Danny Couch of Buxton, Hatteras Island’s commissioner-elect, was the guest on the Nov. 20 edition of “To the Point,” a Radio Hatteras interview show, hosted by Irene Nolan, editor of The Island Free Press. In a wide-ranging conversation, Couch, who will be sworn in as a member of the Dare Commissioners at the next regular […]
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Ferry Division to look into modifying spring schedule
Although the N.C. Ferry Division has set up the spring ferry schedule, they haven’t released it yet and may include suggestions by Ocracoke islanders to add a run at 10:30 a.m. during the week. Chris Bock, manager of operations at Hatteras, attended the monthly meeting Monday, Nov. 14, in the Ocracoke Community Center and discussed […]
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MFC chairman to allow public comment on shrimp trawling petition
The petition was submitted Nov. 2 by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and the commission has 120 days from that date to grant or deny the request. Chairman Sammy Corbett outlined the petition review procedure at the commission’s business meeting last week. First, the petition must be deemed complete. Under state law, a person may […]
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Business group calls for Atlantic seismic ban
A group of business leaders representing interests up and down the East Coast, including chambers of commerce, restaurant associations, commercial fishing groups and real estate organizations, are urging President Obama to use a provision of federal law to try and permanently block seismic surveying for oil and natural gas off the Atlantic coast. Tom Kies, […]
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Disaster Assistance Team returns to Hatteras, FEMA deadline extended
A Disaster Survivor Assistance Team is returning to Hatteras Island Saturday, Nov. 19 through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Also, yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a 31-day extension for Hurricane Matthew survivors to apply for federal disaster assistance. On Saturday, Nov. 19, Disaster Survivor Assistance Team members are expected to canvass Hatteras Island neighborhoods […]
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Leven Burrus Fulcher, Jr.
August 8, 1938 – November 18, 2016 Hatteras, NC – Leven Burrus Fulcher, Jr., 78, of Hatteras, NC died onFriday, November 18, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Anative of Hatteras Island, he was the son of the late Leven Fulcher,Sr. and Ina Oden Fulcher. Leven served his country honorably retiringfrom the United States […]
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Hatteras village prepares for its 25th Christmas Parade ….WITH VINTAGE VIDEO
It’s not unusual to hear Hatteras village locals say that a bad event brings out the best in the community, and there’s ample evidence to back it up. It’s why the temporary island-within-an-island of Hatteras village, after being cut off from the rest of the Outer Banks after Isabel in 2003, came together to provide […]
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Board of Commissioners will meet in Buxton on Nov. 21
The Dare County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Fessenden Center in Buxton for its second regular meeting in November, which is on Monday, Nov. 21, at 5 p.m. The suggestion to move the meeting came during the public comment period of the Nov. 7 meeting from a citizen who was concerned about the […]
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New ferry dredge successfully completes first assignment
The North Carolina Ferry Division’s new Dredge Manteo successfully completed its first assignment over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, clearing debris out of the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry channel that was left behind by Hurricane Matthew last month. The dredging work re-opened a portion of the ferry channel near the Ocracoke South Dock Terminal. More than 30,000 […]
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Billfish Foundation presents prestigious award to Ernie Foster
The award is named in honor of the late John Rybovich, a pioneer in billfish conservation and sportfishing vessel design. Captain Ernie Foster of Hatteras, North Carolina, grew up on boats fishing in the family’s charter business, the Albatross Fleet. His father, Captain Ernal Foster, one might say launched charter fishing in the region […]
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