CHARLOTTE — The Outer Banks may be in the same state as this city, but amid the hub-bub and hustle at the Democratic National Convention that kicked off on Tuesday, the barrier islands may as well have been across the country. “The Outer Banks?” asked a Charlotte resident enjoying some convention sight-seeing. “That’s worse than […]
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CHARLOTTE — The Outer Banks may be in the same state as this city, but amid the hub-bub and hustle at the Democratic National Convention that kicked off on Tuesday, the barrier islands may as well have been across the country. “The Outer Banks?” asked a Charlotte resident enjoying some convention sight-seeing. “That’s worse than […]
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Five years ago today, The Island Free Press published its first edition. It was Hatteras and Ocracoke islands? first and only online newspaper. It was an experiment of sorts, since we didn?t know what we were in for or how the paper would be received. Five years later, we can say that online publishing is […]
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A week ago, the National Park Service announced that Barclay Trimble, deputy superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, will replace Mike Murray as superintendent of the Outer Banks Group, including the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Murray retired at the end of July, and Trimble will start his new job in late October. In […]
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Two Dare County residents are heading off to Charlotte this weekend to serve as delegates to the 46th Democratic National Convention, the first ever held in North Carolina. Susan Harman-Scott, a Nags Head attorney, and Chris Hardee, a self-employed Realtor from Manteo, were chosen at the district convention earlier this year to represent the Third […]
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Two Dare County residents are heading off to Charlotte this weekend to serve as delegates to the 46th Democratic National Convention, the first ever held in North Carolina. Susan Harman-Scott, a Nags Head attorney, and Chris Hardee, a self-employed Realtor from Manteo, were chosen at the district convention earlier this year to represent the Third […]
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Two Dare County residents are heading off to Charlotte this weekend to serve as delegates to the 46th Democratic National Convention, the first ever held in North Carolina. Susan Harman-Scott, a Nags Head attorney, and Chris Hardee, a self-employed Realtor from Manteo, were chosen at the district convention earlier this year to represent the Third […]
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Two Dare County residents are heading off to Charlotte this weekend to serve as delegates to the 46th Democratic National Convention, the first ever held in North Carolina. Susan Harman-Scott, a Nags Head attorney, and Chris Hardee, a self-employed Realtor from Manteo, were chosen at the district convention earlier this year to represent the Third […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today announced that Karen S. Brown of Georgia has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization. She will take office Oct. 1 to fill a position vacant by the retirement of John Bone, who served the organization for 29 years. Karen brings 10 […]
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There was a point in time when house prices were high enough that buyers would consider purchasing a lot and building their dream home. Rather than having to make repairs or remodel someone else’s dream, folks would undergo the sometimes daunting task of starting from scratch. The buyer’s sweat equity was an option for savings […]
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