Bill to overturn ORV plan faces uphill battle in the Senate

Last week was an interesting one for companion bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate that would overturn the National Park Service off-road vehicle plan for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The bills were scheduled for back-to-back markups in House and Senate committees on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, H.R. 819, introduced […]

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Provision in Senate budget proposes that state try to acquire Oregon Inlet

A provision in the proposed state Senate budget that would consider options to acquire Oregon Inlet was a surprise to officials at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the owner of the waterway’s submerged land and much of the adjacent property. “We have not had conversations with anybody at all about acquiring Oregon Inlet,” said Darrell Echols, […]

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Jones continues to question endangered status for Atlantic sturgeon

U.S.  Rep. Walter Jones, R.-N.C., continues to push back against the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) ongoing effort to protect Atlantic sturgeon as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.  In February of 2012, NMFS decided to create a Carolina “distinct population segment” of Atlantic sturgeon and to list that segment as endangered.  Jones […]

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Refuge seeks public comment on CHEC proposal to move transmission lines

The draft compatibility determination for the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s request to relocate transmission lines at two sites in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge has been made available for public review and comment. Refuge manager Mike Bryant found that the CHEC request to amend its right-of-way for the relocation was compatible with U.S. Fish […]

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24 boats compete for prize money in Hatteras Village Offshore Open

Twenty-four boats competed for $86,400 in prize money in the 19th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open last week. The tournament is the first event in the Governor’s Cup billfishing series. “There were fewer boats than we would have liked,” said Dennis Robinson, president of the Hatteras Village Civic Association, the tournament’s sponsor. Robinson attributed the […]

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Cindy L.C. Peele

PORTSMOUTH,Va. – Cindy Louise Collins Peele, 50, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013.She was born in Portsmouth and was the daughter of the late CharlesCollins. She was active in BSA Troop #1691. She is survived byher loving husband, William Maxton Peele Jr.; her mother, FloraCollins; a daughter, Michelle P. Willis and husband Tony; a son,William […]

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