New Hyde County trash collection system will eliminate curbside collection By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH The Hyde County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on May 2 to discontinue curbside trash collection in the county as of June 30 and to require all trash to be taken to six convenience sites. Cost […]
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In His Own Words: An Ocracoke teacher’s story of his big win on “Jeopardy!”
In His Own Words: An Ocracoke teacher’s story of his big win on “Jeopardy!” By CHARLES TEMPLE By CHARLES TEMPLE By CHARLES TEMPLE I’ll try to record my experience with “Jeopardy!” while it’s still fairly fresh in my mind, especially because I can’t really talk about it beyond just saying, “We had a great time.” […]
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UPDATE: UPDATE: Ocracoke’s Charles Temple talks about his big win on ‘Jeopardy!’ Teachers Tournament
Ocracoke teacher Charles Temple woke up this morning tired, happy, and $100,000 richer. On Friday night, he won the first-ever ‘Jeopardy’ The Teachers Tournament. Along with that came $100,000, as well as a guaranteed spot in the Tournament of Champions airing later this year. He was also just really, really happy that he no longer […]
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Anthony John Borek
OCRACOKE — Anthony John Borek,54, died onThursday, May 5, 2011 in Ocracoke. Mr. Borek was born inBlackRiver Falls, Wis., and was employed by the North Carolina Department ofTransportation, Ferry Division. He was the son of EvelynMcIntyreBorek and the late Tony Borek and the husband of Jane Borek of Ocracoke. Besides his wife and mother, Mr. […]
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UPDATE: Hatteras and Ocracoke are less smoky, but concern now is ground fire
The Pain Bay wildfire that has been burning since Thursday, May 5, on the Dare County mainland is currently burning 25,678 acres and is estimated to be 55 percent contained. The fire is burning on federal lands – The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and the Dare County Bombing Range, which is under the jurisdiction […]
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UPDATE: Ocracoke’s Charles Temple wins the first-ever ‘Jeopardy!’ Teachers Tournament
Ocracoke teacher Charles Temple has won the first-ever ‘Jeopardy’ The Teachers Tournament. Temple won $100,000, as well as a guaranteed spot in the Tournament of Champions airing later this year. The tournament began May 2, and three contestants competed for the top prize last night and tonight. The 38-year-old Temple, who has always wanted to […]
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The Lost Colony is the nation’s oldest outdoor symphonic drama about the nation’s oldest mystery
Often the night air is sultry and scented as “Lost Colony” theater-goers work their way down the pathway through summer-lush woods. Peeking into the darkness off the path, people might imagine how settlers and Indians hid in the shadows there more than 400 years ago. Some would imagine that the colonists’ ghostly whispers still drift […]
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Ferry Division delays summer schedule on Ocracoke-Swan Quarter route
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is extending the current spring schedule at its Swan Quarter-Ocracoke route through June 13. This route was slated to go to its summer schedule of four departures from both sides daily on May 24. However, due to extensive repairs being made to the Motor Vessel Pamlico, the Pamlico […]
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UPDATE: Checks going out soon to CHEC members
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN On Thursday, May 12, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative received two refund checks in settlement of the litigation with the North Carolina Department of Revenue over sales and franchise taxes paid under protest from 2000 – 2009. The refund for sales tax payments totaled $5,287,875.37 and the franchise tax refund […]
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UPDATE: Ocracoke English teacher Charles Temple advances to final ‘Jeopardy!’
By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke School English teacher Charles Temple advanced to the final rounds of “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament after winning the semi-final round Wednesday night. Temple, 38, will play tonight – Thursday — in the first of two final rounds with the second round played Friday night, May 13. The cumulative winner […]
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