Three state representatives who visited Ocracoke on Friday, April 26, pledged to do all they can to find an alternative to tolls on all North Carolina ferries. The visitors were Paul Tine, a Democrat of Kitty Hawk, who represents Dare, Hyde, Beaufort and Washington counties; Charles Jeter, a Republican of Mecklenberg County, and John A. […]
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Dredging finished, but channel still problematic for ferries
May is upon us, and the regular Hatteras-to-Ocracoke ferries still are not running because of an inadequate ferry channel. “It’s a mess,” noted Allen Burrus, a Dare County commissioner who has been actively working on the ferry channel problems. Rudy Austin, president of the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association and a former ferry captain, echoed […]
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Visitors Bureau sets events for National Travel & Tourism Week
Visitors Bureau sets events for National Travel & Tourism Week The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week, May 4 -12, with a series of fun and informative events, including the first Outer Banks Tourism Summit. On Tuesday, May 7, Tourism Research Assistance Center (TRAC) State Tourism and Commerce […]
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Ocracoke youngsters will soon have a real baseball field …WITH SLIDE SHOW
Ocracoke students will have a real baseball field by the end of the summer. The field, which will be called Ocracoke Community Park, is at the end of Maurice Ballance Road and is being prepared on a 3.8-acre tract purchased from Dal and Darren Burrus. “If you wanted to play flag football, you had to […]
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You can fish anywhere on the beach — and other misconceptions about the ORV plan
The National Parks Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources had a hearing last week on Senate Bill 486, which would overturn the off-road vehicle management plan at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Under the legislation, which was introduced last month by Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., off-road […]
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USFWS seeks comment on compatibility for Pea Island Inlet Bridge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft Compatibility Determination on the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s request for a temporary easement permit for construction of a new, permanent bridge at Pea Island Inlet is open for public comment and review until May 3. Comments are being sought on the benefits of and impacts from issuing […]
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Political terrain is rougher in new version of the gamefish bill
BY CATHERINE KOZAK Commercial fishermen for the fourth time are fighting against passage of a gamefish bill that is winding its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, but this time the political terrain is rougher and the legislation is an entangled mix of actions. The bill, HB 983, proposes to remove red drum, speckled […]
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Senate subcommittee hears testimony on bill to overturn ORV plan
The Senate Subcommittee on National Parks accepted testimony today on 13 pending pieces of legislation, including Senate Bill 486 to overturn the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s off-road vehicle management plan that became effective in February 2012. And in a repeat of his questioning at a hearing last June, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., heavily criticized the […]
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Edward Goldberg
EdwardGoldberg passed away quietly in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 23, 2013 atthe age of 81. Ed was a well-known innovator of real estate,construction, and hospitality practices on Hatteras Island for manyyears. He retired to Palm Beach Gardens some time ago. Hewas a loving father to two sons, Mitchell (Brenda) and Jeffrey (Teri)of Charlottesville Va., […]
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Edward Agustus Hooper
SALVO– Edward Agustus Hooper, 91, died Monday April 22, 2013 in NagsHead. Mr. Hooper was born in Salvo and was the son of the lateGarland A. and Maria Hooper Hooper. He worked for over 20 years aspostmaster of the United States Post Office in Salvo and was a memberof Clarks Bethel United Methodist Church. Surviving […]
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