The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be running an abbreviated schedule on its Ocracoke-Cedar Island route beginning Tuesday, March 1. The Motor Vessel Silver Lake is currently at the shipyard undergoing extensive work during its dry dock period. The MV Pamlico is scheduled to come in for its U. S. Coast Guard […]
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Coastal Harvesters wants to know who is interested in produce delivery
Coastal Harvesters, Inc. (CHI) is looking for different avenues to bring locally grown vegetables and fruits to Hatteras Island tables. They want to hear from people who may be interested in receiving weekly deliveries of produce. If there is support for this venture, farmers in Currituck and Hyde counties are willing to deliver directly from […]
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Sheriff’s office checks registered sex offenders, arrests one in Buxton
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, deputies and investigators with the Dare County Sheriff’s Office conducted Operation RAVEN, which is an acronym for Random Address Verification Enforcement. This operation was intended to verify the addresses, appearance changes, and statutory compliance of the registered sex offenders in Dare County. This operation, headed by Sheriff’s Office CID Sergeant Scott […]
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DOT awards contracts for $1.9 million for resurfacing in Dare County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Chief Operating Officer Jim Trogdon has announced that 20 contracts totaling $159 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina, including one project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and $1.9 million for resurfacing roadways in Dare County. NCDOT awarded the contracts to […]
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The land of summer sun and fun becomes a winter wonderland…WITH SLIDE SHOW
By ANNE C. BOWERS An unexpected snowstorm blanketed the Outer Banks with snow on Saturday, Jan. 22. Only the eastern edge of North Carolina got the white stuff, starting at the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet and stretching south towards Morehead City, N.C. Saturday’s weather forecast for Hatteras called for about an inch of snow […]
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Ocracoke bids farewell to The Big Kids Club and honors its founder….WITH SLIDE SHOW
By SUNDAE HORN Blast month, the Ocracoke Youth Center sponsored a “Flat Stanley Returns” party and potluck at the Ocracoke Community Center. Thirty Ocracoke kids in kindergarten through second grade shared their Flat Stanley projects, which they had worked on at the after-school Big Kids Club. Janet Baker, known by all as Ms. Juju, got […]
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UPDATE: Spear will not seek Basnight’s Senate seat
State Rep. Tim Spear, a Democrat from Creswell, said today that he will not be a candidate for the Senate seat that will be vacant when Sen. Marc Basnight, a Manteo Democrat, resigns on Jan. 25. “I am humbled by all those who have encouraged me to seek the vacant Senate seat held by Senator […]
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NCDOT awards contracts for road work in Dare and Hyde
North Carolina Department of Transportation Chief Operating Officer Jim Trogdon announced today that 10 contracts totaling $23.8 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina. NCDOT awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders, as required by state law. The projects are located in Buncombe, Chowan, Cleveland, Dare, Gaston, Guilford, Hyde, […]
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Big Cypress National Preserve takes flak for its ORV plan
National Parks Traveler website published two articles this week about an off-road vehicle plan in the Big Cypress National Preserve in south Florida that are of interest to those following the ORV rulemaking at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The articles made the rounds in e-mails among seashore beach access supporters this week, and links to […]
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Menhaden are the most important, though humble, fish in the sea
“Bunker” reads the sign, hand-printed on cardboard, above the cooler in Ocracoke Island’s Tradewinds Bait and Tackle Shop. A fisherman comes in, wind-blown and slightly damp, and opens the cooler. Studying the heaped up silvery fish, he looks up at the gentleman behind the counter. “Are these fresh?” Receiving an affirmative “caught this morning,” he […]
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