Lemoine Rollinson Sr. WANCHESE — Victor Lemoine Rollinson Sr., 76, died on Monday, Jan. 11,2016 at his home. Born May 7, 1939 in Buxton, he was the son of thelate Robert Crisp Rollinson and Patricia Williams Rollinson Herbert.Vic served his country honorably for 20 years with the United StatesCoast Guard and retired as a Chief […]
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The National Park Service has just announced that the new Inside Road, which connects Ramps 44 and 49 in Frisco, has been completed and that construction has started on Ramp 63, about three miles south of the ferry docks on Ocracoke. The projects are all part of the infrastructure initiatives that the Park Service expedited […]
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By ROB ALDERMAN Construction hasn’t even started yet for the replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet, but the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries already has plans for what do with the rubble from the old bridge. Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program has scheduled a meeting in Manteo to inform the […]
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Virginia Robinson FRISCO — Dorothy Virginia Robinson (n�e Pettitt) passed awayunexpectedly at her home on Jan. 9, 2016 at the age of 86. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Margie Randall, andhusband, Clint; Grandsons Ken Randall and wife, Shannah, and TomRandall, and wife, Alicia; and great-granddaughters, Lauren James, andhusband, Dustin, Taylor Randall, Erin […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative has been expecting construction to start on its new Community Solar Garden any day now for about a month. First, weather at its other construction sites slowed down the contractor, Hannah Solar, which has also been involved with other community solar projects for North Carolina electric cooperatives. And now the […]
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By ROB ALDERMAN The Rodanthe pier took another hit this week after an onshore wind created a powerful swell that caused well over 100 feet of pier to break off on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6. The most recent damage is on the heels of destruction caused in early October by two weeks of northeast wind […]
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It’s rare that an ordinance is passed in Dare County — or anywhere for that matter — that garners support from multiple sides of a potentially polarizing issue. But the recent feral cat ordinance that was agreed upon on Monday, Jan. 4, at the Board of Commissioners meeting has a surprisingly decent number of fans. […]
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With little fanfare, the Hyde County commissioners on Monday night, Jan. 4, voted unanimously to approve a fireworks display July 3 on Ocracoke. Bill Rich, Hyde County manager, said the Occupancy Tax Board on Dec. 22 approved the $20,000 expenditure for an 18-minute display. Money for the show will come out of occupancy tax funds. […]
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The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services advises that as the turning of the seasons brings colder weather to North Carolina and families close windows to keep warm, it is an excellent time to make plans for radon testing in your home. Radon is the odorless, colorless gas that is the second leading […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners has scheduled two hall meetings, including the first on Hatteras Island. The boards will host town hall meetings in Manteo and Buxton to provide citizens an opportunity to share new ideas, solutions, and suggestions in a casual, open forum. “The Board wants to hear what is most important to […]
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