By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued a coastal flood advisory for the soundside areas of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands from 10 a.m. on Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday. A strong cold front will pass through the area tonight, followed by a major surge of Arctic air […]
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A naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens is planned at the Wright Brothers National Memorial on April 16 at 3 p.m. Although these ceremonies are often held at national parks all across the country, the event is the first of its kind for the Outer Banks – and hopefully the start of a new tradition […]
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Dare County this afternoon opened bids from four companies for the Buxton beach nourishment project that officials had hoped to complete in the summer or fall of this year. However, only two of the four companies bid on the project for this summer and both bids were considerably more than the county’s estimated budget of […]
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It is inconceivable that anyone could look at this face and see anything other than exuberance, trust and hope. And yet, that would be incorrect. It is the face of poverty that as a society we have come to shut out of our minds. Instead, many have replaced it with image of “The Welfare Queen” […]
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The nonprofit Community Care Clinic of Dare, which provides free basic health care to Dare County residents who are uninsured or can’t otherwise afford it was the topic of the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, April 3. The show’s three guests who discussed how the clinic operates and who is eligible […]
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This week may provide a glimpse into the future, a look at what our coast could be as sea level continues to inch up because of climate change. All the planets will line up just right to produce “king tides,” the catchy moniker for highest tides of the year. They occur each fall and spring. […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners this morning heard from six property owners at a public hearing on establishing a special tax district on the Buxton oceanfront to help pay for beach nourishment but took no action on the proposal. Instead, the board decided to pursue expanding the special district — from 35 oceanfront properties […]
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April will start with Jupiter (magnitude -2.6) well above the eastern horizon at sunset. You should be able to spot it just after sundown. If you view it with a pair of binoculars or a telescope, you should be able to see its bands. On a good night, you might spot several of its larger […]
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Dare County’s planned beach nourishment project in north Buxton moved along quickly, making news headlines during March, and you can expect even more news in April — especially next week. On Monday, April 4, at 10 a.m., the Dare County Board of Commissioners will have a public hearing in the commissioners’ meeting room at the […]
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BUXTON — Robert Earl Penfield, 59,died on April 1, 2016 at his home. Born in Robeson County, NorthCarolina, he was the son of Mabel Parnell Penfield of St. Pauls, N.C.,and the late Marshall Penfield. Robert worked as a deck hand with theNCDOT – Ferry Division and attended Hatteras Island ChristianFellowship. Along with his mother, Robert […]
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