National parks offer some of our nation’s best views of the cosmos. A fundamental new work, The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness, significantly expands knowledge of light pollution and its impact on the night sky. The atlas, published last week by Science Advances, is the work of an international team including National Park […]
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A six-hour communication outage made life interesting, if not difficult, for Hatteras and Ocracoke island residents and visitors today. Shortly after 10 a.m., all forms of communications stopped — internet, all cell phone service, cable television, and some land lines. Many of the islands’ land lines continued working, but both locals and visitors who rely […]
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Back-to-back tropical systems have left all of Hatteras and Ocracoke soggy, but few places on the islands have seen the amount of flooding that is once again causing access issues in the areas of Buxton and Frisco in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The first of the two systems — Bonnie — dropped up to […]
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The two back-to-back storms that drenched the islands with rain had little impact on the established bird and turtle nests along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to the National Park Service. Tropical Depression Bonnie brought record-breaking rainfall of up to a foot to a number of areas along the islands, while Tropical Storm Colin, […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH The Ocracoke Observer Cassie MacDonald feels that the Ocrafolk Festival is like a big family reunion. She and her sister Maggie, both from Nova Scotia and who perform Celtic music, have gotten to know many of the musicians and locals. “But somehow you meet someone new each time that you’ve felt you’ve […]
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June 22, 1940 – June 9, 2016 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Frank Henry Gajar died of a heart attack in SentaraNorfolk General Hospital on June 9, 2016. Born on June 22, 1940 toCzechoslovakian immigrants Henry and Elizabeth Havel Gajar, he grew upin the Bronx, New York City. His childhood included many hours in theNew York […]
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By JOY CRIST The craft beer wave which has been sweeping across the country – especially in North Carolina and Virginia – is coming ashore on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands in a major way. Most every restaurant, grocery store, and nightlife establishment has taken notice of this national long-term trend and have responded by offering […]
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U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones easily dismissed his competition in the Republican primary for the Third Congressional District seat and will run for his 12th term in the U.S. House in November against Democrat Ernest T. Reeves. Jones had two challengers in the race for the Republican nomination — Phil Law, a former Marine who […]
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MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — Dr.Stephen Francis Cleary, 79, of Midlothian passed away suddenly at hishome on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents,Cornelius Joseph Cleary and Ellen Irene Arent Cleary; brother, JosephCornelius Cleary; and daughter, Kim Cleary Dwyer. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Francine Garber Cleary;daughters, […]
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The North Carolina General Assembly this week will begin the negotiating process on the two chambers’ differing versions of their respective budgets, and ferry tolls and $150 priority passes are back in the mix. This priority pass provision is in section 35.12.(b) (page 142) of the Senate budget: SECTION 35.12.(e) G.S. 136-82 is amended by […]
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