BUXTON — Winnie Wilkinson Gray passed away at her home in the early hours of May 7, 2013 at the age of 94. Winnieis predeceased by her parents, Lloyd and Winnie Wilkinson, threesisters, Bessie Taylor and husband Paul, Edna Watson and husband Jim,and Mae Turner and husband Bob; two aunts Vivian Godwin and MaeYoungblood, and […]
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UPDATE: Another dredge will try clearing sand out of ferry channel
Consecutive surveys of the traditional Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route illustrate the alarming rate of shoaling in Rollinson Channel, especially at the location in the federal navigational channel where utility lines are buried. “Even from the last month’s survey, it’s showing more deterioration,” said state Ferry Division Deputy Director Jed Dixon. “That section has to be addressed […]
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Two state troopers choose busy weekend for Ocracoke patrol, get vehicles vandalized
Ocracoke Island was in an uproar over the weekend when two state troopers made their presence known during a big tourist weekend that ended with the patrolmen’s cars getting vandalized. Troopers from Troop A, District 4 in Washington (Beaufort County) arrived on the island Wednesday and left Saturday morning, First Sgt. Brandon Craft said today. […]
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UPDATE: Watermen plan a show in force in Raleigh to oppose gamefish bill
Watermen in North Carolina plan a show of force in Raleigh on Monday, when members of the public have been invited to give feedback on a proposed gamefish bill that would make specked trout, red drum, and estuarine striped bass no longer available to consumers and commercial fishermen. “Folks are very concerned about this legislation,” […]
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A penny for your thoughts
Frankly, the editor needs a break from writing this blog. And we could probably all use a break from more discussion of the challenges facing Hatteras and Ocracoke as we head into the summer season. I want to say again that Highway 12 is open, the ferries to Ocracoke are running, and businesses are ready […]
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Boats are back to using the main channel in Hatteras Inlet
Commercial fishing, charter, and private boats are back to using Rollinson Channel to safely navigate between the harbor in Hatteras village and Hatteras Inlet. Since January, many boats were using an alternate channel that goes farther west into the sound to bypass the heavily shoaled Rollinson Channel, also known as the ferry channel or main […]
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UPDATE: Army Corps again surveying inlet after dredging project fails to solve ferry problems
A survey team is working to determine the degree of shoaling in the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry channel, which ferries still can’t transit after a months-long dredging project. “I’m not clear what’s going on,” Roger Bullock, chief of navigation for the Wilmington district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said late Wednesday. Ferry captains have reported […]
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