Posts Tagged "Outer Banks"
Ferry toll meetings start Wednesday
Public meetings on proposed toll changes on the state’s ferry routes start Wednesday, and a fifth has been added to the schedule in February.
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Congressman wants disaster funds for inlet dredging
U.S. Rep. Walter Jones has asked the Army Corps of Engineers to use recently approved spending for Oregon Inlet dredging.
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Gamefish bill debate heats up again
The bill to designate red drum, speckled trout, and striped bass as “gamefish” and bans their commercial sale is under review by a Legislative committee.
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Duprey named Dare Employee of the Year
Deputy Sheriff Sergeant Kevin Duprey is the 2011 Dare County Employee of the Year.
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Corolla charter school moves closer to approval
Organizers of Waters Edge Village School said Thursday their application was given unanimous approval by a state review council.
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Some sparks, some business at KDH board meeting
Kill Devil Hills commissioners held their sophomore meeting Monday under the newly constituted board, and if there is one word to describe the meeting, “tense” would fit the bill.
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Local items from Civil War needed for exhibit
The Outer Banks History Center is seeking letters, diaries, photographs and artifacts of Civil War-era ancestors, especially those on Roanoke Island in the early 1860′s, for an exhibit to open in March, as part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Related stories:Jobless rate up again in counties across the regionfull story »
State council to review Corolla charter school application
The N.C. Public Charter School Advisory Council will review Wednesday the application for Waters Edge Village School, which backers of the charter school hope to open this August.
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Oceanfront home destroyed by fire in Corolla
A fire Monday night destroyed an oceanfront vacation home on Atlantic Avenue in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Corolla.
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NCDOT relocates ferry toll hearing to Ocracoke
The first of four public hearings on the NCDOT Ferry Division’s toll proposal has been moved to the island, answering the plea of county leaders.
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More ferry schedule changes aimed at more savings
The Ferry Division is cutting the number of trips between Ocracoke and the mainland this winter, while a new holiday schedule for nearly all routes will be in place for Christmas weekend.
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Contract for lighthouse work possible soon
Despite exposure to the elements after Hurricane Irene broke windows, weather is not damaging the empty lantern room at the Bodie Island Lighthouse.
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