By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released an amendment to the S-Curves Beach Nourishment Compatibility Determination for one-time nourishment at the S-curves on Highway 12 in the Peal Island National Refuge. In it, refuge manager Mike Bryant has found the project “compatible” with uses of the refuge with […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding information on pieces of very old gravestones that were found discarded in the dumpster at the Frisco Bathhouse. The report came in Friday, March 21. Sgt. Doug Oberbeck said that office needs information on who may have […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Both the Hatteras Village Medical Center and the Ocracoke Health Center will see some changes in operations this spring. The Hatteras center will see a change in the health care provider, and the Ocracoke center will have expanded hours, but will no longer have an after-hours, on-call provider. The […]
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All eyes have been on the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet for the better part of the past two decades as the North Carolina Department of Transportation and other federal and state agencies figured out how to replace it. However, concerns about Hatteras Island?s only land link have soared since DOT closed […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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