Like all state budget bills, what’s not in the final deal is often just as important as what is. In the case of the 2014 legislative session, the budget passed last week has some significant no-shows. The legislative committee that devised the compromise budget that Gov. Pat McCrory signed earlier this month got rid of […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s sixth annual Red Drum Tournament will be Oct. 22-25 on the northern beaches of Hatteras Island, and time is running out to register. If you register by Sept. 1, you will be guaranteed a T-shirt in the correct size. As an extra bonus, those registering by that date will […]
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in identifying suspects in a breaking and entering incident at Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton on the night of Wednesday, Aug. 6. According to Sgt. Doug Oberbeck, six persons were observed on security videotape while breaking into buses and a building at about 10:30 […]
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NCDOT Ferry Division embarks on late summer photo contest Shutterbugs unite! NCDOT’s Ferry Division is inviting photographers of all skill levels to take part in a late summer photography contest highlighting the vital connection between life in Eastern North Carolina and the North Carolina Ferry System. The contest began Aug. 5 and will continue through […]
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That short statement from astronaut John Swigert Jr. brought the 1970 Apollo 13 moon landing to an abrupt halt and caused the hundreds of brilliant minds in Mission Control and NASA support agencies to start brainstorming to come up with a time-sensitive solution to get the crew of the Apollo 13 back home again. Time […]
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UPDATE: Man’s death in Frisco ruled accidental drowning The death of Ronald Jessen, 57, of Gloucester, Va., has been ruled an accidental drowning by the medical examiner pending the results of toxicology reports, according to Sgt. Doug Oberbeck of the Dare County Sheriff’s Office. Jessen was reported missing from the Frisco Woods Campground by a […]
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Don’t believe everything you read, so they say. And in this case, it’s true. If you have read that the U.S. Court Appeals for the Fourth Circuit “overturned” the lawsuit brought by environmental groups against state and federal agencies over their plan to replace the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, don’t believe it. Yesterday, folks […]
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A 44-year-old visitor to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore died on Thursday, Aug. 7, a day after he was rescued from the ocean near Ramp 49 in Frisco. The National Park Service confirmed the man’s identity as Stuart Hooper, 44, of Cincinnati, Ohio. According to the Park Service, the emergency call was received about 5 […]
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I am relatively positive that I have started most of my columns this year talking about the weather. It’s been hard not too. It’s been difficult to circumvent this wild year of meteorological events when you’re discussing fishing. Lately, we’ve had a lot of hard rain and thunderstorms — not to mention Tropical Storm Bertha […]
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