As the residents of the Core Banks and the Crystal Coast are up in arms about a proposed federal rule that could put additional regulations on their beaches to protect sea turtles, regulators are considering whether the area for the threatened species should be expanded to Cape Hatteras. Included in its 19-page comments to the […]
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Coastal Moral Monday draws large crowd in Manteo …WITH SLIDE SHOW
Three Moral Monday events were held across the state on Monday evening, Aug. 19, but the charismatic leader of the grass roots social justice movement in North Carolina chose to attend the one that was held in Manteo. “Let me tell you why I’m here,” Rev. William Barber II told the crowd of almost 700, […]
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A conversation with the Outer Banks’ new representative to the state Board of Transportation
Malcolm Fearing is one of those Dare County natives who willingly inserts himself in local issues, some would say as an activist citizen, some would say as a burr. A persistent advocate for good government, he is a familiar figure at board meetings, often armed with reams of notes and stacks of documents. But he […]
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Citation mate has charges dismissed in Big Rock Tournament controversy
Peter Wann’s ticket for fishing without a license was dismissed last month in Carteret County Superior Court. But the dismissal won’t restore the more than $1 million in winnings the first mate’s missing license cost the Citation. Wann was a 22-year old college student when his lack of a recreational saltwater fishing license disqualified the […]
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World War II wrecks could still be leaking oil
It is known to those diving off Cape Hatteras as the “slick wreck” because of the rainbow sheen on the water surface that reveals its resting place on the seafloor. A 470-foot tanker carrying about 78,755 barrels of oil, the Lancing was steaming north past Diamond Shoals on April 7, 1942, when it was torpedoed […]
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Bonner Bridge replacement now tied to two pending court decisions
With the fate of a new bridge over Oregon Inlet tied to two pending court decisions, questions are again bubbling up about the consequences of continual delays on replacement of the 50-year-old Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. It’s not only a matter of safety – the bridge is 20 years beyond its service life, said Beth […]
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Opponents of Bonner Bridge replacement win a round on CAMA permit
A permit to build the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement is almost certainly going to be put on hold indefinitely after a recent decision in Wake County Superior Court agreeing to a review of environmental groups’ challenge to construction of the project over Oregon Inlet. After the state Coastal Resources Commission issued a major CAMA […]
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Unemployment cuts will be tough for many workers on the Outer Banks
At around the same time people on the Outer Banks started the busiest week of the year serving the tourist community, North Carolina’s new law on unemployment insurance was implemented. The law that went into effect on July 1 reduces the cap for new claims for weekly state unemployment insurance benefits from $535 to $350, […]
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Summerfield, one other murder suspect won’t face death penalty
Two men being held in Dare County under separate murder charges will not be facing the death penalty, an assistant prosecutor told a judge on Monday. Enrico Mascaro of Nags Head and Nathan Summerfield of Ashland, Ohio, each wearing orange jumpsuits, were led into the courtroom one at a time for a brief appearance in […]
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Budget cuts threaten cleanup at old USCG base in Buxton
A would-be beach access that Dare County has eyed since the Coast Guard abandoned its oceanfront base near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse eight years ago is apparently still a distant dream, as environmental cleanup of contaminated soil has yet to begin. The Coast Guard is seeking money this year to clean the site, but between […]
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