Russell Blackwood was pointing to a photograph he had taken underwater of a juvenile flounder off Hatteras. Even close up, it barely looked like a fish, its shape completely covered with sand, pebbles and shells. Blackwood admired the creature’s camouflage skill. “See him? There’s his little eyes. He’s looking back at me like ‘Why are […]
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Monitor Marine Sanctuary’s possible expansion raises suspicions By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online
June 12, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
Soured by what they view as onerous government restrictions on fishing, boating and beach driving, Outer Banks divers are skeptical of a proposed update of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary that would include any possibility of future expansion. But sanctuary officials said the draft plan does not propose or advocate an expansion. It only proposes […]
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UPDATE: Redevelopment of old Coast Guard housing gets commissioners’ approval By CATHERINE KOZAK
June 5, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK The Cottages at the Cape project in Buxton cleared a major hurdle on Monday, with unanimous approval by the Dare County Board of Commissioners of a zoning change that will permit duplexes and rebuilding of buildings under certain conditions. Formerly housing for Coast Guard families at Group Cape Hatteras, […]
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New book details a horrific chapter in World War II history that unfolded off the North Carolina coast BY CATHERINE KOZAK
May 9, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
Two years before the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane devastated Ocracoke and Hatteras islands, a national tragedy had played out in the waters off the Outer Banks, and to this day, many Americans have little knowledge of the horrific slaughter that took place. Kevin Duffus, author of the recently released book, “War Zone: World War II […]
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A promising new clue to the fate of the Lost Colony By CATHERINE KOZAK
May 3, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Significant new information may finally lead to solving the mystery of the Lost Colony. Before Elizabethan artist and mapmaker John White sailed away from Roanoke Island in 1587, he understood that the colony he left behind would go “50 miles into the maine” if they had to flee. Today, […]
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Neighbors of the old Coast Guard housing in Buxton are concerned about development By CATHERINE KOZAK
April 30, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Developers who have contracted to buy the housing complex at the former Coast Guard base in Buxton are renewing promises to keep the community’s concerns in mind as they plan restoration of the property. Neighbors of the long-abandoned base came out in force at a public hearing on a […]
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Cleaning up Hurricane Irene’s mess at Mirlo Beach …WITH SLIDE SHOW BY CATHERINE KOZAK
April 19, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
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Is ‘smart growth’ a U.N. conspiracy? By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online
April 11, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online A group in Currituck County that has expressed suspicions about the motives behind terms like “smart growth” and “green projects” said it is not giving up despite the county’s recent approval of a long-term planning document. “To me, it has definite ties to […]
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Sea-Level Rise: The onrushing train By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online
April 4, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
For at least a decade, numerous North Carolina scientists have been warning with increasing stridency about the state’s vulnerability to impending sea-level rise, but policymakers have yet to take heed. Two reports released this month by a group of independent researchers, however, have only reinforced the dire predictions about the effects of a rising Atlantic […]
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Dig for Civil War cannons at Hatteras Inlet ends in disappointment BY CATHERINE KOZAK
April 2, 2012 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
Dig for Civil War cannons at Hatteras Inlet ends in disappointment BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK They had maps, ground-penetrating radar images, and historical accounts all pointing to two buried cannons where the Civil War battle at Fort Clark raged 150 years ago at Hatteras Inlet. Early one morning last […]
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