The National Park Service has published the agenda for the science workshop that it plans on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 26-27, to evaluate factors affecting shorebirds and sea turtles on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches. The workshop will take place 27 at the Ramada Plaza Nags Head Oceanfront, 1701 S, Virginia Dare Trail in Kill […]
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Lowly oysters set to take center stage
Whether they regard oysters as delicious delicacies or repulsive lumps of slime, North Carolinians should rightfully rejoice at the construction planned this winter of a new oyster sanctuary at the mouth of the Neuse River. Down-home oyster roasts and upscale oysters-on-a-half shell dinners are hotter than ever in the local food movement, but more oysters […]
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Community Foundation awards $150,000 in grants
Earlier this summer and fall, the Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded more than $150,000 in grants to over 35 local nonprofits, including several on Hatteras Islsand. The grants will assist with a wide range of community efforts, from food assistance to special needs programs, public safety to animal welfare, educational efforts to athletic programs for […]
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Council approves reduced cobia bag limits to extend season
f approved by the Secretary of Commerce, new regulations will be implemented in 2017 for Atlantic cobia in federal waters offshore from Georgia to New York. The measures were approved by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council during its meeting this week in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The council says the new regulations are designed to […]
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Hatteras gas stations weathering shortages from pipeline leak
A survey of a half dozen Hatteras Island gas stations from Rodanthe to Hatteras village turned up a few owners who were concerned about deliveries but none who had run out of gas or were expecting to. Meanwhile, the good news for the station owners and the driving public is that the Colonial Pipeline Co. […]
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Lane closures expected as Bonner Bridge progresses …WITH VIDEO
Dare County has released another video update on the progress of the construction of the Bonner Bridge replacement and of the interim bridge over the Pea Island Inlet — or Irene’s Inlet — and the message to travelers is to expect land closures and some delays. Despite a brief break on bridge construction operations because […]
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Progress at CHES, concerns at CHSS
The recently released Dare County Schools Accountability Report for 2015-2016 — which includes the much-watched and oft-criticized school performance grades — paints a largely positive picture of what is going on in county classrooms, albeit with a few worrisome signs. “Tonight, we are glad to say, you will see a story that’s defined by steady […]
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…WITH AUDIO
The week after Tropical Storm Hermine passed over the Outer Banks, two meteorologists from the National Weather Service Office in Newport/Morehead City, N.C., spent the better part of a day on Hatteras Island looking over the impacts from the high winds and the storm surge. During their day on the island, they sat down for […]
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Wilmer Bassett Poteate
August 22, 1929 – September 17, 2016 HATTERAS — Wilmer Bassett Poteate,87, died on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at his home. Born in Norfolk, Va.,he was the son of the late Samuel Blair Poteate and Violet AceyPoteate. Wilmer was a Virginia Tech University graduate having spenthis career as an engineer in the aerospace industry. He […]
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A Follow-Up On Early Voting
Donna Elms, chairman of the Dare County Board of Elections, appeared before the Dare County Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6, to explain the early voting schedule that the elections board approved late last month and sent on to the state for its approval. The Board of Elections has been criticized […]
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