By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH The early morning ferry boat to Cedar Island was freed late this afternoon after spending all day stuck in sand in the ditch just in Ocracoke since shortly after it left the dock. “I’ve never seen one stuck there before,” said Wilson Garrish, an Ocracoke native who braved the […]
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There are loved ones in the gloryWhose dear forms you often miss.When you close your earthly story,Will you join them in their bliss? CHORUS: Will the circle be unbrokenBy and by, by and by?Is a better home awaitingIn the sky, in the sky? According to Internet sources, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” is a popular […]
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Koru Village in Avon has purchased the Avon Pier property from EWN Development Co. Inc., which is owned by Ed Nunnally. The property is directly across Highway 12 from Spa Koru and almost adjacent to the Beach Klub, which the Koru Village opened in 2012. In a news release on the purchase, Koru Village said […]
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Ocracoke and mainland Hyde residents who attended a hearing last night on the N.C. Department of Transportation’s plan to toll the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry were overwhelmingly against putting a toll on their only free access to their homes. “A toll on the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry would devastate our local economy,” said Chip Stevens, owner of Blackbeard’s Lodge, […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will submit a report to the legislature that proposes to fund the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Observer Program through commercial fishing license fee increases. The commission endorsed the plan, which was brought forward by the commercial fishing industry and has the support of the Division of Marine Fisheries and […]
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In May, renowned writers, storytellers, and musicians from all across the state will gather in Hatteras village to delight crowds with tales of life, legacy, and lore as part of the second annual Hatteras Storytelling Festival. The three-day event, scheduled for Friday through Sunday, May 2-4, this year, is brimming with performances by both local […]
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BUXTON– Grace Maybelle Ballance Peele, 86, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in aNags Head hospital. She was born May 22, 1927 to EllsworthBurrus Ballance and Eliva Christian Rollinson Ballance in Frisco. She was the last of a great generation, being preceded in death by herparents, her husband, and her six siblings, Thurman Ballance, Myrtis B.Austin, Wheeler […]
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There’s too much sand in the Hatteras ferry channel and not enough on the beach in Rodanthe, and state and federal officials are working on both ends of Hatteras Island to address the issues. An emergency beach nourishment project near the S-curves in northern Rodanthe is no longer considered an emergency by the federal government, […]
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During the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s closure of Highway 12 for a weekend in Frisco, Dare County Emergency Management has arranged for shuttle service from the north and south sides of the construction site. The highway will close at milepost 65 in Frisco at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, for a necessary culvert […]
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More than a century ago, it was part of a cart path from Buxton to Frisco. Just two decades ago, it was a quiet sand road deep in the Buxton Woods, a retreat for those seeking peace and quiet, natural beauty, and privacy. Today, Flowers Ridge Road, just off Lighthouse Road in Buxton, has become […]
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