State health officials, worried about having resources to fight a potential outbreak of the Zika virus in North Carolina, were heartened this month when President Barack Obama asked Congress for $1.8 billion to combat the spread of the potentially debilitating disease. Budget cuts have left state and local health departments understaffed and, officials say, in […]
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Venus (magnitude -4) will continue to be the bright morning star close to the eastern horizon during March. With a little luck, you’ll be able to see Mercury between Venus and the rising sun. Look for both planets around 6 a.m. If you’re up that early, you can also look for Saturn and Mars […]
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Most, but not all, of the primary will happen on March 15. The primary elections for U.S. House of Representatives are expected to be on Tuesday, June 7, because of an ongoing federal court case. The North Carolina General Assembly decided several years ago that it wanted to move up the Presidential primary because in […]
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There’s nothing more comforting than standing on your deck on a clear night and looking out over the horizon towards Buxton to catch that once-every-seven-second flash of light that marks the turning of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. While that’s typically what’s expected after dark on the island, for the past two nights, something was notably […]
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Rom Whitaker, captain of the Release, who has been running his charter boat out of Hatteras Inlet for several decades, had some words for the Dare County Board of Commissioners when they came to Hatteras for a town hall meeting on Feb. 4. Much of the meeting had focused on Dare County’s plan to nourish […]
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The Outer Banks Hospital has announced the formation of Outer Banks Medical Group. The group is comprised of nine local physician practices, from Vidant Medical Group, that stretch from Avon to Southern Shores. “Serving our community is always the primary motivation for our strategic initiatives and the formation of Outer Banks Medical Group is […]
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Recreational fishermen should expect to see a reduced cobia bag limit starting Saturday, Feb. 27, and a season closure this summer. The Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its meeting last week to lower the cobia daily recreational bag limit to one fish per person. The current recreational bag limit for cobia is two fish per […]
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Seven citation-size fish, including a 50-inch red drum and a 40-pound cobia were among the award-winning fish cited at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Members’ Surf Fishing Contest Awards banquet on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Anglers Club in Buxton. Close to 100 members attended the banquet to honor the 25 anglers who caught the […]
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ELIZABETH CITY — Caleb “Pop”Ballance Stowe Sr., 84, of 105 Travis Drive died Thursday, Feb. 25,2016 at his residence. He was born July 31, 1931 in Hatteras tothe late Melvin Randolph Stowe and Nellie Odin Stowe and was thewidower of Cynthia Temple Stowe. He was a retired recruiter fromthe U. S. Amy, having served in […]
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New fishing regulations on a popular species and two hard-hit local boats are making up most of the fishing chatter. Yes, bluefin tuna have shown up, but I’ll get to that in a minute. To start things off, cobia have been the talk of the Internet for the past couple of weeks. One or two […]
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