Fellow Dare County Commissioners Warren Judge and Beverly Boswell will face off in the November general election for the N.C. House District 6 seat that is being vacated by Paul Tine of Kitty Hawk. In yesterday’s primary election, Judge easily defeated Judy Justice in the Democratic primary — Judge had 72 percent of the vote […]
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Dare Commissioners to consider beach nourishment bids for towns
The Dare County Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, March 17, at 8:30 a.m. in the Dare County Administration Building in Manteo to review and approve bids received from dredge contractors for the beach nourishment project in the towns of Duck, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills. Four bids were opened on March 8 […]
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NPS director reprimanded for ethics violation — Guess why he says he did it
There’s been so much news on Hatteras and Ocracoke in the past weeks that it’s been hard to keep up with the news from elsewhere. Television, these days, is about nothing but the 2016 Presidential election, so I took some time this week to look around on other news sites. And I found some curious […]
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Window restoration underway at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
A 105-year-old building on North Carolina’s stormy Hatteras Island is going to see some wear and tear. The hurricanes and nor’easters of the past decade have not been kind to the 1911 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. With every stiff wind, the windows of the historic old station would rattle, and it seemed that fortune rather than […]
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Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water
The Coast Guard rescued three people Wednesday after the boat they were on began taking on water six miles east of Oregon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification Tuesday at approximately 11:30 p.m. that a 43-foot commercial fishing vessel with three people aboard was taking on water. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet […]
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UPDATE: Solar project completed, first energy rights sold
Construction of Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s Community Solar Garden has been completed and the project was energized in late February. The 50kW project, made up of 180 solar panels, is located at milepost 71 in Hatteras village. CHEC members can purchase rights to the energy output of one of the array’s panels for a one-time […]
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WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE
A “who’s who” of state and Dare County officials and a large crowd of community residents gathered on the northern tip of Hatteras Island on a warm and sunny Tuesday morning to welcome Gov. Pat McCrory and witness the official groundbreaking for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement. The project to replace the aging span […]
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Joanne Austin
FRISCO — JoanneAustin, 70, of Frisco died on Monday, March 7, 2016 at her home. A native ofHatteras Island, she was the daughter of the late Ivey B. Austin Jr.and Betty Elizabeth Austin. Joanne was employed with the North CarolinaDOT Ferry Division. Joanne is survived by a son, Barry Peele Jr. and fianc�e, Laura Young,of […]
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Feedback, donations are needed for new Buxton skatepark
The meeting was orchestrated by Tim White, the program director for the Dare County Parks and Recreation Department, and Andy Duck, the president of Artisan Skateparks, and roughly 20 community members attended. The folks who had come to see the unveiled plans were skate enthusiasts, local business members, and even two local kids who paid […]
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Dare County Social Services is topic of radio show …WITH AUDIO
Dare’s Division of Social Services, whose employees provide vital help and support to the county’s adults, handicapped persons, children, and families was the topic of the Radio Hatteras Interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, March 6. On Hatteras, a small but dedicated group of division employees work out of the county’s satellite office in […]
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