Allen Burrus, who just retired as Hatteras Island’s representative to the Dare County Board of Commissioners, was the guest on the Nov. 20 edition of “To the Point,” a Radio Hatteras interview show, hosted by Irene Nolan, editor of The Island Free Press. After 10 years on the county commission, Burrus decided not to run […]
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By GERRY LEBING The evening of Tuesday, Dec. 13, will feature the last supermoon 2016. It will not be quite as spectacular as November’s full moon, but it will still be pretty bright. December’s full moon will have a visual magnitude of -12.5! That’s bright enough to throw shadows. Unfortunately, the supermoon will also make […]
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Although floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew receded a little more than a month ago, the storm’s effects will linger for years. And if past is prologue, experiences from the disaster will reshape planning and practices at all levels of government. In North Carolina, policy changes large and small tend to follow major storms and Matthew and […]
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The Dare County Cape Hatteras Water System, which serves the villages of Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras, has experienced higher than normal water demands since Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 9. Initially, system officials attributed higher flows to storm cleanup, but the demands have not diminished since the hurricane. Residents are asked to call the Dare […]
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