By CONNIE LEINBACH Cathie Jung never expected to hold the Guinness Book of World Records distinction for smallest waist when she began wearing a corset 54 years ago. Jung and her husband, Robert, of Manteo, were in Ocracoke recently for a visit. Cathie, 76, was fine with people at SmacNally’s talking to her about her […]
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Time has run out for replacing the Bonner Bridge
The North Carolina Department of Transportation issued a media release this week on the status of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet, which is Hatteras Island?s only highway link to the northern beaches and the mainland. The release was not the usual ?just the facts? about ferry schedules or highway or bridge repair […]
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DMV mobile unit visits will resume in the area
The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles today announced an initial solution for dealing with its beleaguered mobile unit service and continuing to provide driver license services to areas in northeastern North Carolina, beginning next week. The division remains committed to continuing service to customers. It will begin service on Sept. 10 to towns […]
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Ocracoke Real Estate:A struggle to sustain the fishing village atmosphere
By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL I have spoken about the resources with which our community has to work. Some are not tangible but have a powerful effect on the quality of life on the island. Others are obvious. I see our natural setting, protected by The National Park Service, as a valuable asset. We can rest assured […]
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Outer Banks Angling: It’s a white-out
By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN Well it’s the beginning of September and Labor Day weekend is behind us. While there are still plenty of people here, traffic has dropped off this week. If you are here and you are reading this, then you need to go fishing. In true August and September form, the […]
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Oregon Inlet Fishing Center will compete with others for concession contract
BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK For the first time in at least 17 years, Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Inc., which includes some of the original sportfishermen on the Outer Banks, will have to compete against other bidders for a 10-year concession contract to run the busy marina. “We’ve had this contract for 40 years,” […]
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Carol Derbin
FRISCO– Carol “Dee” Bourne Derbin, 72, died Aug. 31, 2013, at the home ofher daughter in Frisco. Born in Walterboro, S.C., on Jan. 24, 1941, shewas the daughter of the late James Blease Bourne and Ruby TowlesBourne. Dee was a graduate of Conway High School, in Conway, S.C., andthe University of South Carolina School of […]
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New ramps installed and tested on emergency ferry route
With the traditional peak of the hurricane season just days away, the North Carolina Department of Transportation today successfully tested new ferry ramps at Stumpy Point and Rodanthe, marking a major improvement to the emergency ferry route that provides access to Hatteras Island in the event of storm damage to Highway 12. On Thursday, […]
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Turtle nest excavations are a big hit with visitors
On a hot and sunny morning in late August, a large crowd of about 75 men, women, children and even a few dogs huddled around a small beach enclosure, outlined with black tarpaulin, just south of Ramp 27 on Hatteras Island. Just days before, more than 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles crawled along the same […]
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It stinks to high heaven, but what is it?
The talk the past few weeks has been all about the very foul-smelling, brown stuff floating on the surface of the water on the sound and in creeks and canals. It really stinks. It collects against bulkheads and floats around on the open water. When the wind blows it against the shore, it gets really […]
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