Outer Banks Angling: Spring ahead Outer Banks Angling: Spring ahead AThe clocks have been moved forward an hour and we are just days away from the official start of spring. The ground hog told us we would get nice weather soon, but actually we have had the worst weather of the winter season since that […]
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Do you ever wonder how much rainfall you received from a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, a new volunteer weather observing program needs your help. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina. The grassroots effort is part of […]
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It’s a new day in Hyde County, and William D. Rich, as the newly appointed county manager, is eager to help. Rich, who goes by “Bill,” was appointed to the position Feb. 18, and while he has given the county all of his time since then, he officially assumed his new position on March 1. […]
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AVON– Basil Hanson Hooper Sr., beloved husband, father, and grandfather,passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Born in Avonin 1931 to Ulysses and Arkansas Scarborough Hooper, he was the youngestson of eight children. He was a dedicated serviceman, retiring from theU.S. Coast Guard after 26 years of service. He was also employed […]
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SCORE needs volunteers for its business counseling program The Outer Banks chapter of SCORE needs volunteers – both working and retired business owners and executives – to help in its programs that support local businesses. The group will have a free informational luncheon on Thursday, March 28, to recruit volunteers and explain its counseling program. […]
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On Saturday afternoon, March 16, 48 brave and generous souls dared to bare their scalps, lopping off their locks—and in some cases their beards and mustaches, too—all in the name of children’s cancer research. It was the seventh annual St. Baldrick’s day celebration, and this year, donors and participants raised nearly $7,500 for the St. […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials got good news last week. Darrell Echols, the seashore’s deputy superintendent, said Friday that the Outer Banks Group learned that the freeze on hiring seasonal workers was being lifted for parks that managed to meet their forced cuts under sequestration by other means. Park officials, he said, are pushing ahead […]
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It?s been a tough fall and winter for those of you who love to visit Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. First, Hurricane Sandy damaged Highway 12 on northern Hatteras. Sandy was followed by several northeasters and the result was that the road was closed for almost two months. A coastal storm earlier this month brought soundside […]
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Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 8, National Park Service NPS Resources Management staff conducted an annual assessment of breeding habitat for piping plovers, Wilson’s plovers, American oystercatchers, and colonial waterbirds in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. During this assessment, preferred habit was located and prenesting areas for piping plovers, Wilson’s plovers and American oystercathers, weather […]
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Eliminate all tolls on ferries in North Carolina is the new rallying cry for Ocracoke and other coastal areas that have access by ferries. That was the message Wednesday night, Nov. 13, during a public hearing in the Ocracoke School gym on the state legislature’s quest to raise $5 million in revenue, up from $2 […]
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