October 18, 1943 – September 3, 2017 BUXTON– Rose Marie Waterfield Ballance, 73, of Buxton, NC died Sunday,September 3, 2017, at her home. Born October 18, 1943, in PowellsPoint, she was the daughter of the late Lila Mae Daniels Waterfield andWilbur Eris Waterfield. In addition to her parents, Rose was preceded in death by her […]
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With the peak of hurricane season upon us, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is teaming up with the Highway Division 1 Office to bring a new tool to natural disaster response efforts along the Outer Banks: Drones. Recently, a team from the DOA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program Office collaborated with […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore continues to urge visitors to use caution and to be mindful of tides when attempting to access the sandbar, commonly referred to as Shelly Island, near the tip of Cape Point in Buxton, North Carolina. Due to larger swells, higher tides, and increased rip current threats from recent weather events, there […]
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Saturn is the 6th furthest planet from the sun. It’s about 10 times further from the sun then we are. It takes over 29 years to orbit the sun. Saturn has 62 known moons. Saturn is composed of mostly hydrogen and helium and is about 9 times the size of Earth. What to Look for […]
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By JOY CRIST Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands have certainly had a number of big projects in the works lately. There?s the new passenger ferry to Ocracoke Island, the proposed multi-use path in Hatteras village, the dredging of Hatteras Inlet and of course, the Bonner Bridge replacement ? which seems to grow in scale with every […]
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The repeal of the plastic bag ban on the Outer Banks is looking more certain. Originally introduced as a separate bill, the plastic bag ban repeal was eventually added to a package of 19 additions or changes to environmental laws, which was approved by the State Senate on Wednesday evening, and approved by the State […]
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It is not often that such a small network of volunteers is able to make such a large impact. However, an organization based out of an unassuming building on the back road in Buxton is doing just that. NEST, or the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles, plays a major role in the recovery of endangered […]
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The majority of shorebird and sea turtle resource protection areas have been removed, including the area at South Beach; between Ramps 48 and 49; and between Ramps 30 and 32. The resource protection area at Ramp 34 is scheduled to be removed on September 3. Other than a few hours it was closed for the […]
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Though the recent system to blow up the coastline caused mainly heavy rain on the Outer Banks, a number of locals and visitors were concerned about the survival of the Shelly Island sandbar. Photos surfaced on social media that showed the sandbar virtually underwater with rough surf and waves crashing over the skinny island off […]
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Amid considerable speculation about his future, four-term state lawmaker Sen. Bill Cook, the District 1 Republican who represents Dare County, announced on Tuesday Aug. 29 that he will not seek re-election in 2018. In a statement released by Cook’s office, he said, “I am very proud that with the help of my fellow legislators, we […]
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