Much has been put forth in the media citing polls that Americans believe that our government in Washington, D.C., is non-functional. Confidence in Congress is near the bottom of the scale. This has been true for both Democrat and Republican majorities in Congress. It appears that the majority of our people believe that those elected […]
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Commercial seafood landings increased last year
Mild weather allowed North Carolina’s commercial fishermen to work into late autumn and early winter in 2015, resulting in more seafood caught and sold for the second year in a row. Commercial fishermen sold 66 million pounds of finfish and shellfish to seafood dealers last year, 6.8 percent more than in 2014 and higher than […]
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New off-road vehicle ramp 63 opens on Ocracoke Island
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s newest off-road vehicle ramp, Ramp 63 on Ocracoke Island, is now open. The new ramp is located about three miles south of the Ferry Docks. VRHabilis of Knoxville, Tenn., constructed the ramp, which was paid for with ORV permit funds. National Park Service employees surfaced the ramp with a shell […]
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Not all are happy with DOT’s chosen alternative for north Rodanthe By CATHERINE KOZAK
By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK The proposed bridge project in Rodanthe is a good example of the difficulty that government has trying to make everyone happy. Holding signs and chanting “Save our Sounds,” a small group of northern Rodanthe property owners gathered in front of the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building on Tuesday evening to protest […]
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NPS opens alternate route to Frisco beach
By IRENE NOLAN With Ramp 49 still badly flooded, the National Park Service has opened an alternate route for off-road vehicles to reach the beach in the Frisco area. Back-to-back tropical systems dropped record amounts of rainfall on Hatteras Island in late May and early June leaving ramps in the Buxton and Frisco area and […]
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July 4 celebrations scheduled for Hatteras and Ocracoke
Fireworks are returning to Ocracoke Island this year and are again scheduled on Hatteras Island at Avon Pier, and both Hatteras village and Ocracoke have events and activities scheduled for much of the day on Monday, July 4, including the traditional and very popular Old Time Parade in Ocracoke and the newer but popular Golf […]
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Celestial Sumner Scarborough Jr.
January 14, 1931 – June 21, 2016 AVON — Celestial “Maxton” Sumner Scarborough Jr., 85, died on Tuesday,June 21, 2016, at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. A native of DareCounty, he was the son of the late Celestial Sumner Scarborough andSudie Peele Gray Scarborough. Maxton served his country honorably withthe United States Coast Guard retiring as […]
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New flood mapping preview tops busy Board of Commissioners meeting By IRENE NOLAN
At its meeting on Monday evening, June 20, Dare County’s Board of Commissioners got a presentation on the county’s long-awaited new flood maps that will be released to the public on Thursday, June 30. In addition to the flood mapping information, the board took action to support a study of a multi-use pathway in Frisco […]
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Caroline Latini Rosell
HATTERAS – – Caroline Latini Rosellleft her life here on earth to sleep with the angels on Monday, June20, 2016. She was born March 1, 1931 in the Panama Canal Zone toJohn Latini and Adalinda Rosado Latini. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy Cullman, Ga., in 1947. Andspent her life as an Army wife traveling […]
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Everything you need to know about the Outer Banks Scenic Byway…WITH AUDIO
By now, islanders and visitors have noticed the attractive new signs along Highway 12 on Hatteras Island that designate the road as the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway and direct visitors to area landmarks and points of interest. The scenic byway was the topic of conversation on the latest edition of “To the Point,” the […]
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