The North Carolina General Assembly will convene in a special two or three day session today to address a number of outstanding issues and potential veto overrides, which may include a bill that repeals the Outer Banks plastic bag ban. House Bill 56, which provided $435,000 out of $2.6 million requested to deal with a […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a handful of issues that affected Hatteras Islanders at their October 2 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island included the following. Salvo Cemetery Commissioners adopted a capital project ordinance for grant funding received through the NC Department of Environmental Quality for the repair, […]
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Sentara to cease services at Kitty Hawk location BY MICHELLE WAGNER The Outer Banks Sentinel BY MICHELLE WAGNER BY MICHELLE WAGNER Sentara Albemarle Medical Center has announced that it will no longer provide services at its Kitty Hawk location as of Dec. 15 due to mechanical and structural problems with the nearly 30-year-old healthcare facility. […]
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Body found in Pamlico Sound is that of Nags Head man By Sam Walker The Outer Banks Voice By Sam Walker By Sam Walker Authorities have confirmed the body that was recovered from the Pamlico Sound off Pea Island last week is that of a resident of Nags Head. The body was discovered in Davis […]
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Traffic Shift Begins on Wright Memorial Bridge Oct. 2 Today, October 2, workers with the N.C. Department of Transportation and Flatiron Construction will begin the process of closing the eastbound Wright Memorial Bridge at the Currituck/Dare County line. All traffic will eventually be shifted onto the westbound bridge in a two-lane, two-way pattern. The shift […]
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By SARAH ALLMAN By SARAH ALLMAN For as long as there has been an ocean, there have been brave fishermen to harvest the treasure from its shores. Indeed, there is a rich history of fishing along the Atlantic coast, and especially on Hatteras Island. However, as government regulations increase and long-standing traditions cease, it has […]
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This is the Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31. It’s a little over 2.5 million light years away from us and contains over 1 trillion stars. With a magnitude of +3.36 it should be visible to the naked eye, but I have only managed to see it with binoculars or a scope. There are two very bright […]
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Coast Guard station conducts surf drills in Oregon Inlet Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet crews conducted surf training near the Oregon Inlet bar in Nags Head this week. Hurricane Maria remained about 150 miles offshore as it passed North Carolina’s Outer Banks, but created surf conditions in Oregon Inlet from Tuesday to Thursday. Station Oregon […]
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November 16, 1949 – September 29, 2017 BUXTON — Robert Gray Schwartz, Sr., 67, of Buxton, NC died Friday,September 29, 2017, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. Born in Norfolk,VA on November 16, 1949, he was the son of the late Iris JohnsonSchwartz and Robert Lee Schwartz. A resident of Hatteras Island since 1970, Robert […]
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The state of emergency for all of Hyde County and mandatory visitor evacuation of Ocracoke Island has been lifted. This morning NCDOT officials confirmed that road conditions were acceptable for travel and the NCDOT Ferry Division operated a successful test run. Based on that information, the Ocracoke Deputy Control Group recommended that the visitor evacuation […]
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