BY CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online First of two parts BY CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online First of two parts EAST LAKE — As the residents of this little community see it, the last leg of the proposed U.S 64 widening project is threatening to all but wipe them off the map, and they say […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK As the dredge Merritt chugged away from Hatteras yesterday after 14 days working in Rollinson Channel, conditions in the ferry passage, at least for now, had considerably improved. And after next week, they should be getting even better. Shoaling created by Hurricane Irene in late August had created hazardous […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK If the state Department of Transportation wants to build a replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, then it’s going to have to give up its land at the old lifesaving station on the northern end of Hatteras, figure out how to prevent bird strikes on the span, and design a model […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK Despite bitter battles on the national political stage, there is no shortage of candidates who put their hat in the ring before state Board of Elections filing closed Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 29. Outer Banks voters will have many choices to make in November, but the number pales compared to […]
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Traveling along the edge of the continent on a two-lane highway built atop a skinny strand of shifting sand just inches above two mighty bodies of water might sound adventuresome in travel guides. The adventure can turn hazardous on a nasty day in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Sand swirls in angry gusts across […]
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Despite the overall effectiveness of a recent erosion-prevention project at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, scouring has become a concern in one section south of the channel span. Despite the overall effectiveness of a recent erosion-prevention project at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, scouring has become a concern in one section south of the channel […]
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While road engineers are still considering whether a proposed 7-mile bridge bypassing a breached area in Pea Island National Wildlife is feasible, the anticipated decision on permanent fixes to hurricane-damaged Highway 12 has been pushed back weeks into February or later. But the state Department of Transportation said the project remains on track. “We’re moving […]
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Liquor deliveries to Hyde County have been halted by the state, the second time in less than two years that unpaid bills have threatened to dry up the county’s booze supply at its only two stores – one on the mainland and another on Ocracoke. “Things look bleak, in my opinion, for this system to […]
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One of the most unique and handsome historic structures on the Outer Banks is seldom seen by anybody, including the people who drive by it every day. Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station, its watchtower poking up over the brush on the soundside of Highway 12 between Avon and Salvo, has been partially restored and weatherized during […]
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Red drum, the official North Carolina saltwater fish, could soon be among three finfish that won’t be available to consumers in the state’s fish markets. Whether that is bad or good is a question that has re-energized a spitting match between the state’s recreational and commercial fishing interests over conservation, livelihood and who should have […]
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