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- Hurricane Earl’s path edges closer to Cape Hatteras. On Local News Page.
- A
new player on the scene proposes wind farm off Morehead City. On Local
News Page.
- Divisive
sandbag policy on North Carolina’s coastal areas to receive more
scrutiny in coming weeks…On Local News Page.
- National
Park Service Weekly Beach Access Report and Resource Management Summary.
On Beach Access and Park Issues Page.
- Outer
Banks Angling: The Fishing Report for Aug. 19-24. On
Fishing Page under Recreational News and Features.
- Letters
to the Editor. Click on Commentary and Letters Page.
- Dare’s
on-time graduation rate is the best in the state. On Local News Page.
- Hatteras
Island Real Estate: Market Perspectives….On Business and Real
Estate Page.
- Guest
column….Breasts don’t make the woman – living does….On Commentary and
Letters Page.
- Virginia
man drowns off Bodie Island. On Local News Page.
- Duke
Energy changes focus of Coastal Wind Demonstration Project. On
Local News Page.
- Access
groups lose second effort to stop critical habitat for piping
plovers. On Beach Access and Park Issues Page.
- Lie
detectors put fishermens' tales to the test. On Fishing page
under Recreational Fishing News and Features.
- NCDOT
reports historic number of comments on Bonner Bridge Replacement.
On Local News Page.
- The
‘old Hatteras’ in photographs. On Features Page under Island
History
- Hatteras
islander will run 50 miles to raise money for beach access and cancer
patients. On Beach Access and Park Issues Page.
- Guest
Column: Where was the outrage over development in Corolla years ago? On
Commentary and Letters Page.
- Support
for oil drilling rebounds in North Carolina despite inconclusive report
on its impact ….On Local News Page.
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New....08.27.2010
10:30 am National
Park Service Weekly
Beach Access Report and Resource Management Summary
New....08.18.2010
3:10 pm Access
groups lose second effort to stop critical habitat for piping plovers
New....08.16.2010
4:10 pm Hatteras
islander will run 50 miles to raise money for beach access and cancer
patients
Park
Service brings back sea turtle Nest Watch volunteer program 08.05.2010
4:45 pm
Legal
action taken to block development on Audubon land 07.28.2010
1:10 pm
There will
be no lifeguarded beach on Hatteras this summer 07.22.2010
3:55 pm
Cape Point
re-opens to off-road vehicles 07.21.2010
5:40 pm
Park
Service turns down SELC request for stricter night-driving regulations 07.08.2010
7:10 pm
Two suspects charged in fifth act of
vandalism at seashore 07.02.2010
2:30 pm
UPDATE: SELC
demands more night driving restrictions and local groups offer rewards
in aftermath of sea turtle death 07.01.2010
4:40 pm
Park
Service seeking driver of ORV that crushed loggerhead on Ocracoke 06.25.2010
6:40 pm
Weather was
challenging, but the Stand in the Sand III was a success for OBPA…WITH
SLIDE SHOW 06.28.2010
11:20 am
Public
comment period is open on proposed public boating access at
Hatteras 06.15.2010
2:00 pm
Guest
column: Where is the truth on sea turtle nesting success? 05.25.2010
4:00 pm
UPDATE…Limited
access to Cape Point and Ramp 45 are closed 05.24.2010
5:25 pm
Park
Service will implement seasonal closures, lower speed limit on May 15 05.13.2010
12:30 pm
Park
Service closes Ramp 23, south of Salvo 05.07.2010
5:30 pm
Night
driving prohibited on beaches from May 1- Sept. 16 04.28.2010
3:45 pm
Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse is
open for the season 04.09.2010
12:00 pm
Park
Service releases annual
reports for protected species on the seashore 02.08.2010
5:05 pm
Cape
Hatteras National Seashore
is being considered as a marine protected area 01.13.2010
4:30 pm
Is
Bodie Island spit owned by
the Park Service – or not? 03.19.2009
1:15 pm
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New....09.01.2010 7:34 pm Hurricane Earl’s path edges closer to Cape Hatteras
New....08.27.2010
3:25 pm A new
player on the scene proposes wind farm off Morehead City
New....08.27.2010
12:50 pm Divisive
sandbag policy on North Carolina’s coastal areas to receive more
scrutiny in coming weeks
New....08.24.2010
10:25 pm Dare’s
on-time graduation rate is the best in the state
New....08.19.2010
8:00 pm Virginia
man drowns off Bodie Island
Maryland
man drowns at Ocracoke beach 08.07.2010
10:50 pm
New....08.19.2010
7:30 pm Duke Energy
changes focus of Coastal Wind Demonstration Project
New....08.17.2010
3:50 pm NCDOT
reports historic number of comments on Bonner Bridge Replacement
