A few coastal storms have disrupted the nice weather the past few weeks, but the storms were short-lived and the weather rapidly returned to the perfect spring that is just one step away from summer. And the fishing has been great overall. Arguably one of the most sought-after inshore fish, cobia have made a nice […]
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A wildfire that may have been started yesterday by lightning is now apparently under control on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and N.C. Forest Service personnel responded about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to a report of smoke in the refuge along the shore of Croatan Sound, north of Point Peter […]
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Plans are moving forward to consolidate operations of the two volunteer fire departments in Hatteras Island’s tri-villages, according to board members of the Salvo Volunteer Fire Department and the Chicamacomico Banks Fire Department. Both stations will remain open but will operate under one set of guidelines and be governed by a single board of directors. […]
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The Coast Guard has released its first boating safety app as the kickoff to this year’s National Safe Boating Week. The app will be available on the Apple and Google Play online stores. The boating safety app was not designed to replace a boater’s VHF radio, which the Coast Guard strongly recommends all boaters have […]
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Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is scheduled to temporarily discontinue numerous navigation aids in the vicinity of Hatteras Inlet due to shoaling on Thursday, May 21. Recent hydrographic surveys indicate shoaling in Hatteras Inlet between Buoy 9 and Buoy 13. The current navigational aids in this section of the waterway do not accurately mark navigable […]
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For the third time in about 10 weeks, the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) has been notified by N.C. Senator Bill Cook’s office that major funding changes have been made to proposed legislation, which if signed into law is, in part, to support the dredging of Oregon Inlet. Such legislation is ordinarily developed at […]
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Allison Williams and Tony Chambers were happy to participate in the Hands Across the Sand protest of offshore oil drilling on Saturday, May 16, because they’ve had experience swimming in oceans with oil spills. The two, of Raleigh, were among about 100 islanders and visitors who joined hands at the Lifeguard Beach at noon, and […]
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David Hallac, superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, was the guest on the most recent edition of the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” which was broadcast on Sunday, May 17. In the interview, Hallac talks about the alterations in wildlife protection buffers that have been proposed by the National Park Service in […]
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KNOTTS ISLAND — Bonney Ford Strawhand, 74, of 413 Southend Road, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Hewas born May 19, 1940 to the late Angus Matthew Strawhand and MildredRowe White. He was a retired office supplies salesrepresentative. He was a member of Knotts Island Methodist Church. Mr. Strawhand is survived by […]
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The surface appeared calm, but there was a definite undercurrent this week as North Carolina General Assembly House committees began their work on the state’s 2015-16 fiscal year budget. A draft budget bill that includes the various committee offerings is expected to be published online either on the evening of Sunday, May 17, or early […]
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