Following a thorough environmental review, the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management has issued a Coastal Area Management Act major permit to the state Department of Transportation to construct a replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County and to demolish the existing bridge after the new structure is completed. The permit was […]
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September 20, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Following a thorough environmental review, the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management has issued a Coastal Area Management Act major permit to the state Department of Transportation to construct a replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County and to demolish the existing bridge after the new structure is completed. The permit was […]
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Some ORV routes will reopen for night driving on Sept. 16
Some of the beaches on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will reopen to night driving at midnight on Sunday, Sept. 16. From Sept. 16 through Nov. 15, driving will be allowed only on ORV routes without resources closures or portions of those ORV routes. The nesting season for shorebirds and colonial waterbirds is about over […]
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Records and Rants
The federal defendants in the Cape Hatteras Preservation Alliance?s lawsuit that seeks to overturn the National Park Service?s final off-road vehicle plan and rule at Cape Hatteras National Seashore have filed the administrative record of ORV rulemaking. The record was filed on Thursday, Aug. 6, in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. The […]
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A fifth anniversary for The Island Free Press
Five years ago today, The Island Free Press published its first edition. It was Hatteras and Ocracoke islands? first and only online newspaper. It was an experiment of sorts, since we didn?t know what we were in for or how the paper would be received. Five years later, we can say that online publishing is […]
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Looking forward to meeting Barclay Trimble
August 31, 2012 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan
A week ago, the National Park Service announced that Barclay Trimble, deputy superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, will replace Mike Murray as superintendent of the Outer Banks Group, including the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Murray retired at the end of July, and Trimble will start his new job in late October. In […]
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August 29, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Meanwhile, Kaplan and Fox are working on identifying and applying for other grants to finance the project. Several have been submitted already. And they are continuing to work with the community on enlisting support for the center. Kaplan said they are getting good reaction to an outreach program to get the support of local businesses. […]
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August 29, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Meanwhile, Kaplan and Fox are working on identifying and applying for other grants to finance the project. Several have been submitted already. And they are continuing to work with the community on enlisting support for the center. Kaplan said they are getting good reaction to an outreach program to get the support of local businesses. […]
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August 29, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Meanwhile, Kaplan and Fox are working on identifying and applying for other grants to finance the project. Several have been submitted already. And they are continuing to work with the community on enlisting support for the center. Kaplan said they are getting good reaction to an outreach program to get the support of local businesses. […]
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August 29, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Meanwhile, Kaplan and Fox are working on identifying and applying for other grants to finance the project. Several have been submitted already. And they are continuing to work with the community on enlisting support for the center. Kaplan said they are getting good reaction to an outreach program to get the support of local businesses. […]
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