A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last February by Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., was passed yesterday as part of a package of bills, HR 2954, known as the Public Access and Lands Improvement Act. The Jones part of the package would overturn both the National Park Service?s 2012 final rule for off-road […]
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UPDATE: U.S. House passes Jones bill to overturn ORV plan
The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass HR 2954, a package of bills called the Public Access and Lands Improvement Act that includes U.S. Rep. Walter Jones’ proposal to overturn the Park Service’s ORV plan on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The vote was 220-194 along party lines in the Republican-controlled House. Six […]
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Commissioner says slot machines on ferries would raise more money than tolls
By CONNIE LEINBACH Hyde County commissioner John Fletcher thinks the N.C. Department of Transportation should look into installing slot machines on the long-haul ferries to help with the revenue crunch. He proposed this idea Feb. 3 at the monthly meeting of the Hyde County Board of Commissioners. Fletcher is the Ocracoke representative. “The money that […]
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Hatteras native turns her childhood memories into a series of books for young and old
More than 65 years ago, before Highway 12 stretched between the seven villages and Bonner Bridge spanned Oregon Inlet, small, resilient communities thrived on Hatteras Island. Lacking a reliable road, direct access to the mainland, and many of the modern conveniences, life on the island was challenging, yet idyllic in its simplicity. The children, especially, […]
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Jones bill to overturn Park Service ORV plan will get a floor vote in U.S. House
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last February by Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., will get a floor vote tomorrow. The bill seeks to overturn both the National Park Service’s final rule for off-road vehicles on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and a court-approved consent decree that settled a lawsuit filed against the […]
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Waters close to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest
North Carolina will close all coastal and inland waters to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest at noon Wednesday and they will remain closed until June 15. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel issued a proclamation today closing all coastal waters after cold-stun events were confirmed on Friday and Saturday in several coastal […]
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Elizabeth Gray Gaskins
AVON– Elizabeth Gray Gaskins, “Libby,” 81, of Avon passed away on Feb. 1,2014. Born March 13, 1932 in Patchogue, N.Y., to the late Ellis AGray Sr. and Caroline Rowland Gray, she moved with her family at theage of 2 to her father’s home, Kinnakeet. Libby graduatedas Valedictorian of her class from the Avon School in […]
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More than just a circle of stones, Part 2
Last June, I wrote a blog about the National Park Service?s decision to stop uncovering the circle of stones at the old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse site after storms. The massive granite stones ? weighing at least 3,000 pounds ? were part of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse foundation that were cut away during this historic move […]
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NCDOT revises ferry toll hearing schedule
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is adding three additional locations to the schedule of public meetings about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes. The additional hearings will be held in Washington, Hatteras, and Morehead City. Also the date for the Ocracoke meeting has been changed to Wednesday, Feb. 12. The new schedule of […]
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NCDOT crews were busy today clearing roads and de-icing ferries
By IRENE NOLAN The North Carolina Department of Transportation had crews working today in all 14 counties in its Division One, include Dare and Hyde, that got varying degrees of ice, sleet, and snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures below freezing all of yesterday and last night caused black ice to form on many highways […]
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