To protect breeding habitat for shorebirds, Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff members are implementing pre-nesting closures in several beach locations. During the winter, staff conducted annual assessments of preferred breeding habitat for piping plover, Wilson’s plover, American oystercatcher and colonial waterbirds. All pre-nesting closures will be marked by March 15. Pre-nesting areas for colonial waterbird […]
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The General Assembly recessed early on Thursday, March 12, to allow members time to get their ACC tournament fix but not before introducing 156 new bills this week. Thus far, the legislature has filed 525 bills including several proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution. House Bill 180 is part of the growing list of […]
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When Republicans took control of the Dare County Board of Commissioners in last November’s election, they promised change. After they were sworn in on Dec. 1, the new chairman, Bob Woodard, talked more about the changes he hoped to see. Along the way, Woodard has made repeated references to getting much of the work of […]
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A special meeting between Dare County’s Board of Education and Board of Commissioners on Wednesday saw more comity than clashing of panels, as members united on a new formula to fund schools as well as worry over potentially crippling cuts in tax revenue from Raleigh. Gone was the suspicion exhibited during a commissioners retreat in […]
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BUXTON– Jeanette “Janet” Gray Finnegan, 102, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015at her home. A native of Buxton, she was the daughter of the lateCharles Poole Gray and Odessa Scarborough Gray. Janet attended EastCarolina University, received her undergraduate degree from OldDominion University and her master’s degree from William and Mary. Shethen served as the principal […]
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After having survived an unusually harsh winter of snow, ice, high winds, and stretches of below-freezing temperatures with barely a flicker, Hatteras and Ocracoke’s power system finally met its match last Friday night, March 6. After another day of temperatures hovering right at the freezing mark and icy drizzle falling all afternoon and into the […]
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The benefits of restoring North Carolina’s coastline extend beyond the state’s environment, infusing millions of dollars into local economies, according to a recent report that will be unveiled in Raleigh today. “Coastal Restoration and Community Economic Development in North Carolina,” a study of RTI International, examined the economic effects on local economies of four N.C. […]
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Rodanthe’s first zoning workshop, an unstructured, casual gathering held on a rainy night, became Thursday’s go-to event. About 70 residents and property owners attended the open house at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building to give their view on whether the three villages should have stricter zoning rules. Attendees were asked to fill out a form with […]
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March stormed into the General Assembly, and at least one bill left locals cold. Senate Bill 160 first surfaced at the end of February when it was sent in draft form to the Dare County Board of Commissioners for review. Sen. Bill Cook is one of the primary sponsors of what has since become a […]
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Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, so move your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. And as you prepare to spring forward with daylight saving time and change the time on clocks around your home, the Dare County Fire Marshal’s Office reminds you to […]
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