Christmas this year on Hatteras Island is going to be rough for many Hatteras Island families who homes and belongings were washed away or damaged by Hurricane Irene in August. Most of the physical damage was in the villages of Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, but families in the southern villages will also be feeling […]
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Hit musical, “Always…Patsy Cline,” coming to Buxton on Nov. 13
Hatteras islanders are in store for a rare treat when the hit musical, “Always…Patsy Cline,” lights up the stage at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton. This performance is free and open to the public. Special invited guests will be the island’s volunteer fire chiefs and firemen […]
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Students are collecting Christmas decorations for hurricane victims
Foster Mattingly and Victoria Gaskins, both seniors at Cape Hatteras Secondary School, are out to make sure that families in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo whose homes and belongings were lost or damaged in Hurricane Irene in August have a brighter Christmas. The students are active in the school’s DECA organization, which requires […]
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Bonner Bridge lawsuit will not be decided anytime soon
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK The lawsuit over construction of the Bonner Bridge replacement will not be decided in federal court anytime soon. A recent filing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina details a proposed schedule, which all parties agreed to, that stretches into late summer 2012. Defenders of […]
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Garden club members collect seeds to “re-green” storm-battered landscape
Local garden club members, area Master Gardeners, and businesses have joined in the Seeds for Salvo effort to “re-green” the battered landscape from Rodanthe to Avon. As the area is cleared of debris, the loss of plant life has become obvious in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Headed by Dare Master Gardener alumni Clair Sutton, […]
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UPDATE: Ocracoke’s Charles Temple on “Jeopardy!” Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Ocracoke high school English teacher will play in the first round of the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions on the show’s first night, Wednesday, Nov. 2. “Jeopardy!” is reuniting 15 of its recent champions for a head-to-head competition for a chance to win $250,000. The 2011 Tournament of Champions will feature the show’s recent highest money […]
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Thanks for giving us a great yearânow give our advertisers one
Our online newspaper ? the first and only one covering Hatteras and Ocracoke ? made its debut on Sept. 5, 2007. Each year since then, I have written a column on that date to thank our readers and advertisers for their support and to keep all of you apprised of the rapid growth in readership. […]
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Rogers rules big trout bite at Jennette’s Pier
Before sunrise Sunday, Oct. 23, Rick Rogers caught more speckled trout than most people catch all year long. Inside a dome of light under Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, he reeled them in two at a time. Every cast Rogers nailed the trout. He was truly in his element, noted pier-house keeper Michelle Revels who […]
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It’s Pea Island Bridge and Pea Island Inlet
Our readers ? at least a few of them ? have weighed in on what to call the inlet and the new temporary bridge on the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. The number of voters was not overwhelming, but they did prefer Pea Island Bridge by a narrow margin. Forty-five commented on this blog page, […]
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It’s not a case of American vs. foreign workers
By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL It has been many years since I wrote my first article for the local newspaper, The Ocracoke Observer. At first it was a chore to meet the deadline, almost like the drag of a school term paper. But, over the years, I have begun to look forward to the time that I […]
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