January 30, 1943 – April 30, 2017 FRISCO – Barbara TaylorSatterthwaite, 74, of Frisco, NC and formerly of Newtown, Pennsylvaniadied Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania onJanuary 30, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Dorothea Mae TaylorSatterthwaite and William Satterthwaite. Barbara was preceded in deathby her husband, John “Jack” M. […]
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The evening skies of May begin with Arcturus just above the eastern horizon! With a visual magnitude of 0, Arcturus is the brightest star is the northern hemisphere and the 4th brightest star in the night skies! South of Arcturus, you will see two bright “objects.” Jupiter is the brighter of the two (magnitude -2.4) […]
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On Friday, April 28, a collection of local business owners and Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) representatives met at the Hatteras Realty Avon office to review the Commercial Use Authorization Program that allows for-profit businesses to conduct activities, tours, etc. in the National Seashore. The Seashore’s Commercial Services program permits businesses to provide visitor services […]
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For nearly a year, residents and visitors driving along NC Highway 12 in the tri-villages have looked outside their vehicle window and wondered, “What the heck is that giant building in Rodanthe going to be?” At first, many folks thought it was going to be another beach souvenir store – albeit a huge one. And […]
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By JOY CRIST An April 27 open house hosted by the NCDOT and the entities building the North Rodanthe bridge posed an interesting question to locals who stopped by the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center ? ?Are you ready for a roundabout?? The open house, (which is traditionally standard NCDOT procedure when a design change is made […]
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On Wednesday, April 26 at approximately 10:45 a.m. in a classroom located in the downstairs high school hall of the Cape Hatteras Secondary School, a student dropped a cell phone causing the cell phone battery to emit fumes. As a safety precaution, classrooms in the area were evacuated. Additionally, the classrooms that may have been […]
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A Senate bill focused on environmental deregulation changes, which includes the repeal of a 2009 law that bans the use of plastic shopping bags by Outer Banks retailers, was approved Monday night by the N.C. Senate in a 31-17 vote. The bill now moves on to the House. The repeal of the plastic bag ban […]
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Several marine fisheries rule changes will take effect May 1. They include six rule changes to implement amendments to the Oyster and Hard Clam fishery management plans and rule changes establishing a new permit for weekend trawling for live shrimp. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission approved the rules and the amendments to the Oyster and […]
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Hatterasity 2017 will feature national and regional bands performing traditional bluegrass over two days at the Hatteras Village Civic Center, beginning at 5 pm Friday, May 5 and ending with a grand finale at 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. “We are so fortunate that we were able to reschedule most of the bands that […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people aboard a sailboat 13 miles south of Cape Hatteras, Tuesday. Sector North Carolina watchstanders in Wilmington received notification that the 43-foot sailboat Nanette had a fouled propeller due to heavy weather conditions and was requesting assistance at 6 a.m. The Coast Guard responded by sending a 47-foot Motor […]
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