Beginning Oct. 1, coastal recreational fishermen can lose their fishing licenses for violating fishing rules. Recreational fishermen will fall under the same license suspension, revocation and reissuance schedule as commercial fishermen, and that schedule will change Oct. 1, as well. “Fishermen will face longer license suspensions for most violations,” said Louis Daniel, director of the […]
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Daniel Robert Moore
Daniel Robert Moore, 75, of Sewell, N.J., passed away on Monday, Sept.17, 2012. He died sitting in his chair on the beach on Hatteras Islandwith his fishing line in the water. He had been a resident of Sewellsince 1962. Mr. Moore graduated from Glassboro State College and served in theUnited States Marine Corps. Devoted husband […]
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This year’s Day at the Docks begins with a serious talk about fishing By JORDAN TOMBERLIN
Somewhere around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, under a large party tent in the backyard of the historic Seaside Inn, Ernie Foster stepped onto the stage and grabbed the microphone. Just minutes earlier, an unexpected late-summer storm had unleashed torrential rains, forcing the 80 or so guests who had gathered for the first event […]
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Suspensions or delays possible on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route
Travelers using the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route could encounter delays, load weight restrictions, and possible suspensions due to extreme shoaling of the Hatteras Inlet channel for the immediate future. The problems could persist for several weeks. A threat of severe weather when a cold front moves through Tuesday, wind-driven tides, and the narrow channel situation […]
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Coast Guard rescues a boater and two kayakers on Sept. 15
The U.S. Coast Guard made two rescues on Saturday, Sept. 15, in eastern North Carolina. One was early Saturday morning near Swan Quarter, and the other was Saturday evening off Cape Hatteras. In the Saturday evening incident, The Coast Guard rescuers came to the aid of two kayakers stranded on a sandbar east of Cape […]
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Bobby Durr
Greenville – Mr. Bobby Durr, 44, passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date on Hatteras Island. Bobby was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., lived on Hatteras Island for anumber of years, and lived in Greenville for the past 20 years. He worked for UPS for […]
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Some ORV routes will reopen for night driving on Sept. 16
Some of the beaches on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will reopen to night driving at midnight on Sunday, Sept. 16. From Sept. 16 through Nov. 15, driving will be allowed only on ORV routes without resources closures or portions of those ORV routes. The nesting season for shorebirds and colonial waterbirds is about over […]
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Records and Rants
The federal defendants in the Cape Hatteras Preservation Alliance?s lawsuit that seeks to overturn the National Park Service?s final off-road vehicle plan and rule at Cape Hatteras National Seashore have filed the administrative record of ORV rulemaking. The record was filed on Thursday, Aug. 6, in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. The […]
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Summerfield indicted while prosecutors ponder death penalty
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Outer Banks Angling: Let’s get it started By ROB ALDERMAN
The official beginning of fall is just over a week away, but Mother Nature is giving us a little head start. The weather has turned around quickly, like a person walked into a room and threw a switch. Labor Day weekend saw some serious heat for all three days, and now after Hurricane Leslie skirted […]
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