Last week I wrote — once again — about the continuing struggle to keep the sand-clogged channels in Hatteras Inlet open for the island’s commercial, charter, and recreational boats to transit from the Hatteras village docks to and from the Atlantic Ocean. I wrote about the steps that the county and the state have taken […]
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Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman near Oregon Inlet
Sector North Carolina issued an urgent marine information broadcast at 8:53 a.m. and launched a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet and a 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Station Oregon Inlet at approximately 9 a.m., with an Emergency Medical Services team from Dare County aboard the RBS. The boat crews arrived […]
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TSA conducts security exercise on Hatteras and Ocracoke
Travelers to and from Ocracoke on Wednesday might have seen a contingent of black-shirted Transportation Security Administration people at the Hatteras and Ocracoke ferry docks. The team of officers, mostly based in Raleigh, was here at the invitation of the N.C. Ferry Division to join in the annual security exercise at the ferry terminals, said […]
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Dare board addresses Hatteras Inlet issues, hears Zika update
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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Security training exercise is Aug. 3 at Hatteras-Ocracoke terminals
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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Updates on new Bonner and Pea Island bridge ….WITH VIDEO By IRENE NOLAN
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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Buxton’s Chief Perry takes third place in competition
The Step Up, Stand Out initiative, sponsored by Firehouse magazine and firehouse.com, to honor the country’s top volunteer firefighters ended Sunday, July 31, and unofficially, at least, it seems that one of the nominees, Chief Bryan Perry of the Buxton Fire Department finished in the top five. Most of us who were following the voting, […]
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Mary Adams
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
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 Night Sky: An exceptional year for the Perseids meteor shower?
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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