BY MICHELLE WAGNER OUTER BANKS SENTINEL The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted 5 to 3 with one abstention on Thursday morning to approve a rulemaking petition that, under its proposed restrictions, would designate all coastal waters as nursery areas and put greater limits on shrimp trawling. The Feb. 16 vote came during a commission meeting […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke Observer
The Starry Nights event is returning to Hatteras Village for a full February weekend, and if you didn?t have a chance to go to last year?s event, you are in for a treat. The two-day star gazing session which is presented by the Hatteras Civic Association and orchestrated by the UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science […]
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October 6, 1938-February 15, 2017 ArthurHammond-Tooke 78, passed away on February 15, 2017. Arthur wasborn and raised in South Africa and kept his English accent all hislife, to the amusement of many friends. He came to the USA in1986 and worked as an Economist. Arthur retired with his wifeMary to Hatteras in 2000. They built […]
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By JOY CRIST The Dare County Waterways Commission met on February 13 at the Fessenden Center in Buxton to review updates on the steps required for the upcoming dredging project for Hatteras Inlet. The Waterways Commission’s immediate goal is to keep the Connecting Channel west of the Inlet Gorge – or the long route – […]
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FRISCO — Edwin Ernest Ochs, 59 died February 14, 2017 at his homeafter battling throat cancer. Edwin was a restaurant manger for manyyears. He was also an avid fisherman. He loved his fishing team- theSand Fiddlers. Edwin was predeceased by his father, Russell G. Ochs. Survivors includehis devoted friend, Juanita, his brother, John, and his […]
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Dare County released a video on February 3rd that outlined the progress of the Bonner Bridge replacement project to date. According to the latest update, both the southern and northern sections of the new Bonner Bridge are beginning to take shape. On the northern end of the project, crews have installed the first five spans […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK It is unclear whether a recent lawsuit challenging construction of the “jug-handle” bridge in Rodanthe could potentially delay replacement of the Bonner Bridge. According to an attorney representing plaintiffs Save Our Sound OBX Inc., the complaint filed on Feb. 2 against the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration would […]
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Dare County will be applying for a FEMA Mitigation grant to assist homeowners with elevation of homes that are built below base flood and might have previously flooded. Two community meetings will be held to provide information on the application process and the grant criteria. Interested year-round permanent property owners of unincorporated Dare County are […]
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The Dare County Board of Education will tap a national firm to head up the search for a new superintendent to replace Sue Burgess, who has been at the helm of Dare County Schools since July of 2000. Burgess announced last month that she would retire at the end of the school year. After reviewing […]
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