December 22, 1942 – July 17, 2017 FRISCO — CoraAustin Simmons, 74, of Frisco, NC died Monday, July 17, 2017, at PeakResources – Outer Banks. A native of Hatteras, she was the daughter ofthe late Irma Midgett Austin and Fred B. Austin II and the widow ofAlva Arnold Simmons, Sr. Formertreasurer of the Democratic Women’s […]
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Shelly Island was evacuated soon after the discovery, so that the object – which could potentially be an old, unexploded ordnance – could be identified. “It has definitely been in the ocean for a very long time,” said Chief Jack Scarborough of the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad. “It’s barnacle encrusted and could possibly be […]
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The unidentified military device that caused Shelly Island and the Point to be closed off for a portion of the day has been removed, according to Drew Pearson, Director of Dare County Emergency Management. “The device is in the hands of the Navy, and they are headed back to Virginia with it,” he said. Though […]
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By JOY CRIST In August of 2016, the Island Free Press posted a story about the growing concern of beach gear being left behind on the shore overnight ? or even abandoned altogether after an island vacation. It wasn?t a new topic by any means, but at the time, both Irene and I had an […]
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On Wednesday afternoon, July 12, the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad responded to a call of two sunken boats in the Pamlico Sound off of Avon. The call came in at 5:19 p.m. from central dispatch. Per Jack Scarborough, Chief of the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad, a spouse of one of the people on board called […]
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The reaction was swift and loud on the Outer Banks and along parts of the Atlantic coast last week after the Department of the Interior’s announcement that a 45-day public comment period had started for the Trump Administration’s new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program. And advocates say they are gearing up to fight […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — George Jones Spence, Jr., age 89, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home. Mr.Spence, a native of Elizabeth City, NC, was the son of the late GeorgeJ. Spence and Pearl Kellam Spence and the husband of Stephanie PittsSpence. Hewas a retired college professor, actor, director, […]
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Surfing and science has always been a relationship of convenience, if not necessity. But when surfers are scientists who are wizards at interpreting ocean data, the art of finding good waves can be transformed into scientific certainty – or close to it. A new surf-prediction model developed by a partnership of two coastal scientists and […]
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Purple martins are beginning to return to their roost at the west end of the old Manns Harbor bridge. By the end of July the number of birds at the site is expected to be close to 100,000. During the roosting season, N.C. Department of Transportation activates flashing lights and a 20 mph speed limit […]
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