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Monthly Archives: August, 2015

Pump station repairs will close some areas at Pea Island

Seashore News Staff Reporter -
A pumping unit at this location historically provided much needed water-level management capabilities for half the managed acreage on this refuge.  By manipulating water levels in...

Ocracoke’s Street names: Who are Nubbin, Ikey D, and the Poker Players?

Island Features Connie Leinbach -
Who is “Mark,” and why does he have a path on Ocracoke? ...

Erika becomes fifth tropical storm of the season

Local News Irene Nolan -
Erika became the fifth tropical storm of the season late Monday night with winds of 45 mph, and today the storm has been moving...

Ferry Division will host public meetings on passenger ferry study

Local News Staff Reporter -
Midway through a study on the feasibility of passenger-only ferry service directly between Hatteras and Ocracoke villages, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division...

10 bands are set for Hatterasity, a bluegrass block party, on Oct. 8-11

Island Features Staff Reporter -
For die-hard bluegrass fans, the festival season can’t arrive soon enough or last long enough.  And each festival, from the smallest one-day concert to...
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NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock Study

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Susann Stokes Wright

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Cora Lee O’Neal

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