Darling said that this morning’s ocean overwash — at the high tide around 8 a.m. — occurred throughout the vehicle corridor and at the end of Cape Point. “This evening’s high tide is expected to be nearly a foot higher than in the photographs and cause significantly greater ocean overwash,” he said. “We encourage everyone […]
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Efforts to help repair and save the Salvo Day Use Cemetery – also known as the Midgett Cemetery – are heating up as community members recognize the current dire state of the site, as well as the devastating effects the next major hurricane or storm could inflict on the already troubled area. The cemetery, which […]
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Last year, the state of North Carolina attracted the glare of the national media spotlight when sharks started biting swimmers. Now it’s back in that glare for a very different reason. The state finds itself right on the frontlines of the nation’s bitter political and culture wars. Last week was Exhibit A. On April 25, […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has recently issued an advisory for Dare County, its towns, and its residents and visitors to warn them of large precast construction materials for the Bonner Bridge replacement that will be traveling through the county to the work site at Oregon Inlet. “With the Bonner Bridge replacement project, there […]
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Oysters have been getting a lot of press lately,” Greg “Rudi” Rudolph, Carteret County’s shore protection officer, said during the N.C. Beach, Inlet and Waterway Association’s recent two-day meeting of at the N.C. Aquarium. The trend will continue, if a number of shellfish advocates have their way. Oyster evangelists are spreading the word about how […]
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BUXTON — Sabra Williams GrayJennette, 95, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Nags Head. A native ofBuxton, she was the daughter of the late Christopher C. Gray and IzettaLee Quidley Gray. Sabra was a homemaker and the widow of Harry LeeJennette. Sabra is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline Jennette; a specialgranddaughter, Angie Draper; great-grandson, […]
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Dare County manager Bobby Outten presented his proposed 2017 to the Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Monday, May 2, noting that the overall property tax rate will remain unchanged. However, in the proposal, property owners in a new service district in north Buxton would pay 25 cents more per $100 of value to […]
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Rep. Paul Tine, U-Kitty Hawk, has introduced a bill to fund new ferry vessels from the general transportation budget and eliminate all ferry tolls. House Bill 1002 is online at http://ncleg.net and can be viewed here. If passed, it would be effective July 1. The bill asks for $13.85 million to be appropriated from the Highway […]
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Mars will be at opposition on May 22. Opposition occurs when the sun and Mars are on opposite sides of the earth. That means Mars will be the brightest it’s been in 11 years, with a magnitude of -2.1. This is the great opportunity to observe the “red planet.” Jupiter will be well above the […]
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The annual Rock the Cape event – an extravaganza of arts and music – has morphed from a single day’s concert and artist showcase into a three-day collection of events, classes, demonstrations, gallery showings, and music which will be spread out all up and down Hatteras Island. Rock the Cape OBX, which is orchestrated by […]
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