NC Coastal Federation to recognize conservation efforts

August 5, 2023 | Local News | From The: Coastal Review

During the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Pelican Awards ceremony Saturday, conservation partners, environmental educators, outstanding volunteers, oyster farmers, businesses and state environmental quality leaders will be recognized for their above-and-beyond efforts to protect the state’s coast. This is the 20th year the volunteer-supported nonprofit organization has honored individuals and organizations that have made significant conservation efforts. […]

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First-ever Ocracoke Working Waterman’s Festival will be held in October 2023

August 5, 2023 | Fishing

The Ocracoke Preservation Society is pleased to announce that the first-ever Ocracoke Working Waterman’s Festival will be held Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum. Join the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) in celebrating Ocracoke heritage with its rich history and continuing tradition of […]

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Builders and Shapers: Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team

August 4, 2023 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | From The: WOBX

The challenges of living on a sandbar — in some spots less than 100 yards wide — between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound — the world’s largest embayed estuary — can at times seem daunting to even the saltiest Hatteras Islander. Hurricane-force winds. Flooding from the ocean. Flooding from the sound. Washed out roads. […]

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Ralph William Evans

August 3, 2023 | Obituaries

Ralph William Evans (“Bill”) was 61 years old when he unexpectedly passed away on July 23, 2023. He left behind his wife, Candy Evans; two grown children, Will Evans and Kristen Talbert; his son-in-law Scott Talbert; two grandchildren, Miller Talbert, and Gwennie Mae Talbert; his mother, Gwendolyn Gray; his father, Jack Evans, and his two […]

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Eric Daniel King

August 3, 2023 | Obituaries

September 11, 1975 – July 5, 2023 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Eric Daniel King, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, born on September 11, 1975, in Portsmouth, VA, passed away on July 5, 2023. He was 47 years old. Eric’s professional journey began at Professional Floors, Inc. in Kitty Hawk, where he worked under the guidance […]

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Public hearing scheduled for 103 marine fisheries rules; Comment period open

August 3, 2023 | Fishing

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on 103 proposed rules pertaining to data collection and the prevention of harassment of N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries staff, the Shellfish Relay Program and shellfish leases and franchises, oyster sanctuaries, and shellfish sanitation procedures. A public hearing will be held by web conference on Aug. […]

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