Not quite six years ago, North Carolina officially opened the eastern campus of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching at the beautifully restored Coast Guard Station on Ocracoke Island. The state Senate now wants to shutter the place up. Islanders were thrilled that the $7 million state-funded renovation maintained the station’s authentic […]
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The controversial gamefish bill that would have made three species of wild-caught fish unavailable to watermen and consumers in North Carolina was killed late Wednesday, making it the fourth time a gamefish measure has perished in the state. “It is officially dead,” said Rep. Paul Tine, a Kitty Hawk Democrat. “It will not run.” […]
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It was a juicy saga that began in June 2010 and spurred a frenzy of worldwide publicity. A mate on the charter boat Citation, based out of Hatteras, forgot to buy his $15 fishing license. In a crazy twist, that oversight ends up creating a technicality that disqualifies the boat of more than $1 million […]
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KILLDEVIL HILLS — Christopher Michael Wynn, 44, died Monday, May 27, 2013in Nags Head. Christopher was born in Columbus, Ohio, was acommercial fisherman, and had a passion for hunting, fishing, surfing,and cooking. Christopher loved to cook and enjoyed the company of hisfriends. He was a former basketball coach for Ocracoke School,where he was also an […]
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The Ocracoke pony herd welcomed a new member with the birth of Captain Marvin Howard, a colt born May 9 to the mare Jitterbug. The herd of Banker ponies, housed at the Ocracoke Pony Pen, now numbers 17, said Jocelyn Wright, lead biological science technician with the National Park Service on Ocracoke, which manages the […]
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Last week was an interesting one for companion bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate that would overturn the National Park Service off-road vehicle plan for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The bills were scheduled for back-to-back markups in House and Senate committees on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, H.R. 819, introduced […]
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Dr. Beach’s list of the Top 10 U.S. beaches was released today just before the Memorial Day weekend and Buxton Beach on Hatteras Island is again on the list. This year the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach ranks No. 8 on the list – up two from last year’s No. 10 spot. The lifeguarded beach […]
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A provision in the proposed state Senate budget that would consider options to acquire Oregon Inlet was a surprise to officials at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the owner of the waterway’s submerged land and much of the adjacent property. “We have not had conversations with anybody at all about acquiring Oregon Inlet,” said Darrell Echols, […]
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Without a doubt some of the best moneymakers in the Outer Banks fishing world are red drum, cobia, and mahi– and they are all currently here and biting. While the big, citation red drum have to be thrown back because of size limits, they are still highly sought after by pier, surf, and boat anglers. […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK Tolls for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry are included in the proposed state Senate bill, but another measure that would eliminate tolling for all state ferry routes is still kicking around. The uncertainty has resulted in a reprieve for the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes, which were scheduled to have toll increases by […]
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