The Dare County Board of Commissioners has set a special meeting for Thursday, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Dare County Administration Building in Manteo. The stated purpose of the meeting is to receive a legislative update from McGuireWoods Consulting and to discuss legislative issues. McGuireWoods is a Raleigh-based […]
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Coast Guard rescues three off Cape Hatteras
The Coast Guard rescued three people Monday from a sinking vessel east of Cape Hatteras. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at 7 a.m. that the 60-foot motor vessel Teal was taking on water with three people aboard three miles east of Cape Hatteras. A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) crew launched from Station Oregon Inlet […]
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Our Coast’s Holiday Food: Candied Yams
“There is an idea prevalent that anybody can cook sweet potatoes, this is a very great mistake, and the many, many dishes of illy cooked potatoes that are placed before me as I travel over the South, prompt me to believe that these recipes will be of value.” George Washington Carver made this observation during […]
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Robin Bedell
BUXTON — Mrs. Robin Bedell, 59, died Nov. 4, 2015 at her home. She wasthe daughter of Donald and Stephanie Gill of Washington,D.C. Robin was employed as a telecommunications technician beforeshe retired. Survivors include her husband Olie Bedell of the Buxton home. Inaccordance with Robin’s wishes, there be no memorial services. Condolences may be expressed […]
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Island Living: A newcomer’s guide to surviving Hatteras in the winter
After a lot of “discussion,” my hubby and I finally finagled a way to head back to Hatteras Island for the winter. I use the term “discussion” loosely, because what I learned from this, um, negotiation process, is that apparently if you nag long enough, you can accomplish just about anything. Yay, marriage! (Clearly, I […]
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‘To the Point’ radio interviews focus on veterans during November
By IRENE NOLAN “To the Point,” the Radio Hatteras interview show hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, will focus on veterans — especially Hatteras Island veterans — during the month of November with interviews on two different island vets groups. The focus comes as the country gets ready to celebrate Veteran’s Day on […]
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UPDATE: Commissioners vote to fund Hatteras Inlet dredging
The Dare County Board of Commissioners this morning approved spending $113,000 for the county’s share of a project that is aimed at relieving the severe shoaling problems at Hatteras Inlet. The vote on the measure to approve the funding was unanimous. Dare County manager Bobby Outten told the board members that the total cost of […]
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Hatteras Island Life: Riding out the Storm
Baxter Benjamin Miller stood 6 feet 8 inches tall with hands the size of a dinner plate. Almost every story I can recall about him begins this way, describing his physical stature, the size of his hands, his strength, fearlessness and stubbornness compared to that of an ox. He used every ounce of it he […]
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Dare will explore special tax for Buxton beach nourishment
Click Here to View Tax Table Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard announced at this morning’s meeting that he had asked county officials to advise the board on the steps necessary to establish a special tax district to pay for nourishing the beach in north Buxton to protect Highway 12 on Hatteras Island. […]
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The Night Sky: More meteor showers for November
The Draconid meteor shower on Oct. 8 proved to be less than spectacular. I spotted three faint shooting stars. On the other hand, in the early morning of Oct. 23, I saw a very bright meteorite shoot across the body of the Orion Constellation! On the same morning, the light show of Venus, Jupiter, and […]
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