Archive for May, 2008

Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray and Outer Banks Visitor Bureau Managing Director Carolyn McCormick announce a new feature on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Visitor Bureau websites utilizing the popular Google Earth maps.

Memorial Day Weekend 2008 marked the first major holiday weekend of implementation of the court-ordered consent decree to protect nesting birds and sea turtles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Miracles do happen

May 30th, 2008

For one local family, an unexpected miracle came during an already stressful time in their lives.

Freshman Ede Sager got it going and senior Kristina Argiroff finished it.

On the afternoon of May 23, 2008, National Park Service (NPS) resource management staff discovered a 2-egg American oystercatcher nest on Hatteras Spit about 1.3 miles south of Ramp 55.

Coastal recreational fishing license sales are running more than 35 percent behind sales in 2007.

A lawsuit filed by the North Carolina Press Association and several news organizations against Governor Mike Easley and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has prompted local government employees to review their own records retention policies.

A second vandalism incident to a signed resource protection area was discovered by Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff on Friday, May 16.

KDH police need help

May 30th, 2008

The Kill Devil Hills Police Department is seeking information about this unidentified male.

At approximately 3:00 a.m., Monday, May 13, at least two youthful white males broke into the property of the Lost Treasure Golf located at the corner of West First Street and US 158.