DOT finds scouring problem with one of Bonner Bridge’s pilings

Despite the overall effectiveness of a recent erosion-prevention project at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, scouring has become a concern in one section south of the channel span. Despite the overall effectiveness of a recent erosion-prevention project at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, scouring has become a concern in one section south of the channel […]

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Final ORV rule will be still be effective Feb. 15 – with a few more details on fees and permits

The National Park Service said today that the final off-road vehicle regulation and management will still be effective on Wednesday, Feb. 15, despite a lawsuit that beach access groups filed yesterday to stop it. The Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA) filed the complaint yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia […]

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FOR MORE INFORMATION   To read the complaint in the CHAPA lawsuit again NPS and others go to http://www.obpa-nc.org/Rule/CHAPA-complaint.pdf  

Access groups sue to stop Park Service’s ORV plan and final rule By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA) today filed a lawsuit against the federal government agencies in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an effort to stop the Park Service […]

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Park Service issues annual resource, law enforcement reports

The National Park Service has issued its annual reports on protected species and law enforcement. The reports, posted on the NPS park planning website detail how threatened and endangered species –piping plovers, sea turtles, and seabeach amaranth – fared this year on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.  Also included are reports on two other protected […]

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Theresa Virginia Wilcox

Theresa “Terry” Virginia (Nilsen) Wilcox , 64, of Wimauma, Fla., passedfrom this world into eternal rest on Feb. 3, 2012 in Sun City Centersurrounded by family. Theresa was born in Providence, R.I., on Oct. 10,1947. She resided in Rodanthe for several years where she worked atWaterfall Park.   Theresa was predeceased by her parents Martin Nilsen, […]

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UPDATE: DOT pushes back a decision on the permanent fixes to Highway 12

While road engineers are still considering whether a proposed 7-mile bridge bypassing a breached area in Pea Island National Wildlife is feasible, the anticipated decision on permanent fixes to hurricane-damaged Highway 12 has been pushed back weeks into February or later. But the state Department of Transportation said the project remains on track. “We’re moving […]

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