Ocracoke may rest a little easier these next five years on the offshore oil drilling front, but islanders may have another fight on their hands soon as the specter of a […]
It’s time to start the ferry fight again
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 does not succeed in getting ferry replacement […]
Dare commissioners hear about bridges, dredging, ferry tolling
The article below is published courtesy of the Island Free Press February 3, 2016 This video is a fly-through visualization of what the new Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet from to Hatteras Island […]
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 and the passion of islanders who […]
NC Ferry Division meeting on Ocracoke canceled, upate on ferry tolls
By Connie Leinbach Editor’s note: The regular monthly meeting Nov. 9 with NC Ferry Division officials has been canceled and may be rescheduled to later in the month. Warren Judge, a Dare […]
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 budget than is the current formula, […]
