The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, February 1, 1996             TAG: 9602010312
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
TYPE: Local Briefs 
DATELINE: MANTEO                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

COMMISSION CANDIDATE

Manns Harbor resident Joseph ``Joe'' Hassell filed Wednesday to run for a seat on the seven-member Dare County Board of Commissioners.

Hassell, whose wife, Shirley Hassell, serves on the county board, will run against incumbent Commissioner Clarence Skinner for a District I seat in the upcoming election.

District I has two representatives on the county board. Each commissioners' seat carries a four-year term. by CNB