The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to conduct a routine, annual scan of the bridge deck of the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet on Friday, May 20. This will require road crews to halt traffic on both ends of the Bonner Bridge, beginning at 9 a.m., for no longer than 30 minutes. This will allow […]
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Part 1: Industry official discusses how testing works and its safety
By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online Though drilling for oil or natural gas off the East Coast is currently off the table, the federal government is still evaluating permits from several companies to use sonic air guns to survey the Atlantic seabed for oil and gas deposits. The National Marine Fisheries Service, known as NOAA […]
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Cat Baby wins Offshore Open with 648.5-pound blue marlin…WITH SLIDE SHOW
Cat Baby took top honors in last week’s Hatteras Village Offshore Open with a 648.5-pound blue marlin, landed by angler Keith Henry. The boat’s total 1,297 points earned it a check for $44,401.88. Second place with 1,200 points for three released blue marlin went to Sea Toy, whose crew earned total prize money of $22,809.22. […]
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Four Hatteras islanders honored with Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards
By JOY CRIST Three 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards were given out to four Hatteras Island residents at the May 16 Board of Commissioners meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. With a packed house that included many supporters of each of the recipients, the honorees were praised and applauded by the crowd, as well […]
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Virginia Howard Austin
February 26, 1929 – May 18, 2016 OCRACOKE — Virginia Howard Austin,87, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at her home. A native of Ocracoke,Virginia was the daughter of the late Napoleon Howard and Sabra TolsonHoward. Virginia was a homemaker and a member of Ocracoke UnitedMethodist Church and the Women’s Society. Virginia is survived by […]
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Commissioners hear comments on Buxton tax district, take no action
Eight Buxton property owners spoke during a public hearing on a proposed special tax district to help pay for beach nourishment at the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday evening, May 16. In addition, two Buxton property owners addressed the timing of the beach nourishment project during the general public comment portion of […]
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Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue two near Oregon Inlet
The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued two men Saturday after their boat capsized near Oregon Inlet. Watchstanders at the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington received notification at approximately 12 p.m. stating a 23-foot boat with two men aboard capsized. A good Samaritan took the two men aboard and was awaiting […]
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Hurricane Center’s storm surge specialist to speak in Buxton
Jamie Rhome, the storm surge specialist with the National Hurricane Center, will give a presentation on the latest developments in storm surge forecasting on Saturday, May 21, from 10 until 11 a.m. at the Fessenden Center on Highway 12 in Buxton. The event is being organized by Dare County Emergency Management during Hurricane Preparedness Week, […]
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‘Bathroom bill’ controversy just won’t go away
North Carolina’s new “bathroom bill” is now famous — or infamous, depending on how you view it. House Bill 2 was passed by the General Assembly in an emergency session in less than a day’s time on March 23. Legislators rushed to respond to Charlotte’s City Council’s approval of an ordinance that would allow transgender […]
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Hatteras Inlet users focus on problems with marking channel By CATHERINE KOZAK
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Spring and summer fishing tournaments have only increased frustration for charter boat captains still struggling to get in and out of sand-clogged Hatteras Inlet. And little comfort was offered at the most recent meeting of the Dare County Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission, which has been unable to nail […]
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