There’s a revolution in Raleigh, said Joe McClees about two bills introduced in the legislature Thursday, March 28, to eliminate ferry tolls. Joe and Henri McClees are the lobbyists hired by Hyde, Beaufort, and Pamlico counties to represent the coast in Raleigh. “We have coalitions of new Democrats and Republicans who have decided we need […]
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Beach erosion and ocean overwash are hardly the only headaches the state Department of Transportation has with the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement project. The public comment period on the proposed bridge over Pea Island Inlet closed on Thursday, and transportation officials will review input on the Phase II project from agencies and the public […]
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The annual closing of seasonal off-road vehicle routes in front of village beaches will begin on Monday, April 1. In accordance with the ORV Management Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the following seasonal ORV routes close annually to vehicles from April 1 through October 31. These areas remain open to pedestrian use. Hatteras Island: […]
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Earlier this week, Jason Rylander, attorney for Defenders of Wildlife, sent an urgent message to the group?s members. He urged them to comment on the North Carolina Department of Transportation?s plan to replace a temporary bridge at Pea Island Inlet with a longer, higher permanent bridge. The permanent bridge is part of DOT?s plan to […]
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Beth Midgett, chairwoman of the Dare County Citizen’s Action Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge, has issued an emergency appeal for help to Hatteras residents, off-island property owners, and friends of the island. Midgett says the committee needs immediate action – within 24 hours – to stop an e-mail campaign from Defenders of Wildlife to […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s board of directors voted at its meeting last week to begin condemnation proceedings against some Mirlo Beach property owners in order to obtain easements to move the 115 kV transmission line to the west. Hurricane Sandy last October and two northeasters in November have severely eroded the beach and the […]
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JohnPatrick Workman, 54, of Pearce, Ariz., died Monday, March 25, 2013 onHatteras Island. He was born May 18, 1958 in Elyria, Ohio, toCharles B. and Meta O. Kirkpatrick Workman. John spent hiswinters in Pearse and worked for the National Park Service on the OuterBanks. He loved his work with the Park Service at Cape Hatteras […]
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AVON– Noah Hearst Price Jr., 52, died Saturday, March 23, 2013. Born inBuxton, he was the son of the late Noah Hearst Price Sr. and the lateRose O’Neal Price and was a proud graduate of East Carolina University. Mr.Price is survived by his pride and joy, his daughter, Brianna MichellePrice of Frisco, and a brother, […]
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Dale Ellsworth Wegner II, 62, of Harrisonburg, Va., passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Dale was born on Jan. 18, 1951, in Roswell, New Mexico. He is son of Dale and Neta Wegner of Harrisonburg and they survive. Helived in Dowagiac, Mich., until 1958. He attended the Augusta MilitaryAcademy in […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation said today in a media release that dredging in the ferry channel in Hatteras Inlet is behind schedule and is now not expected to be completed until mid-April. The dredging in the channel that has seen significant shoaling after recent storms was to be completed by March 31. Because […]
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