New....08.11.2010
12:05 pm Support for
oil drilling rebounds in North Carolina despite inconclusive report on
its impact
Impact of
Gulf oil spill on marine life is still uncertain 06.17.2010
12:15 pm
Three
rescued from burning shrimp boat in Pamlico Sound 08.07.2010
11:25 am
Monday,
Aug. 9, is the last day to comment on bridge project 08.06.2010
5:30 pm
Long-time
ferry captain receives prestigious award 08.03.2010
12:45 pm
Ocracats
hosts N.C. State vets at clinic to spay and neuter 97 feral cats 08.03.2010
11:50 am
Dare County
is given ultimatum on future of Hatteras health centers 07.28.2010
8:30 am
UPDATE…Hatteras Island Farmers’
Market moves to Avon 07.23.2010
4:20 pm
Outdoor
markets bring local food and crafts to Hatteras Island….WITH
SLIDE SHOW 06.28.2010
9:30 am
Historic shipwreck
moves to Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village ….WITH
SLIDE SHOW 07.20.2010
3:30 pm
Coast Guard and
good Samaritans rescue three fishermen from sinking boat off Ocracoke 07.19.2010
4:05 pm
Ocracoke’s July
Fourth celebration was ‘calm and peaceful’…..WITH SLIDE SHOW 07.09.2010
2:35 pm
One year
later, Ocracoke remembers the horrific fireworks explosion that killed
four people 07.02.2010
1:40 pm
General
Assembly approves rental tax increase 07.09.2010
1:00 pm
UPDATE….Liquor
returns to empty
shelves at Ocracoke ABC stores 06.23.2010
9:15 am
Where has
all the liquor gone? The shelves are empty in Ocracoke’s ABC store 06.04.2010
2:50
pm
Air Force
jet combat practice provides a show for Hatteras islanders 06.18.2010
2:45 pm
Four
seniors receive their diplomas at Ocracoke graduation…WITH SLIDE
SHOW AND VIDEO 06.16.2010
9:15 am
Gov.
Beverly Perdue delivers a message to the Cape Hatteras Class of 2010…WITH
SLIDE SHOW 06.15.2010
1:30 pm
Hatteras
Island Food Pantry has first summer shortage 06.15.2010
11:45 am
NOAA
expects busy Atlantic hurricane season 06.01.2010 4:30
pm
Frisco Pier
unlikely to open this season 05.28.2010 4:35
pm
Dr. Beach
says Cape Hatteras is No. 4 for 2010 05.28.2010 3:50 pm
Serendipity:
Relocated, renovated, redecorated, and ready for the rest of its life…WITH
SLIDE SHOW 05.19.2010
7:45 am
Dare and
Hyde release re-entry permit information 05.10.2010
3:10 pm
East
Carolina Health
considering closing one of its Hatteras medical centers 04.13.2010
5:00 pm
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The Event Planner ...UPDATED 08.16.2010
Island
News Briefs and Photos ...UPDATED 08.24.2010
Crime
Reports from Dare
Sheriff’s Office ...UPDATED 08.23.2010
Free
Classified Ads ...UPDATED 09.01.2010
Business
Briefs ...UPDATED 08.24.2010
Celebrations
...UPDATED 08.03.2010
Obituaries ...UPDATED 09.01.2010
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Letters to
the Editor
New....08.24.2010
4:00 pm Readers write about the issues
facing Hatteras and Ocracoke
Commentary
Supporting HR 4119 is supporting your
community pharmacies 06.10.2010
3:00 pm
Guest Columns
New....08.20.2010
2:30 pm Guest
Column: Breasts don’t make the woman – living does
New....08.11.2010
1:30 pm Guest
Column: Where was the outrage over development in Corolla years ago?
Guest
Column: Should the plastic bag ban be extended to all Outer Banks
businesses? 06.10.2010
3:30 pm
Guest
column: Where is the truth on sea turtle nesting success? 05.25.2010
4:00 pm
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Featured Articles
Golf
carts are the way to go on Ocracoke and are catching on in Hatteras
village 08.06.2010
5:40 pm
Island
People: Mauro Ibarra was the first Mexican to call Ocracoke home 06.14.2010
1:15 pm
Island
Living: In defense of a world without Walmart 06.01.2010
3:35 pm
Watersports
Winter surf report: The swell was
swell but water temps were not….WITH
SLIDE SHOW 04.20.2010
5:50 pm
Hometown boy captures the
attention of the surfing world in Hawaii event 02.01.2010
10:00 pm
Fall Surfing: Nor’Ida
never really panned out for surfers….WITH
SLIDE SHOW
12.15.2009
12:15 pm
Food
& Dining
Island
Cooking: A culinary tour
with local Kevin McCabe 07.10.2009
4:00 pm
Island
Cooking: Sharon Peele
Kennedy shares her seafood recipes on her radio show 06.19.2009
11:15 am
Excursions
Ocracoke
Preservation Society Museum is geared up for summer 06.17.2010
12:30 pm
North
Carolina Coastal Federation has a travel guide with a conscience 06.17.2010
9:30 am
Shipwreck
museum has some new exhibits and programs, but completion is still way
down the road 06.11.2010
6:00 pm
Looking for
Adventure? Head to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge 06.01.2010
9:00 am
Native
