 1946. […]
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Is ‘smart growth’ a U.N. conspiracy? By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online
By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online A group in Currituck County that has expressed suspicions about the motives behind terms like “smart growth” and “green projects” said it is not giving up despite the county’s recent approval of a long-term planning document. “To me, it has definite ties to […]
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Ocracoke’s Molasses Creek breaks into folk music’s Top 10 By CONNIE LEINBACH
Molasses Creek, the contemporary folk band from Ocracoke, in March was ranked in the national top 10 in folk music across the United States. The group’s CD, “An Island Out of Time,” was the fifth most played album on the folk radio scene, and the band was the number 9 artist, based on 13,326 airplays […]
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Long-lost Titanic SOS is on view for the first time
“Have struck iceberg.” The alarming message sent from the RMS Titanic 100 years ago on the night of April 14, 1912, was first received and recorded at the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station. The long-lost log page from that date will be on public display at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village for […]
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