The North Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled a hearing on tolling the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry for Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ocracoke School gym, 120 School Road. It is one of four hearings the DOT will hold about this issue. This go-round, it’s all about filling the state’s coffers for […]
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Hatteras and Ocracoke are in the deep freeze – but with little or no snow
Despite the bright sunshine that followed last night’s frontal passage, Hatteras and Ocracoke temperatures have not risen above freezing today. As a northeaster wound up off the mid-Atlantic coast last night, the islands got hit with a little bit of everything — thunderstorms, high winds, freezing temperature, wind-driven tides, and a little snow. And on […]
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Patricia Mae O’Neal Montalvo
BUXTON– Patricia Mae O’Neal Montalvo, 52, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, atSentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was born in Sea Isle, N.J. Sheloved to cook, worked as a chef, had a great sense of humor, andwas well known in her community. She is survived by herfather, Loran P. O’Neal Jr., and wife Wanda Gray of […]
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We are heading into the deep freeze – maybe with a dusting of snow
A strong low pressure area off the mid-Atlantic coast will deepen this evening and tonight, sending bitter cold air, strong northwest winds, and perhaps a dusting of snow into Hatteras and Ocracoke. The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., has posted a winter weather advisory, a wind advisory, and a coastal flood advisory for the […]
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Ferry tolls back on the table; could it be as much as $7 for Hatteras to Ocracoke?
The specter of tolls on the Hatteras-Ocracoke route is again rearing its head. In December, the N.C. Board of Transportation adopted a resolution in response to a law passed in the General Assembly last year that authorizes the state DOT to “prescribe and collect tolls on the ferry routes.” The resolution requires the DOT to […]
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A conversation with the seashore’s departing deputy superintendent
Darrell Echols, deputy superintendent of the Outer Banks Group, which includes the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has headed to the Park Service?s Southeast Regional Office in Atlanta. He will be the Southeast Region?s chief of science and natural resources. His last day on the Outer Banks was last Friday. For almost six years, he?s been […]
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Outer Banks Angling: It’s about to get Wicked
A couple of months ago, rumors that the popular National Geographic (Nat Geo) reality show, “Wicked Tuna,” was coming to the Outer Banks to film began to swirl. Even in this small community, confirming this rumor was a difficult task. There was a Craigslist posting in late November asking for area boat captains and crews […]
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Jones leads effort to halt free trade agreement impact on U.S. fisheries
Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., led a coalition of House members in urging the Obama administration to carefully consider the impact of its proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement on U.S. fisheries and fishing communities. The agreement is widely expected to reduce or eliminate duties on imported fish products from countries such as […]
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Army Corps’ dredging plan for Morehead harbor ignites new sand skirmish
BEAUFORT – The latest skirmish in the ongoing Sand Wars is being waged on unfamiliar terrain and pits a new opponent against an unusual alliance of adversaries. Though the first shots have already been fired, it all breaks out in the open 6 p.m. today at a public meeting at the Duke Marine Lab […]
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Repairs begin on Ocracoke soundside boat ramp
The National Park Service announced today that repairs of the Ocracoke soundside boat ramp are scheduled to begin this week. The boat ramp and adjacent bulkhead were damaged during strong winds and high tides as Hurricane Sandy passed the Outer Banks of North Carolina in late October 2012. The huge storm brushed the Carolina coast […]
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