You got to respect Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders. You throw something bad at them like, say, a Jurassic Park-esque environment complete with giant insect infestation, and they’ll come back with something fabulously and inappropriately funny to say about it. Highlights from our local conversations this past week include the following: “I felt special at first. […]
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BRIDGING THE GAP: Asphalt is underway and pilings completed for Highway 12 repair ……WITH SLIDE SHOW AND VIDEO
BRIDGING THE GAP: Asphalt is underway and pilings completed for Highway 12 repair ……WITH SLIDE SHOW AND VIDEO North Carolina Department of Transportation and its contractors continue working on Highway 12 on Pea Island and north of Rodanthe, where breaches were cut by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27. The temporary bridge that will span the […]
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Island Living: Attack of the Kinnaskeeters
You got to respect Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders. You throw something bad at them like, say, a Jurassic Park-esque environment complete with giant insect infestation, and they’ll come back with something fabulously and inappropriately funny to say about it. Highlights from our local conversations this past week include the following: “I felt special at first. […]
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Gov. Beverly Perdue visits Hatteras to talk with hurricane victims ……WITH SLIDE SHOW By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue demonstrated her commitment to Hatteras Island and the other hurricane ravaged areas of the eastern part of the state with a planned visit today. It’s […]
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Outer Banks Angling: Love and Loss
It seems like the fishing world had come to a stop on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands since the Aug. 27 arrival of Hurricane Irene. To an extent, it did — like no other time in the recent past. With Highway 12 washed out and several villages severely damaged, fishing was not on the top of […]
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Aerial spraying for mosquitoes planned on Sept. 30
Aerial spraying for mosquitoes planned on Sept. 30 An aerial spray operation to reduce the number of mosquitoes has been scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and continuing until about 2 a.m., weather permitting. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2, will be back-up days in case of bad weather. The aerial […]
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Island Cooking: Dolphin Days
These are the dolphin days – the steamy summery and early fall months when this tropical delicacy is pretty easily found hiding and feeding beneath the Sargassum beds in the Gulf Stream. That is, if you can find the beds. Dolphin now appears regularly on local dining tables, restaurant menus, and in seafood markets. Many […]
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Louis Martin Buttke
FRISCO– Louis Martin Buttke (Bud), 83, husband of Karen Ann Buttke, son ofthe late Louis Francis Buttke and the late Helen Gould Buttke, passedaway on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 at his residence. Born inEdgewater, N. J., Bud served in the U.S. Maritime Service before movingto Bay Shore, N.Y., where he owned an auto body repair […]
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NCBBA third annual Red Drum Tournament is on for Oct. 19-22
The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s (NCBBA) third annual Red Drum Tournament, headquartered at Frank and Fran’s tackle shop, in Avon will be held as scheduled Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 19-22. “The Board of Directors feels that it’s important to the people of Hatteras Island for this tournament to be held,” NCBBA said in a […]
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Good guys and bad guys
Re-entry after a hurricane is always a messy business. It?s hard to please all of the folks who have a stake in when they can return ? residents, non-resident property owners, and visitors. And never have I seen a re-entry situation messier than the one we are still dealing with a month after Hurricane Irene. […]
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