Purple martins are beginning to return to their roost at the west end of the old Manns Harbor bridge. By the end of July, the number of birds at the site will be close to 100,000. From late July and into early August, the Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society will host visitors at the roosting […]
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The Birds of Raccoon Island
The early morning sky was in a moment of indecision, split in half, unsure of its intentions. To the north, a blue sky was growing the promise of a sunny day, however, to the south, dark clouds still held the outlook of soaking rain showers. I was trailering a boat down to the isolated community […]
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Legislative Update: Some bills moving forward, others stuck in committees
Bills continued to be pushed through the legislative mill last week, while committees met to begin budget discussions. Leaders in the General Assembly have expressed a desire to finish crafting a compromise budget for consideration before the end of next week. In the meantime, other bills are being moved forward, while hundreds still are stuck […]
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Seashore officials plan meetings on changes to ORV plan
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is holding public scoping meetings to consider changes to the seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) special regulation as it relates to morning opening of beaches, extending the length of fall and spring seasonal ORV routes, and modifying the size and location of vehicle free areas. Public scoping will help inform the development […]
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Hatteras commissioner is guest on radio show
Allen Burrus, Hatteras Island’s representative on the Dare County Board of Commissioners, was the guest on the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, July 19. In the interview, Burrus discusses an array of issues that are important to Hatteras Islanders. One of those issues is the dredging of the county’s inlets. Severe […]
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Waterfall Park: The continuing saga of an island eyesore
Dare County stepped up its efforts last month to get the owner of one of the island’s worst eyesores to clean up the property — so far with only minimal success. On June 11, Dare County attorney and manager Robert Outten sent a letter to Ritsa Merjos of Virginia Beach, owner of Waterfall Park in […]
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Commissioners lobby in Raleigh against sales tax redistribution plan
Three members of the Dare County Board of Commissioners traveled to Raleigh on Wednesday, July 15, to express concerns about the Senate’s budget proposal, which — over the next five years in a sales tax redistribution plan– would take tens of millions of dollars from Dare County and its six towns and send it to […]
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Radio Hatteras’ WHDX 99.9 FM is moving to Waves
Radio Hatteras has received Federal Communications Commission permission to move WHDX 99.9 FM to Waves while WHDZ 101.5 FM remains in Buxton. Once the Waves move is completed about the first week of August, Radio Hatteras will broadcast to all of Hatteras Island. To facilitate the move, the Radio Hatteras technical crew turned off 99.9 […]
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Outer Banks Angling: Fun Time
It is amazing just how fast time flies, and that it’s already the middle of July. Seems like you just blink, and the summer is gone. But we’re not quite there yet. The weather has remained balmy, to say the least, and we have seen a fair amount of rain and thunderstorms as of late. […]
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New immunizations now required for kindergartners, seventh graders
Dare County schools announced this week that new immunizations are now required both for children who are starting kindergarten and those who are entering seventh grade on or after July 1, 2015 to protect them from serious diseases. Kindergartners will now be required to have two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine if they do not […]
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