Bill awaiting President’s signature will help with onerous increases in flood insurance BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK Legislation that forestalls onerous increases in federal flood insurance has been sent to the President, who is expected to sign it, giving coastal realtors and homeowners much-welcomed relief from fears of financial ruin. Known […]
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Ann Courtney Perkins Privett
SALVO– Ann Courtney Perkins Privett, 68, passed away peacefully Thursday,March 20, 2014 in Hickory, N.C. Born in Portsmouth, Va., she was thedaughter of the late Charles Bertram and Evelyn Shackleford Perkins andwas the widow of Russell Lee Privett Sr. She was a formerowner/operator of The Fishin’ Hole, a former public school teacher inVirginia, a graduate […]
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The coming of spring to our coast
Finally! Finally, it appears that the warm air of spring is beginning to drift over the dunes, through the shrub thickets and into the pine forests. After a period of stillness, the plants and animals are beginning to awaken from the silence of winter. The temperature alone will trigger ancient urgings for new life and […]
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Pea Island bridge construction will close New Inlet boat ramp and day-use area parking
As part of construction of the permanent Highway 12 bridge over the inlet created on Pea Island by Hurricane Irene, the N.C. Department of Transportation has coordinated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use the New Inlet boat ramp/sound access parking area and Pea Island day-use beach access parking area as staging locations […]
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Ocracoke protests Park Service elimination of lifeguarded beaches
Ocracoke has taken on the National Park Service over its decision to eliminate lifeguards on the beaches in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Seashore Superintendent Barclay Trimble, who made this decision in November, said that de-funding the lifeguard program at these three beaches is necessary because of budget constraints. “Given our current budget realities and […]
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Shavees at St. Baldrick’s event raise almost $2,000 for childhood cancer research
At first glance, the crowd gathered at the Avon Fire Station on Saturday, March 15, appeared to be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a bit early, but something was missing amidst the green T-shirts, accessories, and tasty treats — namely, hair. The event was, in fact, the eighth annual Kinnakeet St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser, which raises […]
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Ocracoke wins another round in ferry toll fight
By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke Island has won round three in the ferry toll fight. The Regional Planning Organization (RPO) of Division 1, which is overseen by the Albemarle Commission and which includes Hyde and Dare counties, did not vote on the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s request to enact tolls on the […]
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Stacie Leigh Almquist
HATTERAS– Stacie Leigh Almquist, 50, formerly of Afton (Nelson County), Va.,passed away on Saturday March 15, 2014 in Norfolk General Hospital. Shewas the daughter of the late Nathan Miller and Donna Hinkley. Shewas a wonderful, loving mother of four, Melissa Dawson, 26, who residesin Shanghai, China, with her husband Aaron and son Oscar, DanielAlmquist, 20, […]
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Roy L. Gray Jr.
ETOWAH,Tenn. — Roy L. Gray Jr., age 74, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014at his residence, after a long valiant fight with brain cancer and thecomplications resulting from treatments. He was a native ofHatteras. He was a retiree of J.M. Huber Corporation in Etowah and wasemployed by the Sundry Stores, Inc. for the past several […]
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Charles L. Brown
HATTERAS– Captain Charles L. Brown sailed his final journey on Friday, March14, 2014. He was born on April 17, 1945 in Morehead City,N.C. He will join his father, Roy Shavender Brown, and mother,Hilda Wood Brown. He is survived by his family, of which hewas most proud — his wife, Diane Waldrep Brown; his only son,Christopher […]
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