Even before “Shark Week” began last week, we all witnessed a recent feeding frenzy of reporters all seeking “sound bites” on what has been causing the high incidence of shark attacks off the North Carolina coast. Unfortunately, sound bites do not lend themselves to proper public communication of science because they are divorced from the […]
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Ferry officials discuss passenger ferry, long route
Ferry officials on Monday said an update on the passenger ferry feasibility study for Ocracoke may be available at next month’s meeting on Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. in the Community Center. Ed Goodwin, chief of the Ferry Division, said that polling has been done and data results should be available in August. Community meetings […]
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Waterspout is suspected in Ocracoke power outage
Power was restored to Ocracoke early this morning after a suspected waterspout damaged power poles on the island last evening during a severe thunderstorm. According to Tideland Electric Membership Corporation, electric power went down about 7:30 p.m. Crews investigating discovered two broken utility poles, two leaning poles, and damage to several spans of wire north […]
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John Gilbert Kepler
JohnGilbert Kepler (“Jack”), 84, of Emporium, Pa., passed from this lifeinto heaven on July 10, 2015. He was born on Sept. 20, 1930 inDetroit, Mich., and came to Emporium in 1948 and lived there most ofhis life. In his early years, he loved playing golf at theEmporium Country Club, and in his later years, he […]
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Commissioners approve $1 million for Oregon Inlet dredging
After learning that an unexpected $1 million was available in a state dredging fund, Dare County didn’t waste time getting first in line to claim it for Oregon Inlet. At a special meeting on Thursday, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved transferring $1 million in matching funds from the county general fund to […]
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Legislative Update: Open government laws are a mixed bag
The North Carolina General Assembly has produced a mixed bag of legislation related to open government laws during the current session. The legislators have added a little light to some areas, while closing the shades to keep out the sunshine in others. In April, Governor Pat McCrory turned Senate Bill 14 into law when he […]
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Drilling off the Carolina Coast: Pulse of the Coast from Corolla to Hatteras
It was on the 5 o’clock ferry from Aurora, heading back to the Outer Banks, when a conversation took place that encapsulated the divergent viewpoints I had heard during my 450-mile trek combing the coast. The passenger in the adjacent white pickup truck leaned out his window, asking where I was going, and I told […]
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Jeffrey L. Mueller
Jeffrey L. Mueller, age 55, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., died Thursday,July 9, 2015 at Ministry St. Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, Wis. Even indeath, Jeff gave life to three people through organ donation. A Celebration of Life will be held at Jammers in Wisconsin Rapids onSunday, July 26, starting at 1 p.m. Ritchay Funeral Home inWisconsin Rapids […]
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Faye Ballance Foster
HATTERAS — Faye Ballance Foster, 57, died on Wednesday, July 8,2015 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Born in Memphis,Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Lester Bascom Ballance andEmilia Ann O’Buch Ballance. Faye began battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma in1999. She never gave up on God, and by His grace, she beat Hodgkin’slymphoma, but would […]
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‘Wicked Tuna’ premiere party will benefit local watermen
“Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks,” the second season of the National Geographic TV channel series featuring North Carolina fishermen will have a local premier party on Saturday, July 18, at the OBX Marina and will be a fundraiser for North Carolina Watermen United. The event, which includes a barbecue dinner by Darrells 2, a cash bar, a […]
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