Acting Superintendent Darrell Echols announced today the selection of two district ranger positions for the Bodie Island and Ocracoke districts in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Ben Mckay will serve as the Bodie Island District Ranger and Ed Fuller will serve as the Ocracoke District Ranger. They will supervise the law enforcement, emergency services, […]
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Alvin Daniel “Danny” Willis, 64, of Elizabeth City, N.C., entered intoeternal rest on Sept. 10, 2012. Danny was born Sept. 24, 1947 inWashington, N.C., to Daniel C. Willis and Mildred Stowe Willis. Danny was a graduate of Great Bridge High School Class of 1965. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in piano from ShenandoahUniversity Conservatory […]
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The Hatteras Village Surf Fishing Tournament has had its issues with Mother Nature. For some reason, the tournament seems to invite unfriendly conditions — strong winds, big swell, and plenty of clouds and rain. With Hurricane Leslie churning offshore, this year’s event, which ran from Thursday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 8, threatened to hold […]
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The Hatteras Village Surf Fishing Tournament has had its issues with Mother Nature. For some reason, the tournament seems to invite unfriendly conditions — strong winds, big swell, and plenty of clouds and rain. With Hurricane Leslie churning offshore, this year’s event, which ran from Thursday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 8, threatened to hold […]
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Though the turnout was low, emotions ran high. About 20 people showed up Thursday night for a public meeting intended to find out what people think about reorganizing the two state agencies that manage fish and wildlife populations. Other meetings were held over the past two weeks in Raleigh and Manteo. It’s all part of […]
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The fourth annual Red Drum Tournament, sponsored by the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association, will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and run through Saturday, Oct. 27. Registration at Frank and Fran’s Tackle shop in Avon will begin at noon on Wednesday. Fishing begins at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, and ends at 4 p.m. […]
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Leslie is currently a Category 1 hurricane. It is expected to pass close to Bermuda over the weekend, perhaps as a Category 2, and long-period swells – 6 to 9 feet by the weekend in coastal waters with a period of 12 to 13 seconds – will bring dangerously rough seas. The National Weather Service […]
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CHARLOTTE — The Outer Banks may be in the same state as this city, but amid the hub-bub and hustle at the Democratic National Convention that kicked off on Tuesday, the barrier islands may as well have been across the country. “The Outer Banks?” asked a Charlotte resident enjoying some convention sight-seeing. “That’s worse than […]
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CHARLOTTE — The Outer Banks may be in the same state as this city, but amid the hub-bub and hustle at the Democratic National Convention that kicked off on Tuesday, the barrier islands may as well have been across the country. “The Outer Banks?” asked a Charlotte resident enjoying some convention sight-seeing. “That’s worse than […]
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