BUXTON– Sandra Jean Herzing Etheridge, 64, Buxton died Thursday, Jan. 29,2015 at her residence. Born in Patuxent River, Md., she was thedaughter of Arlene Donahue Williams of Avon and the late Robert C.Herzing and was the wife of Charles R. Etheridge of Buxton. She was a”good friend and known by all.” Inaddition to her husband […]
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Sheriff’s office warns residents about phone scam
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which a caller, identifying himself as a Dare County deputy sheriff, tells them that they owe money and tries to make arrangements for payment. According to Chief Deputy Steve Hoggard, the caller tells the person that he or she owes a fine […]
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Park Service plans burning of vegetation on Bodie Island
The National Park Service has announced that its fire management staff, will conduct a prescribed burning on section of Bodie Island in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore between Feb. 1 and March 30, weather and conditions permitting. The burns, which are part of the Outer Banks Group Fire Management Plan, will consist of approximately 500 […]
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Feds announce Atlantic drilling plan
The Obama Administration did the expected Tuesday and announced plans to potentially open portions of the Atlantic coast, including offshore North Carolina, to oil and natural gas drilling for the first time in almost three decades. In keeping with Obama’s all-of-the above approach to energy development, the federal Bureau of Energy Management, or BOEM, yesterday […]
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Feds move closer to offshore wind in North Carolina
The federal government last week took the next significant step toward developing commercial wind energy off the N.C. coast by releasing an environmental assessment that supports the potential lease sale for more than 300,000 acres in three areas, one off the northern Outer Banks and two near Wilmington. “We are really pleased that the administration […]
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Bonner Bridge down to one lane for concrete repairs
Starting Wednesday, Jan. 28, weather permitting, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will close a section of one lane of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on Highway 12 over the Oregon Inlet. The lane closure will enable crews with Precon Marine Inc. of Chesapeake, Va. to begin repairs to the concrete along the underside of […]
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UPDATE: Dredging, re-marking channel will aid boaters in Hatteras Inlet
The federal dredge Merritt is scheduled to arrive at sand-clogged Hatteras Inlet on Saturday, although there’s a good chance that the project may be delayed by a strong, fast-moving coastal low. “If there is a significant weather event, the Merritt will probably not work,” said Daniel Sinclair, deputy chief of the plant section for […]
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Coastal low will affect Outer Banks tonight, tomorrow
An area of low pressure along the central Gulf Coast today will move rapidly northeast and strengthen as it moves through North Carolina’s coastal plain late tonight into early tomorrow morning. A warm front will lift north over the area tonight, with a cold front pushing through on Saturday. The low will bring with it […]
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Fuming over Outer Banks gas prices
Folks have been watching the new Republican-controlled Dare County Board of Commissioners since the members were sworn in Dec. 1 to see what changes there might be after the power shift — the first one in several decades. And some observers find one of the board’s first high-profile actions a curious one for the newly […]
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Jones asks Corps to allot more money for Oregon Inlet
Congressman Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., has called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allocate additional funding to dredge Eastern North Carolina’s Oregon Inlet. In a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick at the Army Corps of Engineers, Jones explained that the inlet’s […]
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