Ferry funding from General Assembly needs a push
By Peter Vankevich
Hyde County Commissioner Benjamin Simmons III (Fairfield Township) said at the Feb. 1 commissioners meeting that if the General Assembly convening April 25...
Groundbreaking scheduled for new Bonner Bridge construction
Raleigh--The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation will hold a groundbreaking for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, in the parking...
Dispatch from Raleigh: In wake of gerrymandering ruling, give reform a...
Editor's note: We are posting this commentary from Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, regarding the issue of gerrymandering. Thirty percent of...
More money for Hatteras Inlet dredging
WASHINGTON, D.C—The Army Corps of Engineers agreed Wednesday to an additional $1 million for dredging the Hatteras Inlet, and $3.225 million to dredge the...
Legislators visit mainland, islanders at Swan Quarter ferry dock
Updated 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28, 2016
By Connie Leinbach
State legislators who spent three days in Hyde County earlier this week were impressed with the county...
Regional planners to continue ferry toll talk in January
Updated/corrected: Oct. 23; 2:32 p.m.
By Connie Leinbach
If the state General Assembly cannot get replacement ferry costs from a different funding stream in the state...
Toll on Hatteras Ferry may be in the future
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke’s day of reckoning may be at hand as early as Wednesday when the Regional Planning Organization may vote to toll the...
State budget is passed, more from Ocracoke’s state representative
WRAL reported Friday that Gov. Pat McCrory says he signed the $21.7 billion budget, which lawmakers gave final approval in the early hours of...
State budget passes Senate, no priority pass fees
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich
Good news for Ocracoke, the newly crafted state budget approved by the Senate Wednesday has no new attacks on the...
State legislative update: Another week without much progress
Published Sept. 2 at www.islandfreepress.org. Used by permission.
By SANDY SEMANS
State legislators are working behind closed doors as they continue to try to hammer out...