The federal government and Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration remain on course for a legal battle over the push to open the East Coast to offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling. After a weekend meeting with Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, Cooper said he had reiterated his request for an exemption similar to one […]
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Local Officials Join Governor to Voice Opposition to Offshore Drilling in Meeting with Secretary Zinke
In a meeting with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today on offshore drilling and seismic testing, Governor Cooper underscored North Carolina’s opposition to both. Cooper was joined by elected officials and stakeholders from coastal North Carolina, including Dare County Commissioner Chairman Bob Woodard, and stressed the threats both offshore drilling and seismic testing pose to North […]
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N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission to Meet Feb. 14-15 in Wrightsville Beach
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 14-15 at the Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. Feb. 14 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 15. A public comment period will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 14. Members of the public may speak to the commission on […]
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North Carolina Watermen United Elect New Board President and Vice Presidents
The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Watermen United (NCWU) elected a new President and two Co-Vice Presidents at a recent meeting to kick off 2018. Elected to the position of Board President is Perry Wood Beasley, originally from Currituck County and now resides in Columbia, NC with his wife Penny Copeland, for more […]
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Superintendent David Hallac Invites the Community to Discuss an Overview of the 2017 Season
National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to visit with staff on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, where he will review visitation patterns and park activities during 2017 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Meeting locations and dates are as follows: Superintendent […]
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Three Appointments Made to Marine Fisheries Commission
Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission:
Jamie Jann Farrow
AVON– Jamie Jann Farrow of Avon, NC passed peacefully in Greenville, NCFebruary 4, 2018. Jamie was 44. She was preceded in death by hersister, Jennifer and her mother, Sharon. Bornin Niagra County, New York and raised in Slidell, LA Jamie completedhigh school and enjoyed a life full of fun, friendship, and family.Jamie met and married […]
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UPDATE: Pumps Back on at Ocracoke Station For Credit Purchases Only
After a week of being off, the gas pumps at the Ocracoke Station were turned back on Friday evening for credit card purchases at the pump only. As Russell Sanderlin and Jesse Conner of Beasley Enterprises, Windsor, finished the installation, word had already spread, and islanders were filling their vehicles. Beasley Enterprises owns the pumps […]
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The Smithsonian Features Ocracoke’s Blackbeard 300th Anniversary
Ocracoke Island gets on a lot of lists, and now it has landed on a Smithsonian Institution top-ten destination list of world anniversaries worth traveling for this year. Smithsonian activities and articles focus the educational and historical, and Ocracoke has a big one coming Oct. 25 to 28–the 300th anniversary of the pirate Blackbeard’s demise […]
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New Boardwalk and Viewing Platform in Hatteras Village Opens
The new ADA accessible boardwalk and viewing platform in Hatteras village is complete and open as of Friday morning, per the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The boardwalk and platform is located next to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum and ORV Ramp 55, and is similar to the one at the bathhouse south of Frisco. […]
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