State environmental department Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart today named Braxton Davis, director of the state Division of Coastal Management, to lead the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries effective immediately. For the immediate future, the divisions will remain separate entities housed under the state’s environmental agency, and Davis will lead both divisions as director. […]
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Stormwater at Cape Point has finally dried up, but so has the hope that the state will approve a National Park Service proposal to counter further flooding at the campground and ORV access ramps. Officials with the state Department of Environmental Quality and the Division of Coastal Management told NPS Outer Banks Group Superintendent Dave […]
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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, will hold a Q-and-A public meeting in Kitty Hawk to address cobia management issues. Stakeholders can attend in two ways — in person on Monday, May 9, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk at […]
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It is now official — there will be no beach nourishment in Buxton this year. In addition, the Dare County Board of Commissioners has now set a public hearing on its proposal for an expanded service district for Buxton to help pay for the project. The hearing will be on Monday, May 16, at 5:30 […]
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Beginning May 2, a remote video link at the Fessenden Center in Buxton will enable Hatteras Island citizens to address Dare County Commissioners during public comment periods and public hearings, and also view County Commissioner meetings live without traveling to Manteo. Prior to each regularly scheduled meeting, the activity room at the Fessenden Center will […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH The Ocracoke Observer Members of the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association agreed on Wednesday night, April 13, that euthanizing the hundreds of mallard ducks making their home in the village is not the answer to their overpopulation. The group agreed to explore several conservative approaches to the problem of the myriad of […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division last week announced two adjustments to its summer season schedules, which will begin May 3 on the popular Hatteras-Ocracoke route and May 24 on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke routes. During summer season, the Hatteras route goes from 18 to 36 daily departures on each side, […]
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Hatteras Island Charter Communication customers have been receiving letters in the past week or so notifying them of the upcoming switch to digital cable on May 17. The change affects Charter customers only, and is an island-wide upgrade to bring the southern Outer Banks up to speed with other markets across the country. The vast […]
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The spring’s news and issues at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore were the topic of the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, April 17. The guest for the interview was seashore Superintendent David Hallac. In a wide-ranging discussion with host Irene Nolan, editor of The Island Free Press, Hallac talked about many […]
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U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service District Fire Management Officer Bert Plante has scheduled a prescribed burn for Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge for Friday, April 15, beginning mid-morning, if weather conditions occur as predicted. The current forecast is for Friday is for winds of 20-21 mph out of the northeast with relative humidity in […]
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