BUXTON — Bernice James Ballance, 65, died onSaturday, April 7, 2012 at the Avon Medical Center. Mr. Ballance,born in Elizabeth City, N.C., was a charter boat captain and a lifelongfisherman. He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army, including twotours in Vietnam. He was the son of the late Loran H. and LucyGray […]
Obituaries | Full Article
Protecting the Sturgeon: Joy and consternation By BRAD RICH Coastal Review Online Last of two parts
To preserve what remains of the giant Atlantic sturgeon, the federal government will place the fish on the endangered species list starting Friday, Arpil 6. That leaves state officials waiting for the other shoe to drop. North Carolina, as did some of the other states affected by the listing, opposed federal protection, though the sturgeon’s […]
Local News | Full Article
Atlantic Sturgeon: Protecting an ancient giant By BRAD RICH AND FRANK TURSI Coastal Review Online First of two parts
Most people in North Carolina have never seen an Atlantic sturgeon. Once common along our coast, the fish became so rare that to preserve the remaining population the state more than 20 years ago made it illegal to possess a sturgeon. Starting Friday, April 6, though, the full weight of the U.S. government will get […]
Local News | Full Article
The rules of engagement
Most of my last blogs on the issue of beach access have been frustrating ? to me and to some of The Island Free Press readers. ?I don’t read Irene’s Blog to learn about the island’s important issues,? one reader said in a comment posted today. I skim over the comments to laugh at the […]
Editor’s Blog | Full Article
UPDATE: More new businesses open on Ocracoke By CONNIE LEINBACH
Like spring flowers, businesses continue to bloom on Ocracoke. Three new businesses have opened or will open soon on the island. La Isla, a new Mexican grocery store that opened March 30 in Spencer’s Market, offers an international variety of food and other staples. Items such as “Takis” chips, marzipan, drinkable yogurt, spicy nuts, Mexican […]
Local News | Full Article
Sea-Level Rise: The onrushing train By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online
For at least a decade, numerous North Carolina scientists have been warning with increasing stridency about the state’s vulnerability to impending sea-level rise, but policymakers have yet to take heed. Two reports released this month by a group of independent researchers, however, have only reinforced the dire predictions about the effects of a rising Atlantic […]
Local News | Full Article
Island Cooking: Lighter ingredients and preparations for spring By LYNNE FOSTER
Since Easter is upon us, we need to think about what to do with all those hard-boiled eggs. As beautiful as they are, you really do need to crack their colorful shells and eat the eggs while they are fresh. Why not prolong the visual pleasure by pickling them? They will have a distinctive flavor […]
Local News | Full Article
Pulitizer Prize winning author to speak at Hatteras Civil War commemoration
Pulitizer Prize winning author to speak at Hatteras Civil War commemoration Pulitzer-prize winning author James McPherson headlines as one of three featured expert speakers at the upcoming “Flags Over Hatteras” Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration conference held by the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. As a part of the April 26 – 29 event, McPherson will […]
Local News | Full Article
Hatteras Civil War artifacts are on exhibit at Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum By JORDAN TOMBERLIN
Hatteras Civil War artifacts are on exhibit at Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum By JORDAN TOMBERLIN By JORDAN TOMBERLIN By JORDAN TOMBERLIN As part of the commemoration of the events that happened 150 years ago on the Outer Banks during the Civil War, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village is featuring an […]
Local News | Full Article
Flags Over Hatteras Civil War event rescheduled for April 26-29
Flags Over Hatteras Civil War event rescheduled for April 26-29 When we think of the most historic battles of the Civil War, many names come to mind – Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, Bull Run and Fredericksburg in Virginia, Chickamauga in Georgia, and Vicksburg in Mississippi. All of these sites are far removed from the Outer Banks […]
Local News | Full Article
