This is reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online For Ocracoke news, click here. June 8, 2017 By Jennifer Allen WASHINGTON – The National Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS, proposed Monday to […]
New seismic permitting process begins
Coastal recreational fishermen hooked fewer fish in 2016
For Ocracoke news, click here Coastal recreational fishermen hooked fewer fish in 2016 than they did in 2015, the state Division of Marine Fisheries has announced. Anglers brought an estimated 8.5 million […]
Ocracoke School needs SB15, Sen. Cook promises support
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich If the North Carolina General Assembly’s Senate Bill 15 is not passed it could result in a loss of 4.5 teaching positions for Ocracoke […]
Shrimp trawling takes a hit from Marine Fisheries Commission, Hyde reacts
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Commission (DMF) voted in Wilmington yesterday (Feb. 16) to approve a petition by the N.C. Wildlife Federation that would […]
Contract awarded for Rodanthe jug handle bridge
For Ocracoke news, click here. With the recent awarding of a contract, a new bridge around Rodanthe may be a reality by the summer of 2020. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation awarded […]
Proposed new trawling regs could limit shrimp availability and harm Hyde economy
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich and Connie Leinbach Hyde County Commissioners at their Jan. 3 meeting unanimously passed a resolution opposing proposed shrimp trawling reduction rules in the Pamlico […]
Paul Tine leaves General Assembly on his own terms
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Paul Tine has been a good friend of Ocracoke during his four-year tenure in the NC General Assembly. In a recent interview on the […]
Pat McCrory concedes gubernatorial election to Roy Cooper
The following is courtesy of the OBX Voice. Read view McCrory’s concession video, click here. Dec. 5, 2016 1:54 p.m. By Sam Walker of the OBX Voice Gov. Pat McCrory announced today (Dec. […]
Voter registration deadline extended to Wednesday
From our news sources RALEIGH–Wake Superior Court Judge Don Stephens late Friday afternoon ordered the state voter registration deadline extended to Wednesday (Oct. 19) in 36 counties reeling from Hurricane Matthew and […]
State to hold public meetings on beach and inlet management plan update
RALEIGH – State officials will hold four meetings in September to gather public input on the North Carolina Beach and Inlet Management Plan. Initially developed by the state environmental agency in 2011, […]
Meetings to explain new flounder permit and reporting requirements postponed
Update for July 16 posting. MOREHEAD CITY – The state Division of Marine Fisheries has postponed two meetings scheduled for next week to explain new flounder permit and reporting requirements for pound net […]
Tolls on Hatteras/Ocracoke ferry won’t happen–at least for now
By Connie Leinbach With the N.C. Senate’s favorable first vote Tuesday night on the 2016-17 budget, the toll threat on the Hatteras/Ocracoke ferry appears to be over for now, and the N.C. Ferry […]
Bill Cook: Proud of his accomplishments
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of interviews with candidates seeking to represent Ocracoke. The first profile was on Sen. Cook’s opponent Brownie Futrell. By Peter Vankevich State Senator Bill […]
Light voter turnout in Hyde for special June primary
By Peter Vankevich Incumbent Walter Jones of Greenville, Pitt County, handily won the Republican contest in a special primary June 7 for his Congressional District 3 seat, which includes Ocracoke. District-wide, Jones captured […]
State senators and representatives to negotiate on budget, action required
The following came in June 10 from Hyde County lobbyists Henri and Joe McClees: The NC General Assembly is moving quickly toward resolve its 2016 budget. The House and Senate have each passed […]
Primary voting Tuesday includes state supreme court justice, U.S. Congressional seats
By Peter Vankevich A special election for a state supreme court seat and several North Carolina U.S. Congressional seats, include the representative for Ocracoke, will be held tomorrow (Tuesday, June 7). Voting […]
Senate budget version retains ferry tolls, reinstates $150 priority pass fee
By Connie Leinbach The NC General Assembly this week will begin the negotiating process on the two houses’ differing versions of their respective budgets, and ferry tolls and $150 priority passes are […]
General Assembly contemplating ferry replacement funding
By Connie Leinbach By the end of June, islanders should know whether or not they will have to continue fighting the push for a toll on the Hatteras Ferry. In May, Rep. […]
