Citizens who want to understand what projects the state Department of Transportation is proposing to fund or not fund under its new Strategic Mobility Formula might need to first hone their mastery of puzzles and mazes. What residents of northeastern North Carolina may miss in NCDOT’s unfathomable document posted online for review is that most […]
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Tropical system may threaten Outer Banks on July 4
A low pressure area that is now almost stationary off the coast of central Florida may well be threatening the Outer Banks by July 4. The National Hurricane Center gives the low an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm very soon, and some models take it to hurricane strength by the end of […]
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Outer Banks plastic bag ban turns 5
When it was passed by legislators five years ago this month, the ban on plastic bags on the Outer Banks was one of the few in the country. Since then more than 125 communities have followed suit in banishing one of the most ubiquitous sources of litter on their streets and beaches. “It makes things a whole […]
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John R. Winnicki
FRISCO– John Robert Winnicki, 82, passed away on June 29, 2014 in Neptune,N.J., surrounded by his family. He succumbed to lymphoma after a three-month battle. Before entering treatment for his lymphoma in March, Johnwas living at his house in Frisco, enjoying his beloved Cape Hatteraslifestyle. Surviving John are his three children, John James,Sara Rae, and […]
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Thoughts on public access: It’s about more than ORVs
It’s been an interesting week since U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle ruled that natural resources trump beach driving — and apparently recreation — here at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The judge issued his order on June 20 in a lawsuit filed by the Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA) against the Department of […]
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UPDATE: Park Service closes more beach in north Avon for tern breeding activity
The National Park Service has expanded the resource closures for least terns in front of oceanfront houses in north Avon. The newest closure includes two 75-meter buffers for least terns that are making “scrapes” in the sand, which is considered breeding activity. There are no new nests yet. The park also established two “corridors” to […]
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Superintendent backs away from dredged sand at Cape Lookout
After listening to the public and consulting the experts, the superintendent of Cape Lookout National Seashore decided to back away from his controversial request that dredged sand be considered to shore up the eroding end of Shackleford Banks, a wild, uninhabited island that is part of the park. “We heard from a lot of people and we […]
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UPDATE: Park Service modifies buffer for nesting terns in north Avon
Superintendent Barclay Trimble today allowed the modification of a buffer around a least tern nest in north Avon that had closed the ocean beach in front of about nine houses on Pamlico Court. Trimble said today that the required 100-meter buffer was reduced to 50 meters. Park Service public affairs specialist Cyndy Holda said that […]
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July 4 celebrations and events scheduled for Hatteras and Ocracoke
July 4 celebrations and events scheduled for Hatteras and Ocracoke Fireworks are again scheduled on Hatteras Island for July 4 at Avon Pier, and both Hatteras village and Ocracoke have events and activities scheduled all day long on Friday, including the traditional and very popular Old Time Parade in Ocracoke and the newer but popular […]
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Outer Banks Angling: Summer time….WITH VIDEO
We are just barely into the official start of summer and the heat has already found us, along with plenty of visitors. The highway has seen a mighty large influx of traffic as of late, accompanied by a mighty large influx of heat. We have already seen heat indexes that have hit 100 degrees. 2014 […]
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