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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Catching up with the catch shares program, which is unpopular with local watermen
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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Road work will cause traffic detour and delays on Bodie Island
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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UPDATE: Hatteras village takes first step to re-open vacant medical center ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
A newly-created panel representing the Hatteras community was given the go-ahead from Dare County commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to find a health provider to fill the vacated medical center building in the village. The five-member Hatteras Village Medical Center Board of Trustees will become a not-for-profit corporation and will not be controlled or funded […]
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U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan says meetings with constituents must continue
At her first informal meeting with her Outer Banks constituents on Wednesday, Jan. 12, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan moved easily among tables at the Dare Center, stopping at each one to chat and listen. Moments before, the North Carolina Democrat breezed into the room, greeting local officials with familiar back-pats and banter about rock fishing […]
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New Dare sheriff, Doug Doughtie, aims to foster stronger community relationships
Doug Doughtie has taken over the Dare County Sheriff’s Office at a tough time, handicapped by government budget crunches and a disengaged, discouraged citizenry. But the veteran lawman, a big man who greets visitors with a cheery smile and a vigorous handshake, said that the key to effective law enforcement comes down to being more […]
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State Sen. Marc Basnight resigns for health reasons
BY CATHERINE KOZAK
HealthEast will close Hatteras clinic on Dec. 30
It’s official. HeathEast Family Care will close its Hatteras office on Dec. 30. Contents, including patient files, will be transferred to the remaining HealthEast clinic in Avon starting the first week of January, said Travis Douglass, vice-president and executive director of University Health Systems physicians, which contracts the three UHS doctors on Hatteras Island. […]
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Keeping both medical centers open on Hatteras appears less likely
By CATHERINE KOZAK
Bob Steinburg challenges incumbent Tim Spear for District 2 seat in state House of Representatives
By CATHERINE KOZAK Bob Steinburg didn’t think it was right that a candidate for state office should go unchallenged in November’s election. Before he knew it, the Edenton Republican had filed to face off against incumbent Democrat Tim Spear for the District 2 seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Active for years in […]
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