What a dramatic change we’ve seen in our weather patterns. Most of 2013 consisted of outstanding and almost abnormally fair weather. Most locals would tell you that in January, you could be wearing flip flops one day and snow boots the next. I don’t disagree with that, but since I moved here at the turn […]
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As advertised, wintry precipitation began mid-morning on Hatteras and Ocracoke – with a mixture of sleet, snow, and a little bit of freezing rain. By noon, roads on southern Hatteras Island were getting slippery in spots and some decks and grassy areas had a trace of snow on them. Temperatures this afternoon were hovering near […]
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Another winter northeaster will bring snow and high winds to the Outer Banks Tuesday into Wednesday. A winter storm warning is still in effect for the entire Outer Banks, though Hal Austin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., said forecasters this afternoon have tweaked the amounts expected. The southern Outer Banks, including […]
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Fran Davis does what she has to do to collect her meager unemployment check, but she knows at least one requirement is a waste of time. “They’re telling us we have to do two job searches a week,” Davis, a 69-year-old unemployed cottage cleaner from Frisco said. “But nobody is hiring.” To qualify for weekly […]
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Fran Davis does what she has to do to collect her meager unemployment check, but she knows at least one requirement is a waste of time. “They’re telling us we have to do two job searches a week,” Davis, a 69-year-old unemployed cottage cleaner from Frisco said. “But nobody is hiring.” To qualify for weekly […]
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If Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders are feeling under siege this winter, they have plenty of good reasons for it. The winter weather has been relentless. There have been too many days when the high temperature did not get to our normal low for late January of about 39 degrees. The wind has blown, and blown, […]
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The prices of most commercial licenses will go up March 1. The fees will go up by 25 percent, including the fees for Standard Commercial Fishing Licenses and Commercial Shellfish Licenses. The fee increases were approved by the N.C. General Assembly in this year’s state budget to help support the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled a hearing on tolling the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry for Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ocracoke School gym, 120 School Road. It is one of four hearings the DOT will hold about this issue. This go-round, it’s all about filling the state’s coffers for […]
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Despite the bright sunshine that followed last night’s frontal passage, Hatteras and Ocracoke temperatures have not risen above freezing today. As a northeaster wound up off the mid-Atlantic coast last night, the islands got hit with a little bit of everything — thunderstorms, high winds, freezing temperature, wind-driven tides, and a little snow. And on […]
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BUXTON– Patricia Mae O’Neal Montalvo, 52, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, atSentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was born in Sea Isle, N.J. Sheloved to cook, worked as a chef, had a great sense of humor, andwas well known in her community. She is survived by herfather, Loran P. O’Neal Jr., and wife Wanda Gray of […]
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