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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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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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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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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Beginning Friday, Nov. 1, seasonal off-road vehicle routes will reopen in Cape Hatteras National Seashore unless they are temporarily closed to protect resources. The seasonal ORV routes on Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island reopen on Nov. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (or 7:00 a.m. if posted sea turtle nests remain on that particular route). A permit […]
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BUXTON- David Allyn Goodwin, 66, passed away Oct. 30, 2013 at his residence. Heis survived by his daughter, Laura Michelle Goodwin and son ScottHancock Goodwin and his wife, Jennifer, and their twin sons, Tyler andCaleb, whom David loved dearly, all of Wilmington N.C. Hewas the son of the late Charles Russell Goodwin and Dorothy JonesGoodwin […]
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The Dare County Transportation System recently expanded services for Dare County residents on Hatteras Island. Transportation services amongst locations on Hatteras Island are now available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a fare rate of $3 each way. Previously, transportation services on Hatteras Island were only available for trips north of […]
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Despite the government shutdown that was threatening the success of the annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament, all turned out well. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches reopened a week before the event, and 262 folks participated in this year’s tourney. Included in that number were 34 judges, seven junior anglers, 49 […]
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Jones co-sponsors bill to delay flood insurance rate increases Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., attended a press conference in support of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, legislation he is co-sponsoring to delay implementation of large flood insurance rate increases in Eastern North Carolina. The bipartisan bill would prevent enactment of certain parts of […]
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