American Museum offers special programs for families this summer 06.01.2010
9:00 am
National
Park Service has a wide variety of summer programs for all ages 05.27.2010
1:05 pm
Visiting
the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site…WITH SLIDE
SHOW 05.27.2010
11:30 am
Outer Banks
art shows scheduled this summer at Chicamacomico 05.27.2010
10:40 am
Visiting
Portsmouth Island is a
trip back in time…WITH
SLIDE SHOW 04.15.2010
3:30 pm
Full
moon tour of the Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse….WITH
SLIDE SHOW 08.25.2009
4:00 pm
Nature
& Environment
Strange sea creatures show up in the
Ocracoke surf 06.14.2010
1:45 pm
Restoring an Ocracoke salt marsh 05.10.2010
4:25 pm
Island
History
New....08.17.2010
2:35 pm The ‘old
Hatteras’ in photographs
New
York’s 1853 ‘Great Exhibition’ reveals a new discovery in the storied
history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse’s historic Fresnel lens 08.03.2010
4:45 pm
Hatteras
village shipwreck
appears and disappears with the shifting sands…WITH SLIDE SHOW
08.04.2009 2:15
pm
Remembering
the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse relocation. With six articles on
the
feat that was completed 10 years
ago this month and
became known as the
‘Move of the Century.’ WITH
TWO SLIDE SHOWS
07.21.2009
2:30 pm
PRECIOUS
MEMORIES....A collection of stories about spending summers in Hatteras
in the late 1940s. . . . WITH
PODCASTS
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Fisheries News
Local
fishermen are building oyster reefs in Pamlico Sound 08.06.2010
3:05 pm
State panel
will review commercial fishing license issues 07.14.2010
3:30 pm
Jones
introduces bill to end ‘appalling’ misuse of NOAA fisheries law
enforcement fund 07.2.2010
2:30 pm
Marine
Fisheries and sea turtle center settle lawsuit 05.19.2010
2:00 pm
State MFC
narrowly votes to comply with weakfish limits 05.19.2010
1:00 pm
Logo for local seafood
marketing campaign is chosen 05.14.2010
12:05 pm
County’s
leaders and working watermen get an update on fisheries issues 04.28.2010
2:00 pm
For-hire
fishing boats have a
huge economic impact for Dare and other coastal counties 12.28.2009
3:40 pm
Recreational
Fishing Features
New....08.25.2010
3:00 pm Outer Banks
Angling: The fishing report for Aug. 19-24
New....08.17.2010
4:00 pm Lie
detectors put fishermens' tales to the test
UPDATE…. It’s
a deadlock when parties meet to discuss Big Rock winner 07.23.2010
9:05 pm
No
money to Big Rock competitors until legal dispute is resolved, judge
rule 07.20.2010
5:11 pm
UPDATE:
Hatteras-based
Citation disqualified in Big Rock; local captains criticize decision 06.22.2010
9:50 pm
Gambler
takes top prize money in Hatteras Village Offshore Open 05.18.2010
11:50 am
Hatteras
Island teams win in Ocracoke Invitational Surf-fishing Tournament 05.03.2010
2:00 pm
Outer
Banks Angling: A
memorable day of fishing in kayaks on the Diamond Shoals 04.15.2010
5:00 pm
The
Outer Banks Angler: Kayak
wars 04.05.2010
4:15 pm
Outer
Banks Angling: No winter
blues on the islands; instead it’s a winter blitz…WITH VIDEO 01.22.2010
2:00 pm
Outer Banks Angling: Marching
to the beat of fall’s red drum…WITH
VIDEO 11.10.2009
11:30 am
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New....08.24.2010
10:15 am Hatteras
Island Real Estate: Market Perspectives
Ocracoke
Real Estate: Buyer activity is beginning to pick up 08.06.2010
2:35 pm
Lowe’s
unveils plan for a new store in Kill Devil Hills 07.27.2010
3:45 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate: Frequently asked questions 07.15.2010
11:55 am
Ocracoke
Real Estate: Owning your own business 07.14.2010
4:45 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate: Signs of Recovery 06.08.2010
4:15 pm
Ocracoke
Real Estate: It’s déjà vu on the fire tax 06.08.2010
4:00 pm
Ocracoke
Real Estate: The Grieving Process 05.05.2010
3:00 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate:
The 2010 market off to a good start 04.05.2010
8:30 am
Ocracoke
Real Estate:
Why a ‘fire tax’ is needed on the island 03.31.2010
4:10 pm
Hatteras
Island Real
Estate: What is happening in the market for unimproved lots? 03.02.2010
12:00 pm
Hatteras
Island Real
Estate: Top stories of 2009 01.25.2010
3:20 pm
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Destination
wedding basics: 12
must-read destination wedding tips 05.05.2009
11:45 am
The Love Boat in
Frisco is a destination house for a destination wedding 05.05.2009
11:00 am
Island
Weddings: Planning a ceremony at the beach
Destination Wedding Information
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