Nathan Summerfield will serve a minimum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to one count of second-degree murder and two kidnapping charges in the 2012 killing of Lynn Jackenheimer on Hatteras Island. Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett imposed consecutive sentences on what were described as heinous crimes aggravated by the use of […]
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Summerfield appears briefly in court; murder trial starts Feb. 2 and may be televised
Nathan Summerfield appeared in Dare County Superior Court on Tuesday to listen to legal motions that relate to his upcoming first-degree murder trial. Since his last appearance three months ago, his neatly trimmed dark hair has grown a little longer. But he still wore the orange jumpsuit issued to him by his jailers. The next […]
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Mid-Currituck bridge back on table in the state’s 10-year transportation plan
The on-again off-again Mid-Currituck Bridge proposal is back on the table, with its inclusion in the draft state transportation plan that was released on Thursday. But the U.S. 64 widening and bridge replacement project between Columbia and Manns Harbor did not make the cut. Construction of the long-planned 7-mile toll bridge over Currituck Sound […]
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Dispute leaves Oregon Inlet Fishing Center lease up in the air
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center will be operated under an extended contract for another year while the National Park Service reevaluates terms that were rejected in October by the center’s board. Neither the Park Service nor representatives of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Inc. would elaborate on details of the disagreement, but both parties profess to want […]
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NCDOT says privatizing some road work will improve service on Hatteras, Ocracoke
An effort to look at ways to privatize some state road maintenance and improvements was announced this month by the state Department of Transportation just a week after an invitation for bids was published seeking contractors to do maintenance work on Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. But the two are not directly related, […]
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NCDOT says privatizing some road work will improve service on Hatteras, Ocracoke
An effort to look at ways to privatize some state road maintenance and improvements was announced this month by the state Department of Transportation just a week after an invitation for bids was published seeking contractors to do maintenance work on Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. But the two are not directly related, […]
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The voter’s guide to the Nov. 4 general election
Despite overarching court battles and unceasing political advertising that may have created some cynicism this election season, Dare County voters have an unusually full slate of contests to inspire a trip to the voting booth. Nearly all local offices on the ballot have opponents, from the county commission to the clerk of Superior Court to […]
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UPDATE: Supreme Court blocks same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday stopped a recent lower court ruling that would have allowed same-day voting in North Carolina and counting of votes miscast in the wrong precinct. With the high court’s 5-2 decision, state residents have only two more days to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election. The deadline […]
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UPDATE: Appeals court blocks two provisions of voting law ahead of election
Provisions of the state election law that eliminated same-day voter registration during early voting and counting of votes cast in the incorrect precincts were put aside by a panel of federal judges on Wednesday, but the last word is expected to come within a matter of days from the U.S. Supreme Court In the 2-1 […]
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Both Dare and Hyde are ready for early voting, election day
As a panel of federal judges is considering whether to allow the upcoming general election in North Carolina to proceed under the new election law, local election officials in Hyde and Dare counties say they are not expecting any problems no matter what is decided. “We’re just going forward until we’re told to stop,” said […]
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