U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R.-N.C., continues to push back against the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) ongoing effort to protect Atlantic sturgeon as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. In February of 2012, NMFS decided to create a Carolina “distinct population segment” of Atlantic sturgeon and to list that segment as endangered. Jones […]
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County-wide, property values have plummeted by approximately 30 percent since the last revaluation of property eight years ago. The slide has not been even across the county. The oceanfront has dipped more than the west side of the bypass. And Hatteras Island and Stumpy Point lost substantial value due to damage from Hurricane Irene, while […]
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Not one person showed up during the public comment period of the May 20 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners to speak about the county’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. But later in the meeting, the commissioners had plenty to say. County employees also have opinions to share […]
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Twenty-four boats competed for $86,400 in prize money in the 19th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open last week. The tournament is the first event in the Governor’s Cup billfishing series. “There were fewer boats than we would have liked,” said Dennis Robinson, president of the Hatteras Village Civic Association, the tournament’s sponsor. Robinson attributed the […]
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The draft compatibility determination for the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s request to relocate transmission lines at two sites in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge has been made available for public review and comment. Refuge manager Mike Bryant found that the CHEC request to amend its right-of-way for the relocation was compatible with U.S. Fish […]
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PORTSMOUTH,Va. – Cindy Louise Collins Peele, 50, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013.She was born in Portsmouth and was the daughter of the late CharlesCollins. She was active in BSA Troop #1691. She is survived byher loving husband, William Maxton Peele Jr.; her mother, FloraCollins; a daughter, Michelle P. Willis and husband Tony; a son,William […]
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Shifting sand continues to cause problems for returning the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries to their original route. However, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will add more runs on the route to handle increased demand during the coming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Tests conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers late last month showed […]
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The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau hosted the first-ever OBX Tourism Summit earlier this month in Avon. About 100 people attended the two-day event, which ended with a presentation of the preliminary results of a study on the economic impact of Hatteras Island on Dare County?s tourism economy. Although various folks over the years have culled […]
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Two weeks after state troopers were on Ocracoke during the Ocracoke Island Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament and passed out 59 tickets and 18 warnings, rumors are still circulating about the events of that weekend. Uniformly, islanders do not condone the vandalism of the two troopers’ cars early Saturday morning of that weekend and several have […]
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A bill that would overturn the National Park Service’s off-road vehicle management plan at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was the subject of “spirited” conversations among U.S. senators today. But most of the discussion was before a scheduled meeting of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee at which the bill was to be considered […]
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