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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Federal judge rules in favor of NCDOT in Bonner Bridge lawsuit
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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Robin Gerald
SALVO– William Robert Gerald, Robin to all who crossed his path, passedaway Sept. 14, 2013 with his faithful feline companion, Mouse, at hisside. Robin lived life on his own terms. A voracious reader,stubborn yet articulate, he was quick with a story, some of them true,and one of the best friends you could ever have. Born […]
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Southern Environmental Law Center: By the numbers
This week we are beginning 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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Westbound Wright Memorial Bridge closures begin Monday, Sept. 16
Work will begin Sept. 16 on a project to improve and expand the life of the westbound U.S. 158 Wright Memorial Bridge over the Currituck Sound at the Currituck and Dare county line. Starting Monday, Sept. 16, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close the westbound bridge and shift all traffic onto the U.S. […]
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Dewey J. Parr III
BUXTON– Dewey Joseph Parr III, 59, of Buxton died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013,in Buxton. Dewey was born in Portsmouth, Va., and was a constructionsuperintendent for SAGA Construction Company. Dewey served his countryhonorably in the U.S. Navy. He was the son of Dewey J. Parr Jr. and Mary Evelyn Breesawitz Parr of Buxton. Alsosurviving are his […]
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Westbound Wright Memorial Bridge closures begin Monday, Sept. 16
Work will begin Sept. 16 on a project to improve and expand the life of the westbound U.S. 158 Wright Memorial Bridge over the Currituck Sound at the Currituck and Dare county line. Starting Monday, Sept. 16, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close the westbound bridge and shift all traffic onto the U.S. […]
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DOT Secretary Tata honors heroic ferry crew
North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Tata awarded seven crew members of the Motor Vessel Croatoan with the Ferry Division’s Extra Mile Award for their actions during an onboard medical emergency in June. The award came during a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Mann’s Harbor. “This incident could have had many possible […]
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Boat runs aground at Cape Point
The National Park Service’s Turtle Patrol and other beachgoers were startled to find a 30-foot sportfishing boat with twin outboard engines sitting high and dry at Cape Point early this morning. According to David Carter, the National Park Service’s Hatteras Island district ranger, the boat, Dagsy Leigh, ran aground overnight. There were two people on […]
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NCDOT secretary visits Hatteras to spotlight the urgent need to replace Bonner Bridge
North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata came to the Outer Banks today to publicize the need to move forward with replacing the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. With a view of the bridge behind him, Tata stood in a parking lot in front of the rock jetty on northern Hatteras […]
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