The National Weather Service in Morehead City, N.C., has issued a coastal flood advisory for areas from Cape Lookout north, including Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Weather Service said in a statement that an east swell combined with gusty northeast winds and a very high astronomical tide […]
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Rom Whitaker is top charter captain in Governor’s Cup Tournament
Captain Rom Whitaker of Hatteras village is the winner for the charter boat captain’s category in the 2015 Governor’s Cup Billfish Conservation Series. Whitaker, whose charter boat Release placed ninth overall in the competition, was awarded his trophy at a recent ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh. Whitaker won the Dale Ward Trophy is […]
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49 1/2-inch fish wins NCBBA Red Drum Tournament
The seventh annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament drew 292 anglers from across the country who caught 38 red drum, including 23 citations, six yearlings and nine puppy drum — all released alive. The winning red drum was caught by Jamie Fajardo of Fuquay Varina, N.C., who reeled in a 49.5-inch fish. […]
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Marilyn Elizabeth Futrell Midgett
RODANTHE– Marilyn Elizabeth Futrell Midgett, 70, died on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015at Chesapeake General Hospital. Born in Franklin, Va., she was thedaughter of the late Obed Clifton Futrell and Myra Benthall Futrell.Marilyn and her late husband, Joseph “Mac” Midgett Sr., owned andoperated Midgett’s Campground and Island Convenience. She was a personof faith, being a member […]
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Scott Lutz
GRANDY — Mr. Scott Lutz, Sr., 54, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1961 in Norfolk, Va. Heis the son of Brenda Lutz of Chesapeake, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Faith Lutz; son Kurtis Scott Lutz, Jr. ofWilliston, N.C.; son Kristopher Scott Lutz and wife Krista of […]
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The fight to keep the ferry free
Ocracokers and Hyde County officials have been fighting to keep the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry free for several years now as the Republican-controlled General Assembly has mounted one effort after another to place a toll on the route and local legislators and other friendly lawmakers have tried to beat back the attacks. Now, it would seem, the […]
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Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is on alternate schedule
Because of a mechanical issue on the M/V Hatteras, the North Carolina Ferry Division’s Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be on an alternate schedule until a replacement boat can be sent to the area. The new schedule, effective immediately, will be as follows: Departures from Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6, 7, 8, 9, 9:30, 10, 11, Noon, 12:30 p.m., […]
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David Lee Barnett
AVON– David Lee Barnett, 59, of Avon and a Class of 1974 graduate ofBentonville High School in Bentonville, Ark., passed away on Thursday,Oct. 22, 2015 in Avon. He was born on June 24, 1956 in Garberville,Calif., to his parents, Roy Lee Barnett and Grace Ellen (Haselip)Barnett. David worked in the construction trades and did homerenovations […]
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Dredging Hatteras Inlet problem area may finally get done
With navigation through Hatteras Inlet close to impossible since recent storms, the inlet’s troubles occupied most of the discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of the Dare County Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission. Surveyors were working in the inlet yesterday to provide the information needed to clear an area of the old ferry channel between the Ocracoke […]
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Where eagles dare, scientists now watch
Tracking a rescued bald eagle flying over our coast might even be more fun than following the travels of a great white shark off of our coast. It would take a hard heart not to be touched by the adventures of Yangchen, a young rehabilitated bald eagle that has been soaring above the skies of […]
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