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Monthly Archives: June, 2016

Guest Column: Not all government is non-functional

Community News Brief Staff Reporter -
Much has been put forth in the media citing polls that Americans believe that our government in Washington, D.C., is non-functional.  Confidence in Congress...

Commercial seafood landings increased last year

Fishing Staff Reporter -
Mild weather allowed North Carolina’s commercial fishermen to work into late autumn and early winter in 2015, resulting in more seafood caught and sold...

New off-road vehicle ramp 63 opens on Ocracoke Island

Seashore News Staff Reporter -
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore's newest off-road vehicle ramp, Ramp 63 on Ocracoke Island, is now open. ...

Not all are happy with DOT’s chosen alternative for north Rodanthe By CATHERINE KOZAK

Local News Catherine Kozak -
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAKThe proposed bridge project in Rodanthe is a good example of the difficulty that government has trying to...

NPS opens alternate route to Frisco beach

Seashore News Irene Nolan -
By IRENE NOLANWith Ramp 49 still badly flooded, the National Park Service has opened an alternate route for off-road vehicles to reach the beach...
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