At its meeting on Monday, Aug. 1, the Dare County Board of Commissioners heard from the chairman and the vice-chairman about Hatteras Inlet issues and later got an update from the county health director on the Zika virus. “We’ve been working diligently for a number of weeks now to get (Hatteras) inlet open, and we’re […]
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Local, state and federal agencies will conduct a security training exercise at the Hatteras and Ocracoke ferry terminals on Wednesday, Aug. 3. The exercise will begin at approximately 8 a.m. The public may see first responder and federal law enforcement activity at the both ferry terminals. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is participating in […]
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Dare County has released another video update on the Bonner Bridge replacement construction and the construction on the new interim bridge over the Pea Island Inlet. The news is that the traffic pattern was shifted at the south end of the Bonner replacement to make room for construction of the new southern approach. On July […]
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CHESAPEAKE — Mary Adams,originally of Avon, passed away the evening of Aug. 2, 2016 inChesapeake. Born in Buxton in 1937, she is survived by her sixchildren and her sister. Mary was a loving wife, mother, sisterand friend. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 3p.m. at Cape Hatteras Baptist Church in […]
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Harry William Dean III, 46, passed away after a brief illness. Harrywas born on Feb. 19, 1970 and entered into rest on Aug. 1, 2016. Harryis the beloved son of Melody Ann Dean (nee Smith) of Telford, Pa., andthe late Harry William Dean Jr., of Elmira, N.Y. Harry was born and raised in Pennsylvania, graduated […]
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The Perseids meteor shower is visible from July 17 to Aug. 24 but will peak between Aug. 9 and 14. The Perseids are renowned for producing up to 60 meteors per hour, but some experts think this might be an exceptional year for the Perseids, with meteor rates as high as 120 per hour. They […]
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The king mackerel are biting, but so are the Spanish mackerel, and fishermen are getting them confused. Confusing these two fish is problematic because the size limit on king mackerel is twice the length of the size limit for Spanish mackerel, and the bag limit for Spanish mackerel is five times higher than the bag […]
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