A North Carolina senate bill that will allow the Ocracoke school to retain its current teaching staff and grade structure passed with 49-0 votes, (with one absentee vote), on April 27. The bill, which is sponsored by Senator Jim Davis (R) Senate Majority Whip Jerry W. Tillman (R) and Senator Rick Horner (R) will provide […]
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The oystercatcher pair at Cape Point is preparing to lay a nest, and the current location of the ORV-only corridor is being modified. Access to Cape Point remains open via the ORV-only corridor beginning at the end of the bypass road, which is now located closer to the ocean below the high tide line. As […]
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Heavy rains, strong winds and potential thunderstorms are expected late Thursday and Friday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. A strong area of low pressure will move to the west of the coastal North Carolina area overnight through tomorrow, producing locally heavy rainfall amounts of 1 to […]
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August 14, 1939 – May 3, 2017 BUXTON- Sara Ethelbert Burrus Shoemaker, 77, of Buxton, NC passed away onTuesday, May 2, 2017, at Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks in Kill DevilHills, North Carolina. Her unwavering faith in God and the love andprayers of family, friends and church family carried her through thelast few years […]
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The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing man whose sailboat was discovered after it ran aground in Frisco on Monday. Missing is Richard Tomlinson, 82, of Clearwater, Florida. Richard reportedly was sailing for Maine when he departed from a marina in Riviera Beach, Florida. Multiple crews from Air Station Elizabeth City and […]
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The Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament begins May 3, and arriving contestants and families will enjoy smooth sailing to their destination thanks to an enhanced ferry schedule between Hatteras and Ocracoke. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has added extra departures to its Hatteras Inlet schedule. There will also be an unscheduled “shuttle” boat […]
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The Coast Guard is searching for a man whose sailboat was discovered aground near Hatteras on Monday, May 1. Missing is Richard Tomlinson, 82, of Clearwater, Florida. Tomlinson was reportedly sailing from Clearwater to Maine. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch […]
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The Coast Guard is searching for a man whose sailboat was discovered aground on the beach in Frisco on Monday, May 1. Missing is Richard Tomlinson, 82, of Clearwater, Florida. Tomlinson was reportedly sailing from Clearwater to Maine. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City and the crew of the Coast Guard […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ sidecaster dredge Merritt arrived in Hatteras Inlet and began the long awaited dredging of the Connecting Channel for several days before it was redirected to address an emergency situation near Ocracoke Inlet. The Merritt arrived at Hatteras Inlet in late April, and was able to dredge from Saturday April […]
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The Coast Guard is searching for a man whose sailboat was discovered aground on the beach in Frisco on Monday, May 1. Missing is Richard Tomlinson, 82, of Clearwater, Florida. Tomlinson was reportedly sailing from Clearwater to Maine. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City and the crew of the Coast Guard […]
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