It?s that time of year again, when the outcome of legislation that affects our lives on the Outer Banks lies in the hands of lawmakers in Raleigh, who are rushing to pass bills so they can go home. Most of us don?t pay much attention to the legislative process. Even if we do, we wait […]
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Summer Heats Up on the N.C. Coast with Additional Ferry Runs
Longer days and warmer weather mean visitors will soon begin their annual summer treks to the North Carolina coast. Once there, they’ll be greeted with extra ferries to get them to their destinations, as the N.C. Ferry System transitions to its summer schedules beginning May 16. The popular Hatteras-Ocracoke route will begin running 36 round-trip […]
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New Hatteras Island Shop has a Very Familiar Location By JOY CRIST
Visitors who make a turn onto Light Plant Rd. in Buxton may do a double take when they pass by an iconic home that’s tucked away across from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperation. This is the site of one of the most famous gift shops in Hatteras Island history – The Old Gray House Gifts […]
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NC Marine Fisheries Commission to meet May 17-18 in New Bern
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet May 17-18 at the BridgePoint Hotel & Marina, 101 Howell Road, New Bern. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. May 17 and 9 a.m. May 18. The meeting is open to the public, and a public comment period will begin at 6 p.m. May 17. Members […]
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First Sea Turtle Nest of the 2017 Nesting Season Found at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
One of the first three sea turtle nests in North Carolina was found at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the morning of May 9, 2017. The nest is located at the north end of Avon Village and is the earliest documented Loggerhead sea turtle nest on the beaches of the Seashore since at least 2002. […]
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Ocracoke pony herd has a new member
On May 7, 2017, a pony named Jitterbug, originally from Shackleford Banks, gave birth to the newest foal on Ocracoke. School students on Ocracoke Island helped name the pony, Jobelle, which is the local name for gaillardia flowers (common name blanket flowers). Rayo, a direct descendant of the original Ocracoke ponies, is Jobelle’s father. Born […]
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Highlights from the May 1 BOC Meeting By JOY CRIST
The Dare County Board of Commissioners tackled a number of issues and topics in their roughly day-long meeting on May 1, 2017. Here are the highlights of this most recent session. Supporting Working Watermen Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution in opposition to House Bill 867 which is known as the Coastal Fisheries Conservation and Economic […]
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Buxton Beach Nourishment Update
Weeks Marine, the contractor for the Buxton beach nourishment project, has announced the first day of pumping has been postponed from the originally projected date of May 21 to sometime within the last week of May. The starting point for the project, where the offshore pipes connect with the onshore pipes, will be located at […]
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Our Coast: Honoring British Allies of WWII
To reach the Buxton cemetery, take U.S. 64 east to the ocean at Nags Head, then travel 48 miles south on N.C. 12. Follow signs for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Drive past the lighthouse parking lot on Lighthouse Road, which then curves to the left. Once the road straightens you’ll see a little brown sign and […]
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Gregory Erb Paul
GregoryErb Paul (Greg), age 63, died on May 7, 2017, at the Greenville, NC,Medical Center, after a short illness. He was born February 27, 1954and grew up in Scottdale, Pa. Gregtook some courses at Goshen College in Indiana in the mid-1970’s, andthen graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va,around 1991. After years of writing […]
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