By CATHERINE KOZAK The Ohio man accused of stabbing and strangling his former girlfriend while vacationing on Hatteras Island over the July 4th holiday had a record of violence with her and another young woman going back to 2004. Nathan Summerfield, 27, a medical sleep technician from Ashland, Ohio, was arrested in August on a […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK The Ohio man accused of stabbing and strangling his former girlfriend while vacationing on Hatteras Island over the July 4th holiday had a record of violence with her and another young woman going back to 2004. Nathan Summerfield, 27, a medical sleep technician from Ashland, Ohio, was arrested in August on a […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK The Ohio man accused of stabbing and strangling his former girlfriend while vacationing on Hatteras Island over the July 4th holiday had a record of violence with her and another young woman going back to 2004. Nathan Summerfield, 27, a medical sleep technician from Ashland, Ohio, was arrested in August on a […]
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Lessons learned from Hurricane Irene
Dare County officials listened to the folks who contacted them directly after Hurricane Irene last year and to those who filled out The Island Free Press Hurricane Irene Response survey, and they have made some changes that they hope will improve communication after the next storm. County manager Bobby Outten, Emergency Management director Sandy Sanderson, […]
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Crews will begin repairing the Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet and connects Hatteras Island to the mainland, on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The work will help fortify the bridge against the sand erosion that commonly occurs in the inlet just south of the navigation channel. As part of the project, certified […]
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Crews will begin repairing the Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet and connects Hatteras Island to the mainland, on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The work will help fortify the bridge against the sand erosion that commonly occurs in the inlet just south of the navigation channel. As part of the project, certified […]
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Crews will begin repairing the Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet and connects Hatteras Island to the mainland, on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The work will help fortify the bridge against the sand erosion that commonly occurs in the inlet just south of the navigation channel. As part of the project, certified […]
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Crews will begin repairing the Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet and connects Hatteras Island to the mainland, on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The work will help fortify the bridge against the sand erosion that commonly occurs in the inlet just south of the navigation channel. As part of the project, certified […]
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Following a thorough environmental review, the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management has issued a Coastal Area Management Act major permit to the state Department of Transportation to construct a replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County and to demolish the existing bridge after the new structure is completed. The permit was […]
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The number of Hatteras Island businesses with illegal signs has been significantly reduced by Dare County’s push this year to enforce its sign ordinance. According to Donna Creef, county planning director, the number of businesses with illegal temporary signs in unincorporated Dare, such as sandwich boards or magnetic letter boards, is down to about 20, […]
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