The Dare County commissioners let down their constituents at their meeting on Tuesday night. Their inaction on the request of Avon resident Mark Rawl to allow temporary seafood sales as a conditional land use under the county zoning regulations appeared, well, just plain cowardly. The commissioners took no action, effectively killing Rawl?s effort without even […]
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Sandbags and dunes are finished on Highway 12 at the S-curves
The last of 2,048 giant sandbags was laid on Monday at the S-curves in northern Rodanthe to protect the reconstructed Highway 12 in the area that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in late October and several northeasters in November. Today, the last load of sand was delivered by dump truck from a sandpit in Avon […]
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Boyle’s status conference on new off-road vehicle plan is uneventful
The status conferences called by U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle to review the Park Service’s off-road vehicle management plan have long since seemed to morph from somber judicial proceedings into cordial gatherings of old friends. At the Jan. 23 conference at the federal courthouse in Elizabeth City, the bailiff called out “All rise” when […]
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Great white shark is a winter visitor to the seashore
A 16-foot great white shark has been a winter visitor to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in the past few days. The shark’s tracking beacon showed that it may have crossed through Ocracoke Inlet in Pamlico Sound on Monday afternoon and then headed north towards Hatteras. Today the 3,456-pound fish was hanging out off Cape […]
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Mamie Williams
FRISCO– Mamie Williams, 66, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at her residence. Alifelong resident of Hatteras Island, she was the daughter of the lateHerman and Daisy Gaskins and spouse of Donnie Williams Sr. She was avery loving mother to her three children. Includingher husband, she is survived by her son, Donnie Williams Jr. and wifeSusan […]
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Blogging about the blog
Several readers have taken me to task this week for letting comments on my blog get out of control. ?Irene, where are you?? asked one reader. ?All these verbal attacks on everyone?s gotta stop?? The readers who have taken me to the woodshed have been correct to do so. I have let the blog get […]
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Hatteras ferry channel is now impassable
Operations at the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route are suspended until further notice. Extremely high winds last night caused the ferry channel at markers No. 9 and No. 10 to shoal over and become impassable. The Ferry Division has been in contact with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who will […]
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Guest Column: Some Good Questions About Ferry Tolls Need Answers
According to a story posted on the website of the News & Observer in Raleigh on Jan. 13, the North Carolina Board of Transportation has voted to increase fees on ferries currently charging vehicles and to add tolls to several routes that have been free. These new taxes become effective on July 1. The link […]
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Hatteras Island storm debris pickup has begun
The Dare County Department of Public Works has released a pickup schedule for Hatteras Island debris removal. Dates and locations are tentative and subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes to the schedule will be posted on www.darenc.com as soon as possible. Only storm-related debris will be picked up. All other debris placed […]
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Velma Mae Williams Barnette
Avon– Velma Mae Williams Barnette, 93, formerly of Avon and Chesapeake,Va., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 in Elizabeth City, N.C. Born in Avon,she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Iantha O’Neal Williamsand the widow of Harold K. Barnette Sr. She retired as the U.S.Postmaster of Avon. Mrs. Barnette is survived by a […]
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