The Dare County Republican Party has chosen Walter “Wally” Overman of Skyco to replace the late Richard Johnson on the Board of Commissioners. According to a media release from the party, Overman was chosen at a meeting on Sunday, Sept. 22. The release called Overman, “a strong conservative with an impressive resume highlighting a lengthy […]
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A little more than a week after Outer Bankers applauded a federal judge’s strong ruling in favor of plans to replace the Bonner Bridge, the glow has dimmed with the realization that other legal action potentially could prevent construction for years. “It absolutely could,” said Shelley Blake, general counsel for North Carolina Department of Transportation. […]
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The National Park Service today closed Cape Point to off-road vehicle access because of a turtle nest about to hatch. The closed area begins about two-tenths of a mile south of Ramp 44. The closure should be temporary – about a week. There is pedestrian access. The turtle nest reached day 55 of the “hatch […]
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The ninth annual Day at the Docks kicked off with a bit of rain on Saturday morning-, Sept. 21, but the skies quickly cleared and the crowds enjoyed wonderful weather for the rest of the day. “I can’t control the rain,” said Jon Kelmer, who organized the event for the first time this year. “But […]
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This is the second in a series of blogs that will look at the finances of the various environmental activist groups that are involved in lawsuits that have had and will have a profound effect on our islands. We will look at Form 990, the form that non-profit, tax-exempt organizations must file with the Internal […]
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Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy chosen as Outer Banks Citizen of the Year The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce and PNC Bank have announced that Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy of Rodanthe has been chosen as the 2013 Outer Banks Citizen of the Year. The award will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner at 6 […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association will sponsor its fifth annual Red Drum Tournament on Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 24-26, on Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area with more than $12,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. Tournament headquarters will be again be at Frank and Fran’s tackle shop in Avon. Registration begins at […]
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I first came to Hatteras for an extended time to fish for cobia in 1981. Cobia were caught and Hatteras caught me. I couldn’t wait to return and started frequent trips through the 1980s, especially after getting offshore fever. We came down as often as every three weeks, whenever I could, and by 1994, I kept […]
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The National Park Service yesterday reopened ORV routes to night driving where no turtle nests remain or to the first posted closure in that route. The park’s new ORV Management Plan states that from Sept. 16 to Nov. 15, night driving is allowed on ORV routes, or portions thereof, with no turtle nests remaining. A […]
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In a concise 42-page opinion, Flanagan rejected each and every claim by the plaintiffs that DOT and FWA had not followed procedures set forth by the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal regulations when it decided to build a new bridge parallel to the current span and address issues on Highway 12 through Pea […]
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