And they’re off! That phrase usually means running at breakneck speed but, in the North Carolina General Assembly, it appears to mean that members are taking off to attend meetings out of state instead of hammering out the State’s budget — again. Last week slowed to a crawl after key House members including House Speaker […]
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July has come and gone, and with August in its beginning stages, I am sure a lot of folks are getting ready for white marlin season. Generally, mid-August through mid-September marks phenomenal white marlin fishing on the Outer Banks. It’s not uncommon for boats to catch one or two dozen in an outing, and this […]
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Shorebird nesting is winding down at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. In fact, it’s over for the federally listed piping plover. There are no piping plover nests or chicks on the beaches, and there aren’t likely to be any at this point. The season’s results for the piping plovers are dismal and disappointing. For all the […]
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As part of Dare County’s effort to fight the sales tax redistribution plan before the North Carolina General Assembly, representatives from the county met with state officials in Raleigh again this week. Commissioner Margarette Umphlett described the trip as a productive step in the Board of Commissioners’ ongoing effort to educate state legislators about the […]
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The National Park Service today released more information on the five public scoping meetings that it plans in early August to get input for possible changes to its off-road vehicle management plan at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The public process to consider changes is required by legislation passed by Congress last December as part of […]
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Don’t be surprised if, during the General Assembly’s closed-door negotiations to craft a new state budget, enterprising reporters manage to pry loose some of the juicy (or gory) details. Keeping tight security on a process that involves 114 legislators – fully two-thirds of the combined House and Senate roster – won’t be easy. Not to […]
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Tony Tata resigned today as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The announcement came from the office of Gov. Pat McCrory and said that Tata wanted to focus on personal and family issues and pursue his passion as the writer of fictional military action thrillers. Tata’s resignation takes effect today. Chief Deputy Secretary […]
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The number of fledged piping plover chicks has plummeted to two for the 2015 nesting season in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, while the number of sea turtle nests is on track to perhaps surpass the record of 254 in 2013. Even though the piping plover nesting season has ended and new buffer rules went […]
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AVON– Mabel Ann O’Reilly, 56, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Born inElizabeth City, N.C., she was the daughter of Mary Jane Scarborough andthe late Curtis Scarborough. She is survived by her daughter,Lindsey Nicole O’Reilly; longtime companion, Steve Sanford; sistersJuanita Scarborough and husband Hal, Patty Scarborough, and EstherScarborough; her niece, Kimberly Brinson and husband […]
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The North Carolina General Assembly — more specifically, the Republicans in the Senate — are proposing a sweeping change in the way sales taxes are funneled back to the state’s counties and cities. And it’s a change that would be devastating, crippling, scary, a game-changer for Dare County. If it happens, Dare County will lose […]
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