Cape Hatteras Wounded Warriors Vacation Project gets underway By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Wounded Marines and sailors and their families will soon be visiting Hatteras Island as part of the Cape Hatteras Wounded Warriors Vacation Project. The two Hatteras men who started the project are now involved in raising funds and […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN It’s not unusual to see whales off the coast of the Outer Banks in the winter. But this winter, there seem to be more reports than usual, including sightings of an unusual whale in these waters. The most dramatic is a blog and video by Mike Campitelli, who was […]
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In the 2008 consent decree that ended a lawsuit against the National Park Service by environmental groups, park officials were required to complete an off-road vehicle management plan by Dec. 31 and to have a final special regulation implemented by April 1. As we all have probably noticed by now, in the three years since […]
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Changes and progress are on the horizon for health care in Ocracoke and Hatteras By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Cheryl Ballance sat at a conference table outside her office at the Ocracoke Health Center on a warm late winter day to talk about changes and progress that are on the horizon […]
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UPDATE: Hatteras waterman hurt in boating accident will have slow recovery By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Graham Harrison, the 20-year-old Hatteras watermen who was injured when a charter boat ran hard aground near Oregon Inlet on Monday, is home from the hospital, but his mother says his recovery will be slow. […]
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They?re back. We knew they would be. Groups such as the Coastal Conservation Association and the Coastal Fisheries Reform Group are making another brazen attempt to reserve three of North Carolina?s most sought after fish for recreational anglers only. A bipartisan group of representatives in the North Carolina General Assembly introduced House […]
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Weather Service needs volunteer backyard weather observers By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., is looking for citizens to volunteer to measure precipitation and to serve as SKYWARN spotters. “We are in need of new observers across the entire state and would like to emphasize rural […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN We first introduced you to George Brown and his stunning photographs of Ocracoke in February, 2009. The retired family therapist and social worker, who had been taking photos for only a few years, and his wife were spending the winter on Ocracoke, after having discovered the island the summer […]
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Between your beach closures and proposed ferry fees, why don’t you just hang a sign that says, ?Tourists or visitors not welcome here!? You have allowed your treasured seashore to be turned into a wildlife refuge where only birds are welcome, other animals trapped or shot and killed, and humans not allowed. Shame on you! […]
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Hatteras and Ocracoke gain in 2010 census with the greatest increase in Hispanics By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Hatteras and Ocracoke both saw an increase in population last year, according to 2010 figures released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau, and the greatest percentage increase was in the Hispanic population. […]
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