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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Climbing fee for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse increases
Beginning Saturday, April 20, the climbing fee for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will increase for the season. Climbing tickets for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be $8 for adults and $4 for senior citizens (62 or older), children 11 years of age and under, and those holding a National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Access Pass. Tickets […]
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Jones continues efforts to block catch-shares funding
Jones continues efforts to block catch-shares funding Jones continues efforts to block catch-shares funding U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., is continuing his effort to block funding for approval of new fisheries catch-shares programs in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. On Tuesday, April 16, Jones and a bipartisan group of 24 of his […]
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A celebration of the restoration and relighting of the Bodie Island Lighthouse….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Sometimes reporters get attached to the subject of their coverage, especially if that subject is an underdog unjustly outshined by another that’s taller and more popular. The Bodie Island Lighthouse has been that underdog for me. On Thursday evening, the fully restored lighthouse was officially relighted, and it opened today for the first time to […]
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Gamefish bill has arrived, judge in bridge lawsuit is heard from
As expected, a gamefish bill has arrived in the North Carolina General Assembly. Also as expected, it was not introduced as a stand-alone bill. Stand-alone gamefish bills have not fared well in the past several legislatures. The bill introduced Wednesday, House Bill 983, addresses not only gamefish status for red drum, speckled trout, and striped […]
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Community is enthusiastic about Emergency Response Teams
By JORDAN TOMBERLIN Though it’s no stranger to disasters, Hatteras Island seems to have confronted more than its fair share of emergency situations recently. From Irene to Sandy to those random northeasters that sometimes wipe out off-island travels for indeterminate periods of time, islanders have found themselves in several challenging predicaments in the past few […]
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Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department breaks ground on new building …….WITH SLIDE SHOW
By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke will have a new fire house in about eight months, following the long-awaited ground breaking at the site of a new Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department building along Irvin Garrish Highway Monday. About 60 residents came out to support the event as crew members from Premiere Construction Inc. of […]
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maps wind farm concerns
A new map developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and recently posted online would appear to put a damper on future development of land-based wind energy projects in eastern North Carolina. But Kathy Matthews, a service biologist who worked on the map, and Charles “Pete” Peterson said that shouldn’t be the case. Peterson […]
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Riding out the storm: Avon couple faces down cancer in Chapel Hill
Twenty-three years ago, Pennsylvania natives Claudia Laskow and her husband, Jan, kicked over the traces and chased their dream to live a life ruled by the wind, tide, and shifting sands of Hatteras Island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. “We always wanted to live at the beach one day,” says Claudia, 58, of Avon. “We […]
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Alligator River Bridge reopens
The U.S. 64 swing bridge over the Alligator River in Tyrrell and Dare counties was reopened to traffic Sunday evening after being closed for 12 days. A key part used to keep the bridge closed and support the weight of the vehicles called a wedge guide broke during repairs. Replacement parts were secured on Sunday, […]
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