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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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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Coast Guard Frees, Dewaters Entangled Fishing Vessel Near Oregon Inlet
February 2, 2018 Coast Guard Frees, Dewaters Entangled Fishing Vessel Near Oregon Inlet The Coast Guard responded to a vessel taking on water near Oregon Inlet Thursday. The crew aboard the 50-foot commercial fishing vessel Big Tahuna called watchstanders in the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington via VHF-FM channel 16 at about 3:50 […]
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Buxton Beach Nourishment Update – February 2, 2018
Weeks Marine reports that over 2.2 million cubic yards of sand has been placed within the project’s design template. This means that about 85 percent of the sand for the project has now been pumped onto the beach. Weeks Marine anticipates completing the project in March. After being in Norfolk earlier this week for refueling […]
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Governor Pushes for Hearings and Longer Comment Period on Drilling Plan
Governor Roy Cooper urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to grant a 60-day extension on public comments on offshore drilling and seismic testing off of North Carolina’s coast. In the letter to Sec. Zinke, Governor Cooper also urged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold additional public hearings on the North Carolina coast in Kill […]
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The Controversy Surrounding the Proposed Commercial Fishing License Changes
Watermen are up in arms about a proposal that could restrict commercial fishing licenses to people who earn half their income from fishing, fulfill at least three dozen trip tickets annually and provide $10,000 a year per crew. Otherwise, they could be kicked into an inactive pool. “Those who do not meet the qualifications will […]
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Plenty of Galaxies and More Night Sky Highlights for February 2017
Full Moon Cancelled for February Something you won’t see in February is a full moon! Both January and March have two full moons this year and that leaves February without one! That’s called a Black Moon. This is Messier 82, the Cigar Galaxy. It’s a +8 magnitude starburst galaxy that’s 12 million light years […]
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