New rules allowing the expanded use of sandbags to control erosion on North Carolina beaches are set to take effect March 1. The state’s Coastal Resources Commission approved the temporary rules last week during its meeting at Atlantic Beach. The N.C. General Assembly in 2015 mandated the changes, which are also to be reflected in […]
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By JOY CRIST On Saturday night, a troop of brave Hatteras Island locals and visitors ignored the slightly below freezing temperatures and headed to the beach across from the Hatteras Civic Center. The lone vehicle that passed by during the procession slowed down as the driver surely wondered, “Who on earth goes to the beach […]
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BUXTON — On Feb. 14, 2016, Susan“Sue” Lynn Wheeler, 65, went home to be with her Lord. Sue grewup in Barberton, OHIO, where she graduated from Barberton High Schooland received her bachelor’s degree in education from the University ofAkron. She devoted her life to the things she loved most: her faith, her family, and her students. […]
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The problem is that redrawing those two districts would mean redrawing other districts that border the counties involved. The 1st congressional district, for instance, is in northeastern North Carolina. It meanders for miles through parts of 24 different counties, containing only five whole counties. It includes Durham, Elizabeth City, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and […]
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Beach nourishment along a 2-mile stretch of shoreline in Buxton may be delayed by an ongoing spike in demand for dredges, but Dare County won’t know until it has all the permits and can ask for project bids. Bids that were opened this week on planned beach nourishment projects in Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk […]
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Snow fell on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands today, but unless you were on northern Hatteras, you got only an hour or so to enjoy it. Big, fat flakes began slowly drifting down from the clouds in a very light wind around 11 a.m. in southern areas, such as Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras village. The flakes […]
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Wintry weather is forecast for the Outer Banks — and much of eastern North Carolina — on Friday as a cold air mass remains in place while an area of low pressure over the southeastern states will strengthen and move along the coast tomorrow. Depending on the path of the low pressure, you could see […]
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The National Park Service this week released its fiscal year 2015 deferred maintenance statistics for national parks. The $11.93 billion nationwide total is a $440 million increase from the previous year. Deferred maintenance is necessary work – performed on infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, visitor centers, trails and campgrounds – that has been delayed […]
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The same storm that has brought both oceanside and soundside flooding on Hatteras and Ocracoke on Super Bowl Sunday and that has caused travel difficulties on Highway 12 has also caused flooding and overwash issues in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. As a result of flooding from torrential rains both late last week and over […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners are planning a retreat that will last all morning on Thursday, February 11, from 8 a.m. until noon. The retreat will be in the conference room of the Dare County Visitor’s Bureau in Manteo. According to the public notice, the retreat is “for the purpose of discussing the challenges […]
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