The mysterious piece of aircraft that washed ashore in southern Hatteras village in early October may have finally been identified. The piece, which measured approximately 15’ x 9’, washed up on the beach on October 8 just north of ORV Ramp 55, and was removed from the beach by Jarvis Towing on Sunday night and […]
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Friday nights are football nights in little ol’ Hatteras. With a large turnout, the football field is the place to be before greeting the long awaited weekend. Today however, the field lies dormant– with no markings to indicate yards, and even the benches have taken a step into the background opposite to their usual spot. […]
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BUXTON– Richard D. Bacik died November 5, 2017 at his Buxton, NC home ofnatural causes. He was 94. Mr. Bacik was a United States Army World WarII Veteran. He was predeceased by his wife. His children andtheir families and many other relatives survive. There are no plans forservices at this time. A full obituary is […]
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Hatteras Island native Christina Willis has had a lifetime of experience with hurricanes, and that background has certainly been put to good and tireless work helping the people of Puerto Rico. Working at FEMA since 2015, (after starting her Disaster Assistance career with AmeriCorps), Christina has been at the frontlines of the disaster response in […]
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When it comes to community service, it is often all too easy to believe that one’s impact is minuscule at best. However, when three local teenagers are on a mission to impact their community as well as their community’s loved ones, there is no such thing as small. Fostered out of a school-sponsored DECA competition, […]
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By JOY CRIST It?s been a month since the plastic bag ban on the Outer Banks was repealed by the North Carolina General Assembly, and a number of retailers on the Outer Banks have been in a bit of a self-imposed holding pattern on what to do next. The plastic bag ban was a subtle […]
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This is NGC 253, the Sculptor Galaxy. With a visual magnitude of +7, it’s a good target for binoculars and telescopes. It will start appearing November near the SE horizon right after sunset. It’s about 12 million light years away. NGC 252 is a starburst galaxy. Starburst galaxies are known for their intense star formation. […]
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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Hatteras Inlet The Coast Guard medevaced a fisherman approximately one mile south of Hatteras Inlet at approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification early this morning that a crewmember aboard the 75-foot fishing vessel Lady Carolyn was reportedly injured on the hand by stingray barb. A 47-foot […]
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Weeks Marine reported that the hopper dredge completed 28 loads over the past week with a total volume of approximately 45,000 cubic yards. The current weather forecast shows workable conditions for the next week, and Weeks Marine plans to continue to pump south along the Buxton oceanfront. As of today, approximately 42% of the total […]
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Longtime Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitator Lou Browning is undergoing a Hatteras Island-wide project on our local ospreys, and the public’s help is needed to move forward. The project, which will extend throughout the winter, is being orchestrated to accomplish two goals. The first goal is to get a clearer picture of the number of osprey […]
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