HATTERAS –Josephine Austin Oden born January 25, 1921, to the late AndrewShanklin Austin and Inez Daniels Austin of Hatteras went to be with herLord and Savior on July 3, 2017. Afterattending Greensboro College and later UNC – Chapel Hill and graduatingwith a degree in journalism, she briefly worked for The Daily Advancein Elizabeth City before […]
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On Friday, Governor Cooper signed a new law that will allow sales of beer, wine and mixed drinks on Sunday morning in North Carolina. Dubbed the “brunch bill,” the new bill – (formally known as S.B. 155) – will allow towns and counties to opt to serve alcohol at restaurants, grocery stores, craft distilleries, and […]
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Beginning Friday, August 4 at 12:00 p.m. there will be unrestricted access to Hatteras Island. As crews continue energizing circuits on the island with the repaired transmission line, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has assured local officials that reliable and adequate power will be available to enable the return of visitors on Friday afternoon. The […]
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So I don?t know if you?ve heard, but there?s a new island off the Point. And it?s attracted just a little bit of attention. The island ? (or sandbar depending on who you ask… and depending on the tide for that matter) ? has been dominating national and even international headlines. If you do a […]
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The Coast Guard rescued one kayaker in Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, Saturday. Watchstanders at the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington received a 911 call at about 5:30 p.m. stating that an adult male overturned his kayak and was in distress approximately 300 yards off Oregon Inlet Campground. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew launched […]
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June turned out to be a very poor month for astrophotography. High winds and low visibility made things very challenging. My primary targets for the month were Jupiter and Saturn, but you can’t always get what you want! M57 was discovered in 1779 by Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix. Charles Messier discovered it a few days […]
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The ORV-Only Corridor that allowed vehicles to access Cape Point, (but not pedestrians), was removed on Thursday, June 29. As a result, both vehicles and pedestrians may now drive or walk to the Point. The corridor was removed 14 days after the last oyster catching nesting activity was identified, per the new buffer rules. It […]
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Over the last two to three months, a large sandbar has formed off Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) in the Cape Point area. Due to the number of recent water rescues the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad has made between the tip of Cape Point and the sandbar, the National Park Service and Dare County are […]
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The Cape Point ORV-Only corridor has been removed. Pedestrians and ORVs are all welcome to access. With all the recent talk of the new sandbar off the Point, we expect to see an increase in ocean rescue calls (there have already been many). Both the Seashore and Dare County urge visitors to use caution when […]
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Local firefighters worked well into the early morning hours to extinguish an accidental fire that occurred at the former site of the Down Under Restaurant in Waves. The two-story restaurant had been demolished during the day on Tuesday, June 27 by East Coast Abatement and Demolition, but the remains of the structure caught fire at […]
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