The presentation was broad, lacked specifics and barely mentioned any artifacts, but after years of waiting, an exhibit design for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is finally starting to take shape. Members of the museum’s design team made their first presentation to the community Wednesday to explain the conceptual plan for the lobby, gallery, […]
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HATTERAS– Carol Cole Cruikshank, 70, passed away on May 12, 2013, in her home,after her second battle with cancer. She was a loving wife, mother,grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend. Carol was born Jan.16, 1943 in South Charleston, W. Va., to A.E. (Bud) and Imogene Cole.She graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in businessadministration, […]
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FRISCO– Captain Emory Dawson “Damn” Dillon, 87, died at his home on Saturdayafternoon, May 11, 2013. He was born June 10, 1925, in FairfaxCounty, Va., the son of the late Emory Dawson Dillon Sr. and the lateDella Miller Dillon. He was preceded in death by his son, John Dillon. DuringWorld War II Emory served with the […]
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Ocracoke is still reeling from last week?s visitors to the island ? not from the 400 or so anglers who were there for the 30th annual Ocracoke Village Surf Fishing Tournament but from the visit of two state troopers during the event. The troopers arrived on Wednesday and left on Saturday morning. They were from […]
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Hatteras Island Meals, Inc. will resume meals delivery to clients from Rodanthe to Hatteras village on Monday, May 13. The organization experienced financial trouble early in 2013 and delivery was suspended in February. With great generosity, members of the community — including civic associations, churches, businesses and individuals — responded immediately when the needs of […]
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In the movie, “Ground Hog Day,” Bill Murray plays a weather forecaster who goes to Punxsutawney, Pa., to cover the prediction by the furry groundhog, Phil. Unfortunately for Bill Murray, he becomes trapped living the same day over and over again. It would seem that the Outer Banks and most of the Eastern Seaboard have […]
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North Carolina will receive another $12.3 million in federal funding to repair and rebuild parks, refuges, and waterways damaged by Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., said this week. The funding was secured through the Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which Hagan fought to pass earlier this year. The funds announced this week are […]
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Koru Village named Outer Banks business of the year Koru Village of Avon has been named the Outer Banks Small Business of the Year. The award, co-sponsored by the Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park and College of the Albemarle’s Small Business Center, was presented at the Small Business Week celebration luncheon, Wednesday, May 8, at the […]
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“It’s just a hobby for them, but it’s the way we earn our living,” said Jamie Reibel, a charter boat operator from Manteo. And so, once again, fishermen and their allies from all of the coastal North Carolina communities, boarded buses, two from New Bern and one from Manteo, or carpooled or drove trucks — […]
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The first-ever Hatteras Storytelling Festival was, by all accounts, a smash hit, and it’s a sure bet that the festival will become an annual event on the island. The festival, which began on Friday, May 3, and ran through Sunday, May 5, was sponsored by Our State magazine and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau and […]
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