Beth Midgett, who has been chairwoman of the Dare County Citizens’ Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge since it was established in 2006, was the guest on Sunday, Oct. 5, on the new Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point.” On the show, she discussed the 25-year effort of the North Carolina Department of Transportation […]
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Outer Banks Seafood Festival is Oct. 18 in Nags Head
One of the tastiest events on the Outer Banks, the Outer Banks Seafood Festival sponsored by TowneBank and Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, is coming up shortly. The third annual festival will be on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine, at the soundside Outer Banks Event Site in Nags Head. […]
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Ocracoke travel trailer amendment on chopping block
The Ocracoke Advisory Planning Board voted at its September meeting to recommend removing the travel trailer section of the Ocracoke Development Ordinance (ODO) on the premise that it duplicates FEMA and other governmental rules. Travel trailers as housing on Ocracoke have been controversial for the last few years. In 2011, the Planning Board while […]
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Dare commissioner Burrus charged with simple assault By IRENE NOLAN
Dare County Commissioner Allen Burrus of Hatteras village has been charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor, and ordered to appear in Dare County District Court on Friday, Nov. 14. The charges stem from an incident in which an employee, John Paul Pehrson, 20, says Burrus “grabbed him around the neck with both hands and pushed […]
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Ocean overwash is problem again at temporary bridge, north Buxton By IRENE NOLAN
At Saturday’s high tide, about 5 p.m., traffic was down to one lane on Highway 12 south of the temporary bridge at Pea Island Inlet as ocean overwash flowed across both lanes of the road. Traffic was also slowing down at the Cape Hatteras Motel on the northern edge of Buxton, where water covered both […]
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The debate about living on a barrier island
It’s no secret that there are people out there who think not only that the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet should not be replaced but also that we should let Highway 12 through Pea Island fall into the ocean. Southern Environmental Law Center and its clients, Defenders of Wildlife and the National Wildlife Refuge Association, […]
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Ocracoke’s commissioner talks about marijuana, slot machines, ‘red neck IDs’ By CONNIE LEINBACH
Legalization of marijuana, gambling on ferry boats, and other offbeat items have appeared on several of the Hyde County commissioners’ agendas this year for discussion at the request of Ocracoke Commissioner John Fletcher. Fletcher, 76, has yet to talk at a commissioners’ meeting about some of these ideas but did so in a recent interview. […]
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UPDATE: Appeals court blocks two provisions of voting law ahead of election
Provisions of the state election law that eliminated same-day voter registration during early voting and counting of votes cast in the incorrect precincts were put aside by a panel of federal judges on Wednesday, but the last word is expected to come within a matter of days from the U.S. Supreme Court In the 2-1 […]
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Stephen Hoyt Law
SALVO– Stephen Hoyt “Steve” Law, 59, departed this world from his home onWednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve issurvived by his wife, Pamela Law; his four daughters, April Law Keaton,Stephanie Law Black, Donna Law, and Kimberly Chatham; his son, DerekLaw, his son-in-law, Charles Emmett Chatham IV, and close family Jerry,Doris, […]
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