ORV permits will cost $120 a year and go on sale Feb. 15 The new off-road vehicle permits for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will cost $120 a year or $50 a week and will go on sale on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The permits are required by the final rule for ORV use at the […]
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Victims of Hurricane Irene filled the Rodanthe Community Center Monday night, Jan. 30, for a disaster recovery meeting as many families and businesses in the northern Hatteras Island villages struggle through the rebuilding process. Even five months after Hurricane Irene decimated several areas north of Buxton, there are still people who have not started to […]
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RODANTHE – Mahlon Masling Blue passed away onJan. 30, 2012. Born in 1956, he was the loving husband of JudithBlue; wonderful father of Colleen (Lance) of Chapel Hill, N.C., MahlonJesse (Amanda) of Norfolk, Va., and Meagan (Tyler) of Rodanthe; adoringgrandfather of Karina and Michael; and caring brother of A.C., Joe andDanny Blue. Mahlon spent most […]
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My son was here this past weekend to help me with cataract surgery. On Saturday, the day after the surgery, the day was sunny and unseasonably warm, so we took a late afternoon drive on the beach. We made our last trip by vehicle from Ramp 49 in Frisco to Cape Point. It?s a favorite […]
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In my last couple of columns I’ve discussed what I consider to be the benefits of the Internet and cell phones to the local fishing economy. I feel the non-stop change of the world’s technology can help to bring money into our local businesses. The rapid spread of information can encourage visitors to come to […]
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Liquor deliveries to Hyde County have been halted by the state, the second time in less than two years that unpaid bills have threatened to dry up the county’s booze supply at its only two stores – one on the mainland and another on Ocracoke. “Things look bleak, in my opinion, for this system to […]
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FRISCO — Linda Lee Carolan (nee Grosse), 65, beloved wife of James“Jim” Michael Carolan, daughter of the late Gustav “George” Grosse andthe late Mary Grosse (nee Hocker), passed away at her residence onSaturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Born in Bay Shore, N.Y., she hasresidedon the Outer Banks for the past 33 years, serving as office manager […]
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I am constantly asked which website I like most for fishing information. You might think I would say my own, FishMilitia.com, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Most fishing websites are great for reports and info, but will require some navigation to get most of what you are looking for. Fishing reports are in one […]
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The National Park Service today released to the public the final off-road vehicle rule for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The rule will be published Monday, Jan. 23, in the Federal Register and will become effective on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The long-awaited, much anticipated, and hotly debated final ORV rule had no surprises or significant […]
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One of the most unique and handsome historic structures on the Outer Banks is seldom seen by anybody, including the people who drive by it every day. Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station, its watchtower poking up over the brush on the soundside of Highway 12 between Avon and Salvo, has been partially restored and weatherized during […]
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