Last week was an interesting one for companion bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate that would overturn the National Park Service off-road vehicle plan for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The bills were scheduled for back-to-back markups in House and Senate committees on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, H.R. 819, introduced […]
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Dr. Beach chooses Buxton Beach as No. 8 on Top 10 list
Dr. Beach’s list of the Top 10 U.S. beaches was released today just before the Memorial Day weekend and Buxton Beach on Hatteras Island is again on the list. This year the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach ranks No. 8 on the list – up two from last year’s No. 10 spot. The lifeguarded beach […]
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24 boats compete for prize money in Hatteras Village Offshore Open
Twenty-four boats competed for $86,400 in prize money in the 19th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open last week. The tournament is the first event in the Governor’s Cup billfishing series. “There were fewer boats than we would have liked,” said Dennis Robinson, president of the Hatteras Village Civic Association, the tournament’s sponsor. Robinson attributed the […]
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Refuge seeks public comment on CHEC proposal to move transmission lines
The draft compatibility determination for the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s request to relocate transmission lines at two sites in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge has been made available for public review and comment. Refuge manager Mike Bryant found that the CHEC request to amend its right-of-way for the relocation was compatible with U.S. Fish […]
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Looking at the impact of Hatteras on Dare’s tourist economy
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau hosted the first-ever OBX Tourism Summit earlier this month in Avon. About 100 people attended the two-day event, which ended with a presentation of the preliminary results of a study on the economic impact of Hatteras Island on Dare County?s tourism economy. Although various folks over the years have culled […]
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UPDATE: Bill to overturn ORV plan brings “spirited” discussion to the Senate
A bill that would overturn the National Park Service’s off-road vehicle management plan at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was the subject of “spirited” conversations among U.S. senators today. But most of the discussion was before a scheduled meeting of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee at which the bill was to be considered […]
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UPDATE: Bill to overturn Park Service’s ORV plan will go to House for a vote
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today favorably reported H.R. 819 to overturn the Park Service’s new off-road vehicle plan on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The vote was 24 to 17 in favor of sending the bill to the House floor for a vote, with Republicans favoring the bill and Democrats […]
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UPDATE: Senate committee will meet on bill that would overturn ORV plan
The full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will meet on Thursday, May 16, to consider 30 bills, including S.B. 486, which would overturn the Park Service’s off-road vehicle plan on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., along with Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., on March […]
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UPDATE: House committee to vote on bill that would overturn ORV plan
The full U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources will vote on 16 bills, including H.R. 819 to overturn the Park Service’s new off-road vehicle plan, on Wednesday, May 15, at 10 a.m. H.R. 819, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act, was introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. […]
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What happened last week on Ocracoke deserves another look
Ocracoke is still reeling from last week?s visitors to the island ? not from the 400 or so anglers who were there for the 30th annual Ocracoke Village Surf Fishing Tournament but from the visit of two state troopers during the event. The troopers arrived on Wednesday and left on Saturday morning. They were from […]
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