Coast Guard rescues sailor off Cape Hatteras

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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Anderson Midgett

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

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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We are not alone

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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Bill to reserve three species, including red drum, for recreational anglers is back By CATHERINE KOZAK

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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Bodie Island Lighthouse is set to have restoration completed and will be open for climbing

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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