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Monthly Archives: May, 2013

Looking at the impact of Hatteras on Dare’s tourist economy

Editor's Blog Irene Nolan -
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...

UPDATE: Shoaling keeps ferries on longer route, but more runs added for the holiday

Local News Catherine Kozak -
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...

Ocracoke still reeling two weeks after visit from state troopers

Local News Connie Leinbach -
Two weeks after state troopers were on Ocracoke during the Ocracoke Island Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament and passed out 59 tickets and 18 warnings,...

UPDATE: Bill to overturn ORV plan brings “spirited” discussion to the Senate

Seashore News Irene Nolan -
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...

Budget and tax rate inching up in Dare County

Local News Sandy.Semans -
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...
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Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr.

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Cora Lee O’Neal

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