Bike the Light and Hatteras Island Community Fair combine for a crazy, fun Saturday ….WITH SLIDE SHOWS

On Saturday morning, Nov. 19, the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton was an unusually busy place. On one side of the school grounds, heavy equipment was being unloaded, and inflatable rides were being set-up, as volunteers and fair workers carried tables and chairs to the football field. And on the other side of the […]

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Award-winning Ocracoke ranger is known for his boundless energy and gregarious nature By CONNIE LEINBACH

Award-winning Ocracoke ranger is known for his boundless energy and gregarious nature By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke park ranger supervisor Kenneth C. Ballance never expected to be honored with a national award for excellence in the field of rangering. Ocracoke park ranger supervisor Kenneth C. Ballance never expected to be […]

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North Carolina watermen hoping for a share of the winter bluefin tuna quota By CATHERINE KOZAK

Bluefin tuna have been plentiful during February in recent years off North Carolina. But unfortunately for Outer Banks watermen, the commercial season has been over at the end of January. This winter may be different. A pending rule change in the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is expected to extend the season to allow more of […]

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Hurricane Irene survey, Part 3: Non-resident property owners respond to the storm’s aftermath

For the most part, non-resident property owners on Hatteras and Ocracoke are happier with the preparation for and response to Hurricane Irene than residents said they were. The major points of contention with the non-resident owners were the length of time before they were allowed on the islands, especially Hatteras, to inspect their properties and […]

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