Ocracoke is still reeling from last week?s visitors to the island ? not from the 400 or so anglers who were there for the 30th annual Ocracoke Village Surf Fishing Tournament but from the visit of two state troopers during the event. The troopers arrived on Wednesday and left on Saturday morning. They were from […]
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First-ever Hatteras Storytelling Festival is a smash hit ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
The first-ever Hatteras Storytelling Festival was, by all accounts, a smash hit, and it’s a sure bet that the festival will become an annual event on the island. The festival, which began on Friday, May 3, and ran through Sunday, May 5, was sponsored by Our State magazine and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau and […]
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Guest Column: It’s just a hobby for them
“It’s just a hobby for them, but it’s the way we earn our living,” said Jamie Reibel, a charter boat operator from Manteo. And so, once again, fishermen and their allies from all of the coastal North Carolina communities, boarded buses, two from New Bern and one from Manteo, or carpooled or drove trucks — […]
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N.C. refuges and parks will get $12.3 million in Hurricane Sandy relief
North Carolina will receive another $12.3 million in federal funding to repair and rebuild parks, refuges, and waterways damaged by Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., said this week. The funding was secured through the Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which Hagan fought to pass earlier this year. The funds announced this week are […]
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Outer Banks Angling: The wheels on the bus go round and round
In the movie, “Ground Hog Day,” Bill Murray plays a weather forecaster who goes to Punxsutawney, Pa., to cover the prediction by the furry groundhog, Phil. Unfortunately for Bill Murray, he becomes trapped living the same day over and over again. It would seem that the Outer Banks and most of the Eastern Seaboard have […]
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Koru Village named Outer Banks business of the year
Koru Village named Outer Banks business of the year Koru Village of Avon has been named the Outer Banks Small Business of the Year. The award, co-sponsored by the Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park and College of the Albemarle’s Small Business Center, was presented at the Small Business Week celebration luncheon, Wednesday, May 8, at the […]
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Winnie Wilkinson Gray
BUXTON — Winnie Wilkinson Gray passed away at her home in the early hours of May 7, 2013 at the age of 94. Winnieis predeceased by her parents, Lloyd and Winnie Wilkinson, threesisters, Bessie Taylor and husband Paul, Edna Watson and husband Jim,and Mae Turner and husband Bob; two aunts Vivian Godwin and MaeYoungblood, and […]
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UPDATE: Another dredge will try clearing sand out of ferry channel
Consecutive surveys of the traditional Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route illustrate the alarming rate of shoaling in Rollinson Channel, especially at the location in the federal navigational channel where utility lines are buried. “Even from the last month’s survey, it’s showing more deterioration,” said state Ferry Division Deputy Director Jed Dixon. “That section has to be addressed […]
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Two state troopers choose busy weekend for Ocracoke patrol, get vehicles vandalized
Ocracoke Island was in an uproar over the weekend when two state troopers made their presence known during a big tourist weekend that ended with the patrolmen’s cars getting vandalized. Troopers from Troop A, District 4 in Washington (Beaufort County) arrived on the island Wednesday and left Saturday morning, First Sgt. Brandon Craft said today. […]
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UPDATE: Watermen plan a show in force in Raleigh to oppose gamefish bill
Watermen in North Carolina plan a show of force in Raleigh on Monday, when members of the public have been invited to give feedback on a proposed gamefish bill that would make specked trout, red drum, and estuarine striped bass no longer available to consumers and commercial fishermen. “Folks are very concerned about this legislation,” […]
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