Have A Weather Plan Outer Banks weather can be as wicked and mercurial as it can be lovely, a reality that at times is overlooked by eager brides-to-be. Situated as they are near the Gulf Stream, Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are especially vulnerable to the whims of fast-moving fronts and the wind and rain that […]
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Wedding planners advise Island brides to have a weather plan Wedding planners advise Island brides to have a weather plan BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK Outer Banks weather can be as wicked and mercurial as it can be lovely, a reality that at times is overlooked by eager brides-to-be. Situated as they are near […]
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After 12 years of spasmodic progress and fiscal near-death experiences, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village might actually be completed before summer. That is, construction of the building, barring another setback, will finally be done. Exhibits will still take another four years or so to complete. “The museum is basically complete with […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to move the dredge Currituck to Oregon Inlet to provide faster, more effective dredging capabilities for that crucial navigation channel. The Currituck will begin work Saturday, April 16, and will immediately begin dredging around the clock. The current vessel stationed in the inlet, the dredge Merritt, will […]
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Owners of the Hatteras-based Citation are taking their fight to a higher court in an effort to regain more than $1 million in winnings denied them in the 2010 Big Rock Marlin Tournament. An appeal was filed this week in Carteret County to challenge the March 14 ruling in Superior Court that upheld The Big […]
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UPDATE: Outer Bankers are uniting to oppose tolls on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Outer Bankers are uniting against the prospect of tolling the Hatteras–Ocracoke ferry, but the question of whether it is even legal under current state law remains unanswered. In response to a presentation made on March […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK A proposal that could see homeowners’ insurance rates for rental properties skyrocket more than 20 percent has furrowed many brows on the Outer Banks, and even North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin may find it problematic. Responding to insurance experts who questioned the justification for the increase, Goodwin announced […]
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U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-N.C.) today led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in urging the Department of Commerce to consider alternatives to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Catch Share Program. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the members of Congress said that the policy endangers the fishing industry […]
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As a potential management strategy for the snapper-grouper fishery, catch shares has hit a nerve among North Carolina fishermen. Nearly four years after catch shares were first pitched by some as a way to save the fishing industry in North Carolina, a proposed plan has been presented by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK A three-prong road project starting this month at the north end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore will involve traffic rerouting and lane closures on Highway 12, but officials expect minor inconvenience to drivers. ‘There really won’t be any delays, other than they’re going to have to drive a little […]
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