Last June, I wrote a blog about the National Park Service?s decision to stop uncovering the circle of stones at the old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse site after storms. The massive granite stones ? weighing at least 3,000 pounds ? were part of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse foundation that were cut away during this historic move […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is adding three additional locations to the schedule of public meetings about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes. The additional hearings will be held in Washington, Hatteras, and Morehead City. Also the date for the Ocracoke meeting has been changed to Wednesday, Feb. 12. The new schedule of […]
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By IRENE NOLAN The North Carolina Department of Transportation had crews working today in all 14 counties in its Division One, include Dare and Hyde, that got varying degrees of ice, sleet, and snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures below freezing all of yesterday and last night caused black ice to form on many highways […]
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What a dramatic change we’ve seen in our weather patterns. Most of 2013 consisted of outstanding and almost abnormally fair weather. Most locals would tell you that in January, you could be wearing flip flops one day and snow boots the next. I don’t disagree with that, but since I moved here at the turn […]
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As advertised, wintry precipitation began mid-morning on Hatteras and Ocracoke – with a mixture of sleet, snow, and a little bit of freezing rain. By noon, roads on southern Hatteras Island were getting slippery in spots and some decks and grassy areas had a trace of snow on them. Temperatures this afternoon were hovering near […]
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Another winter northeaster will bring snow and high winds to the Outer Banks Tuesday into Wednesday. A winter storm warning is still in effect for the entire Outer Banks, though Hal Austin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., said forecasters this afternoon have tweaked the amounts expected. The southern Outer Banks, including […]
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Fran Davis does what she has to do to collect her meager unemployment check, but she knows at least one requirement is a waste of time. “They’re telling us we have to do two job searches a week,” Davis, a 69-year-old unemployed cottage cleaner from Frisco said. “But nobody is hiring.” To qualify for weekly […]
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Fran Davis does what she has to do to collect her meager unemployment check, but she knows at least one requirement is a waste of time. “They’re telling us we have to do two job searches a week,” Davis, a 69-year-old unemployed cottage cleaner from Frisco said. “But nobody is hiring.” To qualify for weekly […]
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The prices of most commercial licenses will go up March 1. The fees will go up by 25 percent, including the fees for Standard Commercial Fishing Licenses and Commercial Shellfish Licenses. The fee increases were approved by the N.C. General Assembly in this year’s state budget to help support the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ […]
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If Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders are feeling under siege this winter, they have plenty of good reasons for it. The winter weather has been relentless. There have been too many days when the high temperature did not get to our normal low for late January of about 39 degrees. The wind has blown, and blown, […]
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