OCRACOKE– Leonard Carpenter Meeker, after long period of declininghealth, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 29, in his home on OcracokeIsland, attended by his wife Beverly and son James. Hewas 98. There will be no funeral. A celebration of hislife will be held next spring on what would have been his99th birthday. Leonard had a long, distinguished career inpublic service, […]
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Monday, Dec. 1, marks the beginning of a new chapter in Dare County politics when the newly-elected members of the Dare County Board of Commissioners are sworn into office and a chairman and vice-chairman are chosen for the coming year. The chairmanship is considered the most powerful position on the board because the chairman controls […]
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Three of my blogs this fall were on topics that need some updating. They all were about issues in Hatteras Island’s villages — the possibility of zoning for the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, beach restoration in Buxton, and the question of whether the Hatteras Village Tax District should purchase oceanfront property. I’ve done […]
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Letters to Santa return to Ocracoke after 50 years Letters to Santa return to Ocracoke after 50 years Dear Santa, I am five years old and my Sister is two years old. We would like you to bring us a Chatty doll, tea set, and bunk bed, and a new dress. Love, Joy and Roberta […]
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Dave and Carol Dawson, owners of the Cape Hatteras Motel in north Buxton, have filed a tort claim against the North Carolina Department of Transportation that asks for $1 million in damages. The legal action was filed with the North Carolina Industrial Commission, which is charged under the state’s Tort Claims Act with acting as […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it has no plans to shut down the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet after Thanksgiving, despite a rumor last week that a post-holiday closure was imminent. Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., has just granted its third 30-day extension […]
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The stubborn turtle nest at Ramp 44, which is at Day 90 of incubation, has still shown no signs of hatching, but the Park Service has gone ahead and dropped the ban on night driving in the Cape Point area. The night driving ban has been in place since Oct. 6 to keep potential hatchlings […]
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Oregon Inlet Fishing Center will be operated under an extended contract for another year while the National Park Service reevaluates terms that were rejected in October by the center’s board. Neither the Park Service nor representatives of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Inc. would elaborate on details of the disagreement, but both parties profess to want […]
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Santa will visit Chicamacomico on Nov. 28 Santa will visit Chicamacomico on Nov. 28 The traditional Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site & Museum end-of-season festivities will take place Friday, Nov. 28. The site will open at 10 a.m. as usual. Santa will be “holding court” later that day in the Keeper’s Room of the 1911 […]
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Dare County fire marshal Steve Kovacs said today that he and the Dare County Sheriff’s Office are still investigating the fire that extensively damaged the main office of Outer Beaches Realty in Avon in the early morning hours of last Tuesday, Nov. 18. Meanwhile, Outer Beaches operations manager Bud Smock said the company has all […]
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