Property owners in north Buxton have been very vocal since Hurricane Irene two years ago about the desperate need for beach nourishment in the area. You could hear the pain and frustration in their voices as they asked questions at a public meeting last week to discuss the beach restoration project that is about to […]
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Emma Fulcher
FERNANDINABEACH, Fla. — Emma Fulcher, 81,died on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 at theWarner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach. Mrs. Fulcher was theyoungest of five children, born on April 20, 1933 in Mannheim, Germany,to the late August and Maria Ruppertus Reichert. While living inGermany, she met a young American soldier by the name of Roy […]
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Lawrence S. McDaniel
NORFOLK,Va. — Lawrence S. McDaniel, 83, of Norfolk, Va., died peacefully inhis home Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, surrounded by loved ones. Born inFlorence, S.C., he was the son of the late Sanders R. McDaniel Sr. andthe late Blanche Windham McDaniel Cordrey. Mr. McDaniel was a veteran,having served his country honorably in the U.S. Coast Guard. […]
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Cape Point reopens to off-road vehicles
The National Park Service today reopened Cape Point to off-road vehicles. The area has been closed since April 2 for nesting shorebirds and sea turtles. The sea turtle nest that had been restricting ORV access was excavated, and the protection area removed this morning, Aug. 26. The area is now open to ORV traffic from […]
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It’s now official: Alternate Hatterasferry channel is permanent
The U.S. Coast Guard hosted a “symbolic” ribbon-cutting yesterday afternoon to establish Barney Slough as the permanent alternate channel to carry ferries and other boat traffic between Hatteras and Ocracoke. The event at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum was billed as a “media availability,” and about six reporters attended, along with a large contingent […]
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Museum will present underwater heritage symposium on Sept 5-6
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum hosting an Underwater Heritage Symposium, bringing together state, local and regional professionals in the diving and underwater archaeology fields. The symposium takes place at the museum in Hatteras village on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The two-day symposium provides the opportunity […]
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A storm gives up some unusual treasure from the sea
Awaking before dawn on this early August morning , I could hear the pulse of the ocean even though my house was closed tight with the air conditioner humming to seal out the sultry dog days of summer. For years, I thought that the term referred to lazy canines rendered sluggish by the oppressive summer […]
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Rough shorebreak and rip currentsforecast as Cristobal passes offshore
Beachgoers on all of the Outer Banks this week are being warned to expect rough breaking waves and rip currents as Tropical Storm Cristobal passes well offshore Tuesday night into Wednesday. The rip current risk is high on Hatteras and Ocracoke beaches today, and that is expected to continue into mid-week, said Laura Patano, forecaster […]
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Scott Alan Day
AVON– Scott Alan Day, 47, died on Aug. 24, 2014. He was born in Kalamazoo,Mich., to Judith Ann Hays Day of Alden, Mich., and the late CharlesRichard Day. Mr. Day was a teacher at the Cape Hatteras SecondarySchool and a member of Our Lady of the Seas Catholic Church. Alongwith his mother, Scott is survived […]
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Disturbance in the Caribbean may become Cristobal
Forecasters are taking a careful look tonight at Invest 96L, a disturbance that is moving through the Caribbean Sea and could well become a tropical depression or named storm over the weekend. The National Hurricane Center says there is an 80 percent chance of that happening. If it does, the storm would be named Cristobal. […]
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