All of Hatteras Island saw moderate soundside flooding on Wednesday from the high winds generated by a coastal storm. The low pressure area moved in from the west on Tuesday night with some rain and then headed offshore along the Virginia-North Carolina border on Wednesday afternoon. Gale force west winds turned more to the northwest […]
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Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-N.C., along with Senator Kay Hagan, D-N.C., reintroduced the Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act, a bill that would reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use on Cape Hatteras National Seashore and set aside current mandates and requirements that prevent off-road vehicle and citizen access to […]
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Homeowners’ insurance rate hike agreement will slam coastal counties The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced earlier this week that Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has signed a settlement agreement with homeowners’ insurance companies, allowing an overall statewide average rate increase of 7 percent, varying by territory and form, beginning July 1. The insurance companies, represented by […]
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The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulative has scheduled a legislative hearing on Thursday, March 14, at 10 a.m. in the Longworth House Office Building, 1334 Hearing Room. Three bills will be considered, including House Bill 819, which was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., on Feb. 26. The […]
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On Monday, March 18, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will begin rehabilitating the existing drawbridge on U.S. 64 over the Alligator River in Tyrrell and Dare counties. The work will begin with intermittent lane closures Monday, March 18, through Monday, April 1, as crews perform preparation work. During the lane closure motorists will […]
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Ocracoke Islanders are collectively happy that the Hatteras Ferry began running Feb. 22 in an alternate channel. “I’m happy to see it back,” noted Ken DeBarth, a physician’s assistant who works weekends in Nags Head. “It’s a big help.” Islanders have had vehicle access on and off the island only via Swan Quarter and Cedar […]
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The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission has filed a complaint against Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett based on its formal investigation conducted last year. The complaint alleges that Tillett stepped outside the boundaries of his authority when he took steps to try to remove both Kill Devil Hills Police Chief Gary Britt and District […]
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The latest winter storm to take aim on the North Carolina coast might not be as strong as it earlier looked to be. “But it’s still going to be a big storm for the Outer Banks,” Casey Dail, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., said this afternoon. The Weather Service has […]
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FRISCO– Clarice Ballance Gray, 91, died Saturday March 2, 2013 inCurrituck. Mrs. Gray was born in Hatteras and was a homemaker andfaithful member of Hatteras United Methodist Church where she served inthe choir and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She also wasa member of the Cape Hatteras Chapter Order of the Eastern […]
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Apparently, sometime before midnight, President Obama will sign into law the forced, automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration. It?s a safe bet that, no matter what your political persuasion, you are disgusted that Congress, which no longer settles political differences by compromising, went home for the weekend and let this happen as planned today. Members […]
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