As transportation officials scramble to secure permits to repair the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, they say that it is too soon to know how long the only land link to Hatteras Island will remain closed, but all indications are it could take many weeks or even months before work is completed. At a hastily called […]
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Dare County Emergency Management has set its schedule for priority loading on the emergency ferry between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe. The ferry will be operating as long as the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet is closed because of safety concerns. The bridge was closed Tuesday afternoon, and the emergency ferry started a regular schedule this […]
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To protect the traveling public, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet on Highway 12 along the Outer Banks today because of immediate safety concerns. As of early afternoon, some traffic was still being allowed to cross the bridge while DOT workers put message boards […]
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BUXTON– Georgia Barnett Perry Gray, 84, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 atSpring Arbor of the Outer Banks. Georgia was born Aug. 1, 1929 inBuxton. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Martha SwainBarnett and was a member of the Buxton United Methodist Church. Georgiais survived by her son, Bryan Perry, and wife, […]
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Dare County Commissioner Allen Burrus of Hatteras has confirmed that Dare County officials have been told by the North Carolina Department of Transportation that the Bonner Bridge will be closed this afternoon. Burrus said Dare officials have had three conference calls so far today with DOT, which says that another scouring problem with a piling […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to intensify efforts to stop offshore poaching of Atlantic striped bass this winter. In an effort to ensure the health of the striped bass population, the Coast Guard is working to raise awareness of the federal regulations stating Atlantic striped bass may not be caught, harvested, or possessed in the Exclusive […]
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SALVO– Herbert Allan Haines, 67, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at his home. Hewas born to Archie L. Haines and Frances Bray in Washington, D.C., onJuly 7, 1946, and was the husband to Elaine Lilly Haines. He wasa United States Marine and served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968. Herbertworked for AT&T as a technician, […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation completed additional inspections Friday of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet, and confirmed the bridge support structure is in need of immediate repairs, but remains safe for the traveling public for now. Steps are already underway to secure a contractor and begin […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is conducting additional inspections of the Hebert C. Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet, Friday and Saturday to ensure the safety of the traveling public along the Outer Banks. Routine sonar scanning of the bridge recently identified additional scouring, or areas where sand has eroded from […]
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For your reading pleasure this holiday weekend, the Island Free Press is sharing the transcripts of federal Judge Terrence Boyle?s two status conferences this year to hear updates on the 2008 consent decree that ended a lawsuit against the National Park Service by environmental groups. Defenders of Wildlife and the National Audubon Society, represented by […]
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