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Monthly Archives: December, 2012

A close encounter with a humpback whale

Island Features Coastal.Review -
Chris Hill surfs on a paddleboard.  In fact, he does it professionally. That means he's on the water a lot and is accustomed to...

O’Neal families sweep Ocracoke’s holiday decorating contest ….WITH SLIDE SHOW

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The various O’Neal families on Ocracoke are the big winners of the “Island Celebration” holiday house decorating contest, which was judged on Wednesday night. “Best...

An Early Christmas Gift:  Highway 12 reopens .… WITH SLIDE SHOW

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Hatteras and Ocracoke got an early Christmas gift this evening when Highway 12 reopened to all traffic shortly after 6:30 p.m. Rumors that...

Remembering the Christmas Blizzard of 1989

Local News Coastal.Review -
Remembering the Christmas Blizzard of 1989 December has almost been more like summer than winter in southeastern North Carolina the past two years....

Paving begins on Highway 12 as Christmas reopening goal nears

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation began paving this morning along a 0.4-mile section of Highway 12 at the S-curves just north of Rodanthe...
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Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases

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From CoastalReview.org Debbie Swick has been waging a single-handed campaign...

Rip Current Awareness Week: Rip risk forecasts

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Story courtesy National Weather Service This week is Carolinas Rip...

DEQ selects 7 projects to improve state’s electric grid, including Ocracoke Island project to relocate power lines

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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State...

NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock Study

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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