FOR MORE INFORMATION Click here to read the regulation. Click here to read the Record of Decision on the selected alternative which was published last December. Public Comments: The public comment period will be open from today until Sept. 6. Comments must be received on or before midnight (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday, Sept. 6. […]
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UPDATE: Injured child in critical condition after a shark attack on Ocracoke
July 20, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Pitt County Memorial Hospital issued a statement on Wednesday evening, July 20, on behalf of the family of a 6-year-old girl who was bitten by a shark yesterday while swimming on Ocracoke Island with her family. Pitt County Memorial Hospital issued a statement on Wednesday evening, […]
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UPDATE: Cape Point reopens to vehicles
July 18, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
UPDATE: Cape Point reopens to vehicles By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service has reopened off-road vehicle access to Cape Point – exactly four months to the day since it was closed to protect shorebirds preparing to nest in the area. The park reopened Ramp 44 last week and […]
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Ramp 44 reopens and pedestrian access now allowed to Cape Point
July 15, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Ramp 44 reopens and pedestrian access now allowed to Cape Point By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service has reopened Ramp 44 to Cape Point. The ramp is open to all, including off-road vehicles, to the south for eight-tenths of a mile. Also the park has restored pedestrian, but […]
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Here we are commenting — again
July 15, 2011 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan
The public now has yet another chance to comment on new regulations for off-road vehicles at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore that will have a major impact on our economy, culture, and lifestyle for years to come. The National Park Service published its proposed regulation for ORVs at the seashore on July 6. Public […]
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July 12, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Voters in the northern Hatteras Island villages of Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo approved the sale of liquor by the drinks in restaurants in a referendum today. The vote was 248 in favor and 119 opposed. According to the unofficial results from the Dare County Board of Elections Director Melva Garrison, the voter turnout was […]
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The time has come for liquor by the drink on ALL of Hatteras Island
July 7, 2011 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan
Voters in the northern Hatteras Island villages of Rodanthe Waves, Salvo, and Avon will have a chance to level the playing field for some of their neighbors who own restaurants when they go to the polls next Tuesday, July 12, to vote on whether liquor by the drink should be legal in Kinnakeet Township. Restaurateurs […]
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Public Comments: The public comment period will be open from today until Sept. 6. Comments must be received on or before midnight (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The NPS says that it does not anticipate extending the public comment period beyond Sept. 6 because of the court deadline for completing the final rule. You may submit comments on the Proposed Rule, identified by the Regulation Identifier Number: (RIN) 1024-AD85, by any of the following methods:
July 6, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Park Service publishes proposed ORV rule; public comment period is open By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the management of off-road vehicles at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was published today in the Federal Register. The publication initiates 60 days of public comment […]
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Environmental groups sue to stop Bonner Bridge Replacement Project
July 1, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Defenders of Wildlife and the National Wildlife Refuge Association, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, today filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to stop the Bonner Bridge replacement project. The lawsuit challenges last year’s decision by state and U.S. […]
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Ohio man apparently drowns in Waves rip current
June 30, 2011 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan
Ohio man apparently drowns in Waves rip current Ohio man apparently drowns in Waves rip current By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A 43-year-old visitor to Hatteras apparently drowned today in the ocean in Waves, according to Paul Stevens, chief enforcement ranger for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Stevens identified the man as Todd Buchy […]
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