State legislators who spent three days in Hyde County earlier this week were impressed with the county and the passion of islanders who traveled to speak on behalf of keeping the Hatteras Ferry free. Hyde County Manager Bill Rich on Wednesday said that thanks to the efforts of Rep. John Torbett (R-Gaston) and Paul Tine […]
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By GERRY LEBING Recently, my wife and I spent some time with my son in Washington, D.C. We were at the Kennedy Center waiting for a late show to start, and knowing it was the peak of the Geminids Meteor Shower, we decided to step out into the clear night skies and enjoy the celestial […]
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FRISCO — Dedicated husband, loving father, and true friend, DavidWilliam Herrick, passed away peacefully in his home Friday, Jan. 29,2016 at the age of 74. A former naval chief, David spent his retirementon Hatteras Island commercial fishing, which proved to be his passion. He is survived by his wife, Bernadette Herrick; brother, Robert Herrickand sister-in-law […]
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Friends of Hatteras Island waterman Rich Baran have planned to gather for a celebration of his life on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 5 until 7 p.m. at the Hatteras Village Civic Center. Everyone is invited and asked to bring a potluck dish to share and whatever they want to drink. Baran, 47, of Frisco, went […]
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N.C. Marine Patrol officers rescued a duck hunter who was in the water in Roanoke Sound Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 27. Marine Patrol Officer Justin Lott was towing a boat across the Washington Baum Bridge around 3:30 p.m., after leaving a meeting at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Manteo Office, when he looked over the […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record for white marlin. Neil Manning of Ashburn, Va., reeled in the 138-pound fish Nov. 16 while fishing off Hatteras. The fish measured 85 inches from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork in the tail. The girth of the fish measured […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners will host a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 4,at 6:30 p.m. at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. ‘This will be an opportunity for citizens to share new ideas, solutions, and suggestions in a casual, open forum,” the county said in a news release about the event. Anyone may […]
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Friends of missing Hatteras Island waterman Rich Baran were out in force in their boats again today searching for a trace of the 47-year-old Frisco man who disappeared while on a hunting trip by himself Saturday afternoon in the Hatteras Inlet area. Rom Whitaker, captain of the charter boat Release and a friend of Baran’s, […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a 22-year-old man Tuesday off a fishing vessel near Oregon Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a call at 5:30 a.m. that a crew member aboard the 43-foot fishing vessel Sea Dog had fallen and sustained an injury to his ear. A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew launched from […]
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SALVO — Joan Annette HooperO’Neal, 76, died on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Born in Rodanthe, shewas the daughter of Zenovah Catherine O’Neal Hooper of Salvo and thelate Edward Burgess Hooper. Annette worked as the innkeeper for theSalvo Inn Motel. She was a member of the Fairhaven United MethodistChurch and the Rebekah Lodge. Along with her […]
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