Along with volunteers led by Liz Browning Fox, Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies sophomore Brittany Waterfield’s efforts with cold-stunned sea turtles made multiple national news outlets through an Associated Press wire story earlier this month. Waterfield is one of t he original members of a student group trained by the North Carolina Wildlife […]
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Hatteras Recycle: Green business is good business If you’ve followed the news at all this past decade, chances are you’ve heard something about global warming. There seems to be some confusion about exactly what global warming is. Is it a naturally occurring climatic phenomenon? Is it the scourge of human civilization? Is it an elaborate […]
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OCRACOKE– Mildred Garrish O’Neal, 80, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 in anElizabeth City hospital. Mrs. O’Neal was born in Ocracoke and wasthe daughter of the late Charlie Warren and Rosa O’Neal Garrish, andthe widow of Ronald T. “Conch” O’Neal. She was a homemakerand a member of the Ocracoke United Methodist Church. Mrs.O’Neal is survived by […]
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While a media release from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division today announced that dredging in the Rollinson Channel between Hatteras and Ocracoke is 65 percent complete, it will all depend on the weather as to how soon ferries will be up and running. The pipeline dredge Richmond did not work Wednesday and […]
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A contingent of business owners from Hatteras Island showed up in force at the Jan. 22 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners to talk during the public comment period of the meeting. On the agenda that evening was an item to create a special task force to address the problem of shoaling in […]
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AVON– Ernest Samuel Herring, 57, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in hisresidence. Mr. Herring was born in Harrisonburg, Va., and was acarpenter for 36 years. He attended St. Johns United MethodistChurch and was an avid fan of the Washington Redskins and theNFL. He loved beach life with his family, boating, fishing andenjoying the surf as […]
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SBA launches Affordable Care Act web page and blog The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today launched a new web page and blog dedicated to educating small business owners about the Affordable Care Act. The new tools will serve as a gateway for small business owners connecting them with information provided by SBA’s federal partners […]
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The Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association earlier this month hosted a training session for a project to monitor baby oysters, or spat. Students and volunteers will be trained to collect and count oyster offspring. The project, sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant, is part of a larger effort to understand why North Carolina’s oyster population is […]
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Outer Banks Angler: Cold-stunned Outer Banks Angler: Cold-stunned Well, after weeks of unusually mild weather, I think the cold has found us. The weather has been pleasant on the Outer Banks for the end of last year and the beginning of the new year. Sure, we have had some days where it got below 40 […]
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BUXTON– Stanley Everrett Meekins, 62, died on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 at theOuter Banks Hospital, Nags Head. Mr. Meekins was a conveniencestore manager and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He was the son of the late Luther Hall and Ila Lee Miller Meekins and the husband of the late Virginia O’Neal Meekins. […]
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