It’s official — sea turtle nesting on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has set a record and the nests keep on coming. According to today’s resources management report, 269 sea turtles have nested on the seashore — 15 more than the record 254 set in 2013. And Britta Muiznieks, wildlife biologist and research coordinator for […]
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Local leaders hammer away at sales tax plan
At a news conference on Monday, Dare County leaders continued their assault on the North Carolina Senate’s plan to change the way sales tax is redistributed to the state’s counties. The plan, originally introduced as a bill last winter, lingered in a committee for months and then suddenly found its way into the Senate’s budget […]
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Hurricane Center eyes low off Carolina Coast
The National Hurricane Center has increased the odds to a 40 percent chance that an area of low pressure near Little River Inlet, North Carolina, could become a tropical storm later today. “While upper-level winds are at best marginally conducive, there is some potential for a tropical cyclone to form this afternoon or tonight as […]
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Bonner Bridge will close briefly Thursday for routine scan
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Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is topic of radio show
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in Rodanthe was the topic of the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, Aug.2. The guests for the interview were John Griffin and Warren Wrenn, president and secretary respectively of the non-profit Chicamacomico Historical Association, owner of the station, who talk about restoration work on the site. […]
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The Night Sky: Stargazing tips for August
Far and away the most notable astronomical event of July was the New Horizons fly-by of Pluto on the 14th. This was the first reconnaissance of Pluto, and the 10-year wait from launch to rendezvous has proven worthwhile. The New Horizons has discovered a hazy world of flowing ice on Pluto. If you haven’t visited […]
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Ron Breithaupt
FRISCO — Ron Breithaupt, 52, passed away peacefully on Aug. 2,2015 in the home of his dear friends, Glenn and Jennifer Klug, whoconsidered him their “brother from another mother.” Ron was a lifeenthusiast, enjoying all that life had to offer. He had many friends inmany places who will miss him dearly. He loved his sisters, […]
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Gisela A. Zastrow
OCRACOKE — Gisela A. Zastrow, 76, died unexpectedly Aug. 1, 2015 inNags Head. Gisela was born in Germany in 1939. Sheemigrated to St. Louis in 1970s. Gisela and her husband, Klaus,raised their two daughters while Gisela taught chemistry to at-risk childrenin the inner city St. Louis school system. The program she started inSt. Louis eventually […]
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Outer Banks Angling: It’s about that time
July has come and gone, and with August in its beginning stages, I am sure a lot of folks are getting ready for white marlin season. Generally, mid-August through mid-September marks phenomenal white marlin fishing on the Outer Banks. It’s not uncommon for boats to catch one or two dozen in an outing, and this […]
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Dare County, town officials plan news conference on sales tax plan
As part of Dare County’s effort to fight the sales tax redistribution plan before the North Carolina General Assembly, representatives from the county met with state officials in Raleigh again this week. Commissioner Margarette Umphlett described the trip as a productive step in the Board of Commissioners’ ongoing effort to educate state legislators about the […]
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