HATTERAS – John A. Hancock passed away quietly on Tuesday, February 28,2017, in Nags Head, NC. John was a wonderful, fun loving, happyguy. He lived in Hatteras, NC for over 40 years. John was born in Richmond, VA on January 19, 1946. He lived inRichmond and Williamsburg during his young adult life. John was agraduate of […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a section of Highway 12 in Frisco at 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 12 to replace three aging culverts under the roadway. The road is scheduled to reopen by 7 p.m. the same day. The culverts being replaced are between Lassiter Lane and Lullaby Lane. NCDOT crews will […]
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By JOY CRIST On Thursday, February 16, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted to pursue a petition that would limit how, where and when shrimpers could operate. If adopted, the ensuing rules will limit shrimp trawling in most North Carolina waters, per a press release from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF). The […]
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Following a working session of the Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board meeting Wednesday about Hyde County’s request for operating money for a village tram in conjunction with passenger ferry service in 2018, county officials will schedule some community meetings in March about this proposal. Hyde County is seeking $146,000 to pay for first-year operations for three […]
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Several Hatteras Island-specific matters were discussed at the February 20th Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) Meeting, and the conversation continued for the Dare County Salary Study and ensuing county-wide pay adjustment as well. The two issues directly tied to Hatteras Island were the pending merger of the Salvo and Chicamacomico Fire Departments, as well […]
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Almost anyone who’s thrown a hook in the water to catch a fish in a quiet atmosphere probably knows intuitively that loud noises spook them: you don’t scream at fish to bite, after all, you wait patiently. But intuition isn’t science, and seismic airguns don’t make just any loud noise, so when University of North […]
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The recreational flounder bag limit will decrease from six fish to four fish per person, per day in North Carolina waters beginning March 1. The recreational size limit will remain at 15 inches. The bag limit reduction is necessary to comply with requirements of Addendum XXVIII to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, […]
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Dare County Commissioner Margarette Umphlett will resign from the county’s governing body effective March 31. The surprise announcement came at the end of the Board of Commissioner’s meeting Monday. Reading from a prepared statement, Umphlett, fighting back tears, thanked her fellow board members for their friendship and support during her time on the board. While […]
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By SUSAN WEST (Editor’s note: Hatteras Island writer and historian, Susan West remembers Ephraim “Eph” O’Neal who died on February 17, 2017.) Ephraim “Eph” O’Neal was a true Hatterasman –a scholar of the sea, humble about his accomplishments, and fiercely proud of his family and his hometown. “I’ve never been one to place much stock […]
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HATTERAS — Ephraim Norwood O’Neal, 97, a native of Hatteras, diedFriday, February 17, 2017 at his daughter’s home in Florida. He was theson of the late Norwood and Alethia Austin O’Neal and the widower ofDaisy Stowe O’Neal. He was a member and deacon of the Hatteras Assembly of God, acommercial fisherman, and a retired magistrate. […]
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