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Monthly Archives: July, 2013

This summer is a season for public comments

Editor's Blog Irene Nolan -
The public is currently invited to comment on two projects that are important to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.One project involves the National Park...

Coast Guard rescues seven from sinking boat in Diamond Shoals

Local News Staff Reporter -
The Coast Guard rescued seven people Wednesday, July 17, after the 26-foot boat, Going Deep, started to sink approximately 14 miles east of Cape...

Park Service offers visitors close-up look at sea turtle nests

Island Features Staff Reporter -
Each spring and summer, female sea turtles -- loggerhead, green, and occasional leatherback -- make a brief trip to the shores of Cape Hatteras...

UPDATE: Army Corps seeks public comment on emergency nourishment at S-curves

Local News Irene Nolan -
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s request that the Corps authorize emergency beach...

James R. Quinerly

Obituaries Island Free Press -
FRISCO -- James R. Quinerly passed away Wednesday, July 17, at the Samaritan Hospice in Mt. Holly. He was 80.Born in Whiteville, N.C., he...
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NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock Study

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Susann Stokes Wright

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