In a lengthy meeting yesterday, the Dare County Board of Commissioners heard public comment on its proposed budget for 2016, passed a resolution supporting using occupancy tax money from the beach nourishment fund for dredging Oregon Inlet, and decided not to merge two advisory panels on inlet and waterways issues. Shortly after the meeting began […]
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The Night Sky: Stargazing tips for June
May provided some very fine nights for studying the stars. Overall, it proved to be a great month for viewing globular clusters. Globular Clusters are densely-packed groups of stars that form a sphere. Small clusters may have a thousand stars, but some of the larger ones may have close to a million stars. When you […]
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A morning of protests at First Flight High School
Bringing their message of God’s hatred for anyone who sins to the Outer Banks, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, protested against the students and parents of First Flight High School (FFHS) in Kill Devil Hills because the school’s clubs include a Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA). Declaring in their press release about the Kill Devil […]
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Minnie Gillikin Ballance
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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Outer Banks Angling: It has begun
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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What’s on the agenda for commissioners’ June 1 meeting — and what’s not
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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Legislative Update: Two days, two vetoes
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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MFC moves forward with southern flounder management
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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Bonner Bridge repairs almost completed
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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Mac Lee Morrow
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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