The Dare County Transportation System recently expanded services for Dare County residents on Hatteras Island. Transportation services amongst locations on Hatteras Island are now available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a fare rate of $3 each way. Previously, transportation services on Hatteras Island were only available for trips north of […]
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Seashore seasonal ORV routes reopen Nov. 1
Beginning Friday, Nov. 1, seasonal off-road vehicle routes will reopen in Cape Hatteras National Seashore unless they are temporarily closed to protect resources. The seasonal ORV routes on Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island reopen on Nov. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (or 7:00 a.m. if posted sea turtle nests remain on that particular route). A permit […]
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David Allyn Goodwin
BUXTON- David Allyn Goodwin, 66, passed away Oct. 30, 2013 at his residence. Heis survived by his daughter, Laura Michelle Goodwin and son ScottHancock Goodwin and his wife, Jennifer, and their twin sons, Tyler andCaleb, whom David loved dearly, all of Wilmington N.C. Hewas the son of the late Charles Russell Goodwin and Dorothy JonesGoodwin […]
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Frisco man has state record golden tilefish
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record golden tilefish. Rex Allen Bunting Jr. of Frisco caught the fish April 7 while fishing off Hatteras. The fish weighed 46 pounds. It measured 43 inches from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail and had a 29-inch […]
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Fifth annual Bike the Light has a pirate theme…WITH SLIDE SHOW
As folks set out to enjoy the crisp fall weather on Saturday morning, Oct. 26, they may have been surprised to see a large gang of pirates biking toward the lighthouse in Buxton. Despite their appearance, the riders were not hunting for treasure, but were participating in the fifth annual Bike the Light event, which […]
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85 drum are caught and released during NCBBA Red Drum Tournament
Despite the government shutdown that was threatening the success of the annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament, all turned out well. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches reopened a week before the event, and 262 folks participated in this year’s tourney. Included in that number were 34 judges, seven junior anglers, 49 […]
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Jones co-sponsors bill to delay flood insurance rate increases
Jones co-sponsors bill to delay flood insurance rate increases Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., attended a press conference in support of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, legislation he is co-sponsoring to delay implementation of large flood insurance rate increases in Eastern North Carolina. The bipartisan bill would prevent enactment of certain parts of […]
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Pirates and visitors swarm Ocracoke for first annual Blackbeard Jamboree…WITH SLIDE SHOW
History re-enactors call what they did over the weekend at the First Annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke “time tripping.” “This is as authentic as you can get,” explained Bill Burgess, one of the Devilmen of Cape Feare, after the “Battle of Ocracoke” in Silver Lake with three period boats and lots of gunpowder making […]
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Mark Dane Dough
KITTYHAWK — Mark Dane Dough, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct.26 while camping with his wife, Cyd, in Buxton where they enjoyed manyweekends fishing on the beach. Mark and Cyd had just celebrated their30th wedding anniversary. Theyoungest son of McDonald and Myrtle Meekins Dough, both deceased, Markwas raised in Colington and helped at the […]
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North Carolina, Ohio team up to dispute Connecticut’s first flight claim
The tale of Gustave Whitehead and his flying machine might be the zombie version of aviation history — it was killed long ago, but it keeps coming back. In an effort to slay Connecticut’s persistent claim that the German immigrant flew the first manned flight two years before the Wright brothers, the First Flight Foundation […]
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