Two things continue to be missing from the General Assembly – a budget for fiscal year 2015-16 and Sen. Bill Cook, R-Chocowinity. On Thursday, Aug. 13, the deadline for producing the state’s budget was extended until Aug. 31. The budget was to take effect on July 1, but is the tardiest since 2002. School systems […]
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Worsening conditions in Hatteras Inlet spurred more than 100 people, mostly watermen, to come out on a rainy night on Tuesday to attend a meeting in Hatteras village to toss around possible remedies to intractable shoaling in the channel. In recent weeks, sand has choked a section of the channel between the Hatteras Inlet gorge […]
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Dare County’s new medical transport helicopter will be on display Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in celebration of National Aviation Day. In addition to the new aircraft, the county’s current BK-117 medical helicopter will also be on display, along with an array of over 10 other planes and helicopters. Dare MedFlight, […]
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Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., and several House colleagues from New Jersey are calling on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to reconsider proposed 2016 harvest reductions for summer flounder. At its meeting this week in New York City, the council is slated to take action on a recommendation from its Science and Statistical Committee (SSC) […]
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Petroleum industry officials have repeatedly dismissed claims that seismic surveying for offshore gas and oil can have ill effects on marine mammals, but coastal scientists say loud man-made noises change animal behavior and more work needs to be done to be sure sensitive species aren’t harmed by seismic survey activity. Offshore seismic surveys are performed […]
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When you’re 20-something, 30-something, or 60ish-something, the island has its own unique appeal and charms and its own list of things you enjoyed at one point, but never want to do again. Why the sudden insight? (Especially when I’m definitely not known for coming up with anything insightful? Ever.) Hard to say. Maybe it’s because […]
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The North Carolina Senate today passed House Bill 117, the “N.C. Competes” economic development legislation that includes a scaled back plan to redistribute sales tax revenue. The plan, even in its scaled back version, would take more than $4 million in revenue from Dare County and has motivated local officials to mount a fierce campaign […]
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The U.S. Postal Service commemorated the U. S. Coast Guard’s 225 years of service to the nation by creating a Forever Stamp to honor its role in protecting the security of the nation and advancing vital U.S. maritime interests. The stamp shows two icons of the Coast Guard — the cutter Eagle, a three-masted sailing […]
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Hatteras Island Real Estate: Perspectives on Home Inspections Over the years, I have written several articles concerning home inspections. Recently, there has been an increased level of discussion from a variety of sources concerning this important aspect of real estate transactions. So, let’s revisit the topic of home inspections with the goal of both updating […]
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MANTEOand OCRACOKE — Jack Wilson, 72 died peacefully Sunday, August 9, 2015at his home in Manteo surrounded by family and friends. Hewas born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan. 18, 1943. He was reared by hisadoptive mother, Josephine Williams, and his foster father, JonesWilliams, of Ocracoke from an early age of about eight months. Jack is survived […]
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