By JOY CRIST Earlier in 2017, the National Park Service created a series of maps to determine how erosion has affected regions of Hatteras Island in the past 150 years or so. Per David Hallac, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent, the creation of the maps stemmed from a conversation with local property owners in Avon, […]
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MST in a Day Encourages Islanders to Take a Break, and Take a Hike
During such a busy season on Hatteras Island, it can leave little time to stop and enjoy the surrounding majesty of nature. There is so much beauty to take in, yet our schedules often do not allow us to pause and enjoy it. On September 9, 2017, however, the Hatteras Island community will have the […]
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Rosa Isabel Aburto Valencia
BUXTON– Rosa Isabel Aburto Valencia departed this life suddenly inCurrituck, NC Thursday, August 24, 2017. Rosa was nine years old. Amongthe numerous heartbroken and devastated family she leaves behind areher parents, Roberto Carlos Aburto Sanchez and Santa AdrianaValencia-Hernandez of Buxton and her brothers and sister, grandparents,uncles, aunts, and cousins as well as her extended family […]
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Weekly CHNS Update From Ranger Karol Jones
The beach access route to Cape Point remains open and the Bypass Road reopened last week. Lots of people continue to enjoy the Point and the nearby sandbar. If you are planning a trip to beach access ramp 44, please park off the roadway if walking from the fish cleaning station area to allow full […]
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Summertime … and the Eatin’ is Easy With a little help from Vivian Howard
With a little help from Vivian Howard BY LYNNE FOSTER If there was a logo for summer it would have to be the vine-ripened heirloom tomato. I wait impatiently all through the rest of the year for “real” tomatoes and when they come I embarrass myself with my gorging. In truth, I don’t eat tomatoes […]
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Islanders Pause and Look Up for Monday’s Solar Eclipse ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Residents and visitors alike took a break from their day to step outside and look up at the sky for Monday’s solar eclipse. Though Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands were outside of the “path of totality” – a 70 mile wide path that extended from Oregon to Charleston, SC – the southern Outer Banks nevertheless experienced […]
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Annette Yvonne Brunson
BUXTON and HUNTINGTON — Mrs.Annette Yvonne Brunson, 81 went to be with the Lord in the peace andtranquility of her son’s home Tuesday August 22, 2017. Annettewas the daughter of the late Pluma and John Ransbottom and thegrandmother of the late Justin Gray. Annette was a member of Olive Baptist Church in Barboursville, WestVirginia. She […]
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What you Need to Know about the Solar Eclipse on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands
We’re just a few days away from the August 21 solar eclipse, and the islands – as well as the rest of the country – seem to have Eclipse Fever. Local stores and national chairs report being sold out of the eclipse viewing glasses, “solar eclipse” is now one of the top searches in Google, […]
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North Carolina submits formal comments in opposition to offshore drilling
Gov. Roy Cooper and the Department of Environmental Quality submitted formal comments yesterday to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to convey North Carolina’s opposition to oil and gas leasing for offshore drilling on North Carolina’s coast. “Because offshore drilling threatens North Carolina’s critical coastal industries and unique coastal environment with limited benefits for […]
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Buxton Beach Nourishment Update – August 17, 2017
Buxton Beach Nourishment Update – August 17, 2017 The cutterhead dredge C.R. McCaskill resumed pumping Wednesday afternoon around 3 p.m. Work in the section of beach just north of the subline has been completed. Weeks Marine will grade the newly nourished beach and open it to the public later this afternoon. Also this afternoon, crews […]
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