Christie Roberson of Buxton spoke to the Dare County Board of Commissioners during the public comment period at the meeting earlier this week. “It is no longer okay,” she said, “that we are not in active pursuit of getting sand on the beach in Buxton.” She noted that businesses and homeowners in north Buxton have […]
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Citizens invited to comment on next step in new transportation law implementation
Citizens are encouraged to help North Carolina take the next step forward to implement the Strategic Transportation Investments law. STI overhauls the way the state funds transportation improvements, allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation to make more efficient use of its existing revenues to fund more investments that improve the state’s transportation infrastructure, create jobs […]
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Coastal Review Online
Local economies are getting bang for the bucks that fund coastal restoration projects, according to recent federal report. Coastal restoration projects completed throughout the U.S. in 2011 created more than 470 jobs and contributed $35.6 million in local economic stimulus, according to a Fish and Wildlife Service study. “Restoration Returns: The Contribution of Partners for […]
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Fire damages house in Buxton, starts brush fires…WITH VIDEO and SLIDE SHOW By IRENE NOLAN
Fire damages house in Buxton, starts brush fires…WITH VIDEO and SLIDE SHOW By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A fire at a house in Buxton in the vicinity of Rocky Rollinson Road today severely damaged the structure, started several brush fires, and caused a closure of Highway 12 in the area for […]
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Ocracoke School Graduates 10 Seniors In The Class Of 2014 By CONNIE LEINBACH
Ocracoke School Graduates 10 Seniors In The Class Of 2014 By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Andrew Tillett, valedictorian of the Ocracoke School Class of 2014, on Sunday, June 15, during graduation ceremonies likened high school to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in his “Republic.” “High school is in a way like […]
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NCBBA’s Red Drum Tournament is Oct 22-25
The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s sixth annual Red Drum tournament will be Oct. 22-25 on the northern beaches of Hatteras Island. In 2009 the NCBBA Board of Directors voted to take this tournament on as a fundraiser for our continued fight for “free and open vehicular beach access.” Now in its sixth year, […]
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UPDATE: CHEC was unable to energize new line last night
UPDATE: CHEC was unable to energize new line last night The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative said this morning that it was not able to energize the new transmission line at Mirlo Beach last night as planned. “Unfortunately, the load never subsided to a level (17 MW or less) where the diesel plants could carry both […]
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Island History: 94-year-old Blanche Joliff remembers her childhood on Ocracoke
Riding in a horse-drawn cart across the beach to see a shipwreck, dining on “so good” sea turtle hash, going out in her Daddy’s fishing boat, the “Blanche,” named for her; and eating “the most delicious sweet potato pie,” made by her mother—these are some of the things Blanche Howard Joliff, 94 years old, recalls […]
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47 seniors graduate from Cape Hatteras Secondary School…WITH SLIDE SHOW By IRENE NOLAN
47 seniors graduate from Cape Hatteras Secondary School…WITH SLIDE SHOW By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies graduated 47 seniors in a ceremony on Saturday evening, June 14, in the William P. Dillon Memorial Gymnasium. Music was provided by the Cape Hatteras Secondary School Graduation Band, […]
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CHEC plans brief power outage early Tuesday morning
CHEC plans brief power outage early Tuesday morning The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative plans a brief power outage overnight — at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday morning, June 17 — while the company is energizing a new transmission line in Mirlo Beach. The outage is planned for the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Buxton. […]
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