BUXTON– William Howard Sawyer, 67, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 inhisresidence. Mr. Sawyer was born in Elizabeth City and servedhiscountry honorably in the U.S. Navy as a Mess Specialist for 20years. He was, with his wife, former owner/operator of BeachMartin Buxton, helped in making Connor Lures, and worked as a butcher inConner’s Supermarket for several […]
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Shipwreck museum has some new exhibits and programs but completion is still way down the road
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Twenty-one years since its formal inception, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum will soon be the recipient of an actual shipwreck — an impressively historic one. The wreck discovered recently in Corolla, possibly as old as the 1607 Jamestown settlement, is expected to be trucked down Highway 12 to […]
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Cathleen S. Styron
HATTERAS– Cathleen S. Styron, 87, moved on June 11, 2010, at her home inHatteras, surrounded by her family. Survivingare her daughter Brenda Freitager and husband Max; daughter RhondaRasmusson and husband Ras; son Homer Styron and wife Mary; daughterAnne Styron of the home; son Edgar Styron; daughter Sherry Styron andhusband Ray, and daughter Sue Styron and […]
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Guest Column: Should the plastic bag ban be extended to all Outer Banks businesses?
The Outer Banks has always been a place where the people’s livelihoods depended on the bounty of our land and our waters. Even as our community has grown and changed over the centuries, our reliance on our natural resources remains the same. Our commercial watermen, who bring in fresh seafood every day, need a healthy […]
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Supporting HR 4119 is supporting your community pharmacies
(Editor’s Note. This commentary was written by the Association of Community Pharmacists Congressional Network about HR 4119, which was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., last year. It is co-sponsored by 31 other congressmen, including Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., who represents Dare and Hyde counties.) The Association of Community Pharmacists […]
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New environmental study on Bonner Bridge released; public meetings planned for July
Dare County’s Citizen Action Committee to replace the Bonner Bridge, www.replacethebridgenow.com, is planning meetings to help the public prepare comments on the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Environmental Assessment (EA) on replacing the aging span over Oregon Inlet. The EA is the latest in years of environmental studies about the bridge, which is rated a […]
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Replacing the Bonner Bridge may be back on track
The off-again, on-again project to replace the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet is on again. The North Carolina Department of Transportation signed off on yet another Environmental Assessment (EA) on the project last month. And the conclusion is that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) believes that that new EA and the 2008 […]
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Help wanted: The Island Free Press needs an ad sales manager
This is a help-wanted ad. But first, let me boast a bit. We started The Island Free Press on Sept. 5, 2007. There were three of us — Donna Barnett, Web master and graphic designer, Pam Stoffel, who handled advertising, and I was the editor and publisher. In the last months of 2007, we […]
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Kathy Jo Kellogg Petersen
AVON– Kathy Jo Kellogg Petersen, 61, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at herresidence. She was born in Omaha, Neb. on Aug. 14, 1948. Ms.Petersen is survived by her father, Erwin Schultz, and wife, Sue, ofFort Pierce, Fla.; two daughters, Amy Annelle Petersen Messer andhusband, Derek. of Apex, N.C. and Jennifer Anne Petersen of Raleigh,N.C.; two […]
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Native American Museum offers special programs for families this summer
The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center will be offering a number of special programs for children and families this summer. In addition to the self-guided tours, visitors will also have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops that are included in the price of admission. The programs include: Explorer’s Fossil Pile. […]
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