It’s been a year since historic tides on the Outer Banks from Hurricane Irene hatched equally historic numbers of mosquitoes, prompting comparisons to locust plagues and bloodsucking vampires. Two aerial spraying sweeps by Dare County mosquito control killed off most of the insects, but apparently the extreme infestation inspired a new boutique market. No less […]

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It’s been a year since historic tides on the Outer Banks from Hurricane Irene hatched equally historic numbers of mosquitoes, prompting comparisons to locust plagues and bloodsucking vampires. Two aerial spraying sweeps by Dare County mosquito control killed off most of the insects, but apparently the extreme infestation inspired a new boutique market. No less […]

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I really do enjoy cooking for my friends, and I recently cooked a substantial seafood dinner for some really good friends. Another friend gave us some just-caught sea bass and tile fish and I combined them with shrimp in a great big fresh-tasting seafood paella.  My traditional steel paella pan holds servings for eight and […]

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It’s been a year since historic tides on the Outer Banks from Hurricane Irene hatched equally historic numbers of mosquitoes, prompting comparisons to locust plagues and bloodsucking vampires. Two aerial spraying sweeps by Dare County mosquito control killed off most of the insects, but apparently the extreme infestation inspired a new boutique market. No less […]

Island Features |  Full Article

It’s been a year since historic tides on the Outer Banks from Hurricane Irene hatched equally historic numbers of mosquitoes, prompting comparisons to locust plagues and bloodsucking vampires. Two aerial spraying sweeps by Dare County mosquito control killed off most of the insects, but apparently the extreme infestation inspired a new boutique market. No less […]

Island Features |  Full Article

I really do enjoy cooking for my friends, and I recently cooked a substantial seafood dinner for some really good friends. Another friend gave us some just-caught sea bass and tile fish and I combined them with shrimp in a great big fresh-tasting seafood paella.  My traditional steel paella pan holds servings for eight and […]

Island Features |  Full Article

I really do enjoy cooking for my friends, and I recently cooked a substantial seafood dinner for some really good friends. Another friend gave us some just-caught sea bass and tile fish and I combined them with shrimp in a great big fresh-tasting seafood paella.  My traditional steel paella pan holds servings for eight and […]

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Kelly Jean Gray

AVON– Kelly Jean Gray, 42, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in herresidence.  Kelly was born in Chesapeake, VA., and was a retiredrestaurant owner and manager. She was the daughter of Osborne Gibb Gray of Avon and the late Alta Jean Holloway Gray. Besidesher father, surviving are her daughters, Savannah Eden Jean Mulder ofBuxton and Kalee […]

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UPDATE: Summerfield will return to Dare to face charges tonight or tomorrow

Nathan Summerfield will be returned to Dare County by Sheriff’s Office deputies late tonight or early tomorrow morning to face charges of first-degree murder, according to an afternoon news release from Dare’s chief deputy Steve Hoggard. The exact time and location of the return is not being released because of security considerations.  Summerfield, 27, of […]

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Waiting on the judge

It shouldn?t be too long before we know whether U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia will preside over the Cape Hatteras Preservation Association?s lawsuit to overturn the National Park Service off-road vehicle plan and final rule at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The alternative is that he will transfer the case […]

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