The Coast Guard and the crew of the Navy destroyer USS Cole rescued three people Sunday, Nov. 10, from the disabled 38-foot sailboat Wings approximately 210 miles offshore of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. Coast Guard Fifth District watchstanders initially received a call Friday from a commercial towing company, which was relaying a request for assistance […]
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With its mast visible over the dunes, a damaged sailboat stranded for weeks on a Pea Island beach is attracting numerous curious passers-by and concerned local residents who want to help. The Belle, a 30-foot vessel from Miller Place, N.Y., and another sailboat that was towing it ran aground about Oct. 20. The Belle is […]
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A long-sought fire break around Ocracoke Village has been in progress this week and should be completed soon. Two firefighters from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked on the Marshmaster Tuesday afternoon along Ramp 72 after having completed about a mile stretch on the north side of Highway 12. Amy Midgette and Cory Waters are […]
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The Coast Guard, with the assistance of the Navy, saved four lives and responded to a total of five sailboats in distress off the Atlantic Coast Thursday and Friday. Four of the five boats were participating in the Salty Dawg Rally, a sailboat rally from Hampton, Va., to the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, and […]
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This is the last in a series of blogs that will look at the finances of the five environmental activist groups that are involved in lawsuits that have had and will have a profound effect on our islands. We will look at Form 990, the form that non-profit, tax-exempt organizations must file with the Internal […]
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We are now at the start of November and the weather has been absolutely outstanding. Actually, it has been one of the best fall seasons in the weather department I can remember. With the area being plagued by hurricanes the past two years that left the Banks trying to scrape together a fall tourist […]
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20th annual island-wide food drive has begun 20th annual island-wide food drive has begun It’s time again to get those shelves at the Hatteras Island Food Pantry restocked! When considering what to donate, think “complete meals.” For example, pair up spaghetti sauce with the pasta, peanut butter with the jelly, non-fat dry milk and sugar […]
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This is the fourth in a series of blogs that will look at the finances of the various environmental activist groups that are involved in lawsuits that have had and will have a profound effect on our islands. We will look at Form 990, the form that non-profit, tax-exempt organizations must file with the Internal […]
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