In my last article I wrote that April shouldn’t have long periods of bad weather without some decent breaks. I also wrote a disclaimer saying not to hold me to that. It’s a good thing I wrote the disclaimer, because between the wind and rain, the weather hasn’t been all that great. But that doesn’t […]
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The National Park Service’s night beach driving restrictions for off-road vehicle use on Cape Hatteras National Seashore ocean beaches go into effect Thursday, May 1, at 9 p.m. From May 1 – Sept. 14, ORV routes on ocean beaches are closed to ORVs from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the sea turtle nesting season. […]
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(Editor’s Note: This article was first published on The Island Free Press website on March 19, 2009. It’s worth calling attention to it again since a state-created Oregon Inlet Land Acquisition Task Force met last Thursday and released a draft report to the General Assembly. The report says that the State Property Office has contracted […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Alfonso “Chito” Guerrero looked like a gazelle as he bounded ahead of the pack to win the 10K portion of the third annual 5K/10K Ocracoke Island race on Saturday. It was his third time winning the race in as many years with a time of 38:40. Guerrero, 33, hardly […]
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If you live on Hatteras Island, you live in one of the most dynamic natural environments on the U.S. East Coast. And you also live in a very economically challenged community. Businesses in this tourism and fishing economy are seemingly constantly under siege by Mother Nature, federal regulators, and outside environmental groups that want to […]
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The epic shoaling that is clogging the navigational channel at Oregon Inlet could be kept out of the waterway by a bypass system with jet pumps that has worked well in Australia, a coastal engineer told the Oregon Inlet Land Acquisition Task Force on Thursday. “I think that would be a very good choice, compared […]
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The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record jack crevalle, a fish commonly caught on ocean reefs. Frank Dalli of Wake Forest reeled in the 49-pound, 1.6-ounce fish April 2 at the Gulf Stream ledge, 65 miles off Wrightsville Beach. It measured 43 inches fork length and had a 30-inch […]
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CathyJane Midgett Satterfield, 59, of Pasquotank County, N.C, and formerlyof Hatteras Island, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her home,surrounded by family and friends following a short illness. Bornin Norfolk, Va., she was the daughter of the late Richard W. and LennieM. Midgett and was the wife of Lamar Satterfield. Mrs.Satterfield was a member of […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK People waiting on either side of the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route for the wind to subside were relieved Friday morning when runs were resumed, but challenges still remain with weather and dredging. Furthermore, the weather has also hampered efforts to dredge Oregon Inlet, where the main channel is only 2- […]
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Construction is underway for the National Park Service’s new ramp between Avon and Salvo on Hatteras Island in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The new oceanside Ramp 25, located between Ramps 23 and 27 and funded with ORV fee monies, is one of several proposed construction projects to facilitate beach access for the public – […]
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