Congressman Walter B. Jones in hospice
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By Peter Vankevich
Congressman Walter B. Jones is now in hospice care according to a press release by his office on...
Marine Fisheries Commission to meet next week in Kitty Hawk
MOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Nov. 14 to 16 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty...
State reps to visit Ocracoke on Aug. 27
State Rep. John Torbett (R-Gaston) will bring his House Select Committee on Strategic Transportation Planning and Long Term Funding Solutions to Ocracoke Aug. 27.
After...
Marine Fisheries seeks public input on Artificial Reef Program enhancement
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MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program will hold a public meeting at...
Local oyster farmers help put the brakes on lease-expanding legislation
Editor’s note: The short session of the N.C. General Assembly ended recently without passing House Bill 361, described below. So, according to news sources,...
Voting bill may cancel early voting for Ocracoke
Editor's note: Senate Bill 325 that has cleared the N.C. General Assembly House and Senate has been forwarded to Gov. Roy Cooper. He is...
Gov. Cooper appoints Jaki Shelton Green N.C. Poet Laureate
RALEIGH--Gov. Roy Cooper today announced the appointment of Jaki Shelton Green, poet, teacher and community arts advocate, as North Carolina’s ninth poet laureate.
Green, of...
Affordable Care Act enrollment has begun
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The Affordable Care Act has survived several repeal attempts by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration, and while it is...
North Carolina submits formal comments in opposition to offshore drilling
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RALEIGH--Gov. Roy Cooper and the Department of Environmental Quality submitted formal comments yesterday to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to...
Cooper announces opposition to seismic testing and offshore drilling
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ATLANTIC BEACH--Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the state Dept. of Environmental Quality will submit formal comments opposing offshore seismic...