The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau hosted the first-ever OBX Tourism Summit earlier this month in Avon. About 100 people attended the two-day event, which ended with a presentation of the preliminary results of a study on the economic impact of Hatteras Island on Dare County?s tourism economy. Although various folks over the years have culled […]
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UPDATE: Shoaling keeps ferries on longer route, but more runs added for the holiday
Shifting sand continues to cause problems for returning the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries to their original route. However, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will add more runs on the route to handle increased demand during the coming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Tests conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers late last month showed […]
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Ocracoke still reeling two weeks after visit from state troopers
Two weeks after state troopers were on Ocracoke during the Ocracoke Island Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament and passed out 59 tickets and 18 warnings, rumors are still circulating about the events of that weekend. Uniformly, islanders do not condone the vandalism of the two troopers’ cars early Saturday morning of that weekend and several have […]
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UPDATE: Bill to overturn ORV plan brings “spirited” discussion to the Senate
A bill that would overturn the National Park Service’s off-road vehicle management plan at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was the subject of “spirited” conversations among U.S. senators today. But most of the discussion was before a scheduled meeting of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee at which the bill was to be considered […]
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Roaming Ocracoke Inlet and Portsmouth Island
Off the coast of eastern North Carolina lies the remote, uninhabited island of Portsmouth, renowned for birds, seashells, surf fishing and history. Getting there from neighboring Ocracoke requires a boat ride through the serene beauty of Ocracoke Inlet. Along the way, you may learn about pirates’ lairs, Civil War forts, and an effort to save […]
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Budget and tax rate inching up in Dare County
It is still a work-in-progress, but the county’s proposed budget of $99,283.383 in the General Fund for fiscal year 2013-14 has been set for public hearing at the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20. The draft budget — based on a proposed property tax rate of 43 cents […]
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UPDATE: Bill to overturn Park Service’s ORV plan will go to House for a vote
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today favorably reported H.R. 819 to overturn the Park Service’s new off-road vehicle plan on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The vote was 24 to 17 in favor of sending the bill to the House floor for a vote, with Republicans favoring the bill and Democrats […]
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UPDATE: Senate committee will meet on bill that would overturn ORV plan
The full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will meet on Thursday, May 16, to consider 30 bills, including S.B. 486, which would overturn the Park Service’s off-road vehicle plan on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., along with Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., on March […]
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Dee Callahan: A homegrown Hatteras Island professional cook
One of Hatteras Island’s most talented – and most experienced – professional cooks never saw or ate fresh broccoli or Brussels sprouts until she went away to college. Dee Callahan grew up on island staples: collards, potatoes rather than rice, canned beans, peas and corn. “When Dad wasn’t home, we sometimes had spaghetti or lasagna. […]
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Shipwreck museum presents first plans for exhibit design
The presentation was broad, lacked specifics and barely mentioned any artifacts, but after years of waiting, an exhibit design for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is finally starting to take shape. Members of the museum’s design team made their first presentation to the community Wednesday to explain the conceptual plan for the lobby, gallery, […]
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