Minnie Gillikin Ballance, age 76, died Sunday, May 31, 2015 inGreenville, N.C. A native of Hatteras, she was born on January18, 1939 to the late Leonard and Neva Gillikin. She is survived by her children, Bruce Ballance and Angela DawnBallance of Hatteras; a sister, Sandra Phillips (Ken) of Swansboro,N.C.; seven grandchildren, Adrian Ballance, Bryant Ballance, […]
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Dare County’s proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year, which begins July 1, was presented at the May 18 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners and will be the topic of a public hearing by the board on Monday, June 1. Also on the agenda at Monday’s meeting is a discussion of a […]
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On Thursday, May 28, Governor Pat McCrory vetoed Senate Bill 2 just hours after it landed on his desk. The bill, if it became law, would allow employees of magistrate and register of deeds offices to avoid issuing marriage licenses and/or presiding over marriages of same-sex couples if it conflicted with their own religious beliefs. […]
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Memorial Day has come and gone, and judging by the traffic all along the Outer Banks, I’d like to think it was a successful weekend for locals. The weather was drop dead gorgeous. It was mildly cool at times, but the sun was out with hardly a cloud in the sky. While the true boom […]
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Repairs to the concrete along the underside and to the steel crutch bents on the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet are on schedule to be completed by mid-June, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The bridge has remained open to traffic during these projects. However, lane closures have been in place Monday through […]
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The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission moved forward with southern flounder and sheepshead management at its meeting in Morehead City last week. The commission chose six potential management proposals to include in a draft supplement to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan that the commission will put out for public review. The six options range […]
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BUXTON– Mac Lee Morrow, 62, died on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Born May 3,1953 in Aliquippa, Pa., Mac chose Buxton as his home as an adultafter spending many childhood summers here. He loved HatterasIsland and would tell you his best job ever was at the Kentucky FriedChicken in Buxton, where he made lasting friendships. Mac […]
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Cooperating partners in the research included UNCW Surf Club, Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association, Tony Silvagni Surf School in Carolina Beach, CB Surf Shop in Carolina Beach and the University of New South Wales. To learn more about rip currents and to view video of a drifter deployment, visit ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/ripcurrents. North Carolina partners continue to promote […]
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The Hatterasity Bluegrass Festival will be returning to the Hatteras Village Civic Center from Thursday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 11, featuring last year’s crowd favorites and some new national acts that dyed in the wool bluegrass music fans are sure to appreciate. “I’m so excited that Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen will be headlining […]
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