The North Carolina Department of Transportation will begin temporary lane closures tomorrow — Wednesday, Jan. 18 — at 7 a.m., near the temporary bridge on Highway 12 at Pea Island Inlet as crews install protective measures to prevent erosion near the south end of the bridge. Lane closures will occur daily from 7 a.m. […]
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The Coast Guard rescued a 57-year-old man from a 28-foot sailboat sinking 58 miles east of Cape Hatteras on Sunday, Jan. 15. The GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 3 p.m. after a personal locator beacon registered to the sailing vessel The Answer started broadcasting a distress signal. […]
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BUXTON – Anderson Midgett, 88, of Buxton died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 inNorfolk, Va. Born in Dare County, he was the son of the late TheodoreStockton Midgett and Ersie Midgett. Anderson was an owner/operator of Midgett Realty. He was alsoinstrumental in developing tourism on Hatteras Island. In 1938 he,along with his brothers, began the Manteo […]
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Mary L. Tolson, 86, formerly of Frisco and Norfolk, Va., passed awayJan. 13, 2012 at Colony Ridge Nursing Home in Nags Head. Shewaspreceded in death by her husband Jesse B. Tolson of Frisco and firsthusband Fred R. Reid, Sr. She is survived by children Fred R. Reid,Jr., Phyllis Peele, Mary M. Midgett and Lisa R. […]
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The world of communications has changed fishing forever by allowing a lot of information to reach millions at lightning speed. In the early days of fishing on the Outer Banks, locals and visitors got their fishing reports from word of mouth — from their neighbor, the local tackle shop, or from just overhearing a conversation. […]
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Last month, Kurt Repanshek, founder and editor of the National Parks Traveler website, posted a column that was titled, ?Reader Participation Day: Why Are National Parks So Controversial?? ?When I first started the Traveler back in ’05,? he wrote, ?I never expected some stories about the National Park System to be so controversial.? ?Who thought […]
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Red drum, the official North Carolina saltwater fish, could soon be among three finfish that won’t be available to consumers in the state’s fish markets. Whether that is bad or good is a question that has re-energized a spitting match between the state’s recreational and commercial fishing interests over conservation, livelihood and who should have […]
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The first Bodie Island Lighthouse tipped over. The second one was blown up by soldiers. The first Bodie Island Lighthouse tipped over. The second one was blown up by soldiers. The first Bodie Island Lighthouse tipped over. The second one was blown up by soldiers. The first Bodie Island Lighthouse tipped over. The second one […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation will have four public meetings to answer questions and receive comments about the proposed toll rate increase on Southport/Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter/Ocracoke and Cedar Island/Ocracoke routes and proposed tolling of the Bayview/Aurora and Cherry Branch/Minnesott Beach routes to begin by April 1 of this year. In 2011, the […]
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Now you might think this is a strange subject for me to approach. But not really. Skinny dipping has a long history on the Outer Banks. I don’t really understand what the allure is to walk the beach or swim naked, but to many it has been a long-time tradition. I recall years ago there […]
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