Before I get to the cobia report that I am sure everyone is dying to know about — and if you haven’t seen the pictures swamping the Internet, then you may want to look around a bit– I want to touch on another subject. In my past few columns, I’ve talked about the off-road vehicle […]
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U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., is taking action to modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in order to prevent the waste of taxpayer money and implementation of unnecessary, economically harmful regulations. This week Congressman Jones is co-sponsoring seven pieces of legislation that would bring transparency to ESA processes and reduce the law’s impact on […]
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After we read The Editor’s Blog in The Island Free Press last Friday, we felt it was necessary to express our views on the concrete plant being proposed in Waves. This column represents the sentiment of the surrounding property owners living on Laughing Gull Lane, Lance’s Landing, and Sea Isle Hills, as well as many […]
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Getting a birds-eye view of the Outer Banks just got easier, thanks to four new traffic cameras activated by the N.C. Department of Transportation on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. As part of an effort to better monitor conditions along N.C. 12 on southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island, NCDOT installed one traffic camera at […]
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After closing in September, the westbound Wright Memorial Bridge on U.S. 158 over the Currituck Sound at the Currituck and Dare County line will reopen to traffic this morning. The N.C. Department of Transportation is currently in the process of opening the westbound bridge. Once the bridge is open, crews will then work on removing […]
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Resort Realty acquires Hatteras Island vacation rental division of Colony Realty Resort Realty has announced recent merger of the Colony Realty vacation rental management division with its newly launched Hatteras Island Vacation Rentals division. More than 70 Hatteras Island vacation homes, formerly managed by Colony Realty, will now be offered in Resort Realty’s Hatteras Island […]
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One of the more down and dirty battles on the Outer Banks moved into the refined wood-paneled courtroom of a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., today when attorneys representing both sides of the Bonner Bridge replacement issue argued before a three-judge panel on the merits of their case. Unlike other yawn-inducing court hearings, this […]
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Heroic National Park Service employees and partners who risked their lives to assist others in need were recognized Friday in Washington, D.C., at the Department of the Interior’s 69th Honor Awards Convocation. Among them was Don Hutson, chief lifeguard at the Ocracoke Swim Beach in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, who helped rescue five swimmers caught […]
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KILLDEVILS HILLS — Patsy Gaskins Williams, 85, of Kill Devil Hills,formerly of Ocracoke, died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at her residence. Shewas born in Ocracoke and was the widow of Millard Nelson Williams. Mrs.Williams is survived by two sons, Lawrence Olin Simpson and wife, Lisa,of Kill Devil Hills and John Edward Simpson of Ocracoke; fourgrandchildren, […]
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The days are getting longer and the temperatures are getting warmer, and in the next two weeks the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be adding boats and runs to some of its most popular coastal routes. On May 13, the Hatteras Inlet ferry will be switching from hourly departures to runs every […]